Bam Adebayo vs. Jo Jo White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jo Jo White and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bam Adebayo played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jo Jo White, who played 12. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jo Jo White had his rookie season in 1969-70. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Bam Adebayo |
8 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Jo Jo White |
12 |
6 |
1969-70 to 1980-81 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
69 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.721 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.3 | +5.3 | | | +2.7 | +0.9 | | | | -0.2 | +2.7 | +6.5 | +.060 | | | | | +0.3 | +.101 |
| Jo Jo White |
60 |
22.1 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.2 |
11.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.822 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
15.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
| Jo Jo White |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
82 |
23.3 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.735 |
| difference: | +7 | +13.9 | +12.4 | | | +2.3 | +2.6 | | | | -0.9 | +5.8 | +14.0 | +.112 | | | | +0.9 | +0.8 | +.064 |
| Jo Jo White |
75 |
37.2 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
9.2 |
19.9 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.799 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bam Adebayo nor Jo Jo White played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
72 |
33.6 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
10.2 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.691 |
| difference: | +7 | +7.7 | +7.2 | | | +4.6 | +0.2 | | | | -0.4 | +3.6 | +11.6 | +.126 | | | | +0.1 | +1.0 | +.140 |
| Jo Jo White |
79 |
41.3 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.7 |
22.6 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.831 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
19 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.783 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.1 | +5.7 | | | +4.9 | +0.9 | | | | -0.3 | +3.4 | +8.4 | +.069 | | | | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.050 |
| Jo Jo White |
11 |
39.3 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.9 |
20.0 |
.495 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.833 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
64 |
33.5 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
12.5 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +18 | +6.1 | +1.0 | | | +4.0 | +0.7 | | | | | +1.6 | +7.8 | +.139 | | | | +2.2 | +2.7 | +.018 |
| Jo Jo White |
82 |
39.6 |
19.7 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
8.7 |
20.3 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.781 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
34.0 |
15.5 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
| difference: | +9 | +10.8 | +9.0 | | | +5.1 | +2.1 | | | | -0.6 | +3.9 | +8.8 | +.006 | | | | +1.3 | +0.9 | +.138 |
| Jo Jo White |
13 |
44.8 |
24.5 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.4 |
23.1 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.907 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
56 |
32.6 |
19.1 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
13.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.753 |
| difference: | +26 | +6.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +4.5 | +5.8 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | | -0.8 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +.108 | | | | +2.3 | +3.3 | +.084 |
| Jo Jo White |
82 |
39.5 |
18.1 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
7.9 |
17.6 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.837 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
18 |
34.1 |
14.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
9.7 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.763 |
| difference: | | +8.4 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | | | +1.5 | +7.5 | +.168 | | | | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.024 |
| Jo Jo White |
18 |
42.5 |
16.6 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.1 |
7.3 |
17.2 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.739 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
75 |
34.6 |
20.4 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
14.9 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.806 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.7 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +5.4 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | | -0.3 | | +2.7 | +.083 | | | | +2.0 | +2.7 | +.028 |
| Jo Jo White |
82 |
39.3 |
18.3 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
- |
2.5 |
8.0 |
17.6 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.834 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
23 |
37.0 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.1 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.821 |
| difference: | +12 | +5.0 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +5.4 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | | -0.2 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +.040 | | | | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.003 |
| Jo Jo White |
11 |
42.0 |
20.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
- |
2.9 |
9.1 |
20.6 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.818 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
71 |
34.0 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
14.3 |
.521 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.357 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.755 |
| difference: | +11 | +5.7 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +5.0 | +6.6 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | | | +0.7 | +3.9 | +.072 | | | | +1.5 | +2.4 | +.083 |
| Jo Jo White |
82 |
39.7 |
18.9 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.2 |
8.2 |
18.2 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.838 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
38.4 |
22.6 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
19.4 |
.495 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
| difference: | +13 | +5.5 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +5.5 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | | -0.2 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.050 | | | | +1.3 | +1.1 | +.107 |
| Jo Jo White |
18 |
43.9 |
22.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
- |
2.8 |
9.2 |
20.6 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
.821 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
78 |
34.3 |
18.1 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.485 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.765 |
| difference: | +4 | +6.3 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | | -0.3 | +0.9 | +3.8 | +.056 | | | | +0.9 | +0.5 | +.104 |
| Jo Jo White |
82 |
40.6 |
19.6 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
- |
2.4 |
7.8 |
18.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.869 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
38.3 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.6 | +5.8 | +2.9 | +3.8 | +6.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | | -0.7 | +3.1 | +6.3 | +.015 | | | | +1.3 | +0.9 | +.212 |
| Jo Jo White |
9 |
43.9 |
23.3 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
10.1 |
22.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.848 |
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Additional Years |
* Jo Jo White played 4 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 1978 to 1981—Jo Jo White didn't play in the postseason. |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion