Brook Lopez vs. Jo Jo White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jo Jo White and Brook Lopez, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Brook Lopez played 18 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jo Jo White, who played 12. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Brook Lopez	18	9	2008-09 to 2025-26
Jo Jo White	12	6	1969-70 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2008-09	1969-70
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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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		%
Brook Lopez	82	30.5	13.0	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.1	5.5	10.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.6	.793
difference:	+22	+8.4	+0.8			+5.3	+1.4				-0.9	+0.3	+1.1	+.079				+0.2	+0.3	+.029
Jo Jo White	60	22.1	12.2	-	-	2.8	2.4	-	-	-	2.2	5.2	11.4	.452	-	-	-	1.9	2.3	.822

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jo Jo White played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2009-10	1970-71
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	82	36.9	18.8	3.3	5.4	8.6	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.1	6.9	13.8	.499	0.0	0.0	-	5.1	6.2	.817
difference:	+7	+0.3	+2.5			+3.6	+2.5				-0.3	+2.3	+6.1	+.035				+2.2	+2.6	+.018
Jo Jo White	75	37.2	21.3	-	-	5.0	4.8	-	-	-	3.4	9.2	19.9	.464	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.799

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jo Jo White played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2010-11	1971-72
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	82	35.2	20.4	2.4	3.5	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.9	7.9	16.0	.492	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	6.0	.787
difference:	+3	+6.1	+2.7			+0.4	+3.7					+1.8	+6.6	+.061				+1.1	+1.7	+.044
Jo Jo White	79	41.3	23.1	-	-	5.6	5.3	-	-	-	2.9	9.7	22.6	.431	-	-	-	3.6	4.3	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jo Jo White	11	39.3	23.5	-	-	5.4	5.3	-	-	-	2.8	9.9	20.0	.495	-	-	-	3.6	4.4	.833


Season 4
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2011-12	1972-73
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	5	27.2	19.2	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.6	7.6	15.4	.494	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	6.4	.625
difference:	+77	+12.4	+0.5			+1.4	+4.9				-0.7	+1.1	+4.9	+.063				+1.8	+3.6	+.156
Jo Jo White	82	39.6	19.7	-	-	5.0	6.1	-	-	-	2.3	8.7	20.3	.431	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jo Jo White	13	44.8	24.5	-	-	4.2	6.4	-	-	-	3.4	10.4	23.1	.450	-	-	-	3.8	4.2	.907


Season 5
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2012-13	1973-74
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Brook Lopez	74	30.4	19.4	2.8	4.1	6.9	0.9	0.4	2.1	1.8	2.1	7.7	14.8	.521	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.758
difference:	+8	+9.1	+1.3	+1.6	+1.0	+2.6	+4.6	+0.9	+1.8		-0.2	+0.2	+2.8	+.072				+1.7	+2.5	+.079
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	7	37.6	22.3	4.1	3.3	7.4	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.3	2.9	8.3	17.6	.472	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.6	6.3	.886
difference:	+11	+4.9	+5.7	+3.2	+0.1	+3.2	+4.0	+0.1	+2.9		-0.2	+1.0	+0.4	+.046				+3.7	+3.7	+.147
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


Season 6
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2013-14	1974-75
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Brook Lopez	17	31.4	20.7	2.3	3.7	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.6	3.1	7.6	13.5	.563	0.0	0.1	.000	5.5	6.8	.817
difference:	+65	+7.9	+2.4	+1.3	+0.9	+2.2	+4.7	+1.1	+1.6		-0.6	+0.4	+4.1	+.106				+3.2	+4.1	+.017
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2014-15	1975-76
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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		%
Brook Lopez	72	29.2	17.2	3.0	4.5	7.4	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.4	2.9	7.0	13.7	.513	0.0	0.1	.100	3.1	3.8	.814
difference:	+10	+10.5	+1.7	+2.3	+1.4	+3.6	+4.7	+0.7	+1.6		-0.7	+1.2	+4.5	+.064				+0.5	+0.7	+.024
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	6	39.0	19.8	3.3	5.7	9.0	0.8	0.7	2.2	1.0	3.0	7.2	14.5	.494	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	6.7	.825
difference:	+12	+4.9	+2.9	+2.6	+2.4	+5.1	+4.6	+0.6	+2.1		-0.2	+2.0	+6.1	+.049				+1.2	+1.4	+.004
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


Season 8
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2015-16	1976-77
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	73	33.7	20.6	2.8	5.1	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	2.4	2.9	8.1	15.8	.511	0.0	0.2	.143	4.3	5.5	.787
difference:	+9	+6.9	+1.0	+1.7	+1.5	+3.1	+4.0	+0.6	+1.4		-0.5	+0.3	+2.3	+.082				+0.2	+0.8	+.082
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 9
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2016-17	1977-78
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	75	29.6	20.5	1.6	3.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.6	7.4	15.6	.474	1.8	5.2	.346	3.9	4.9	.810
difference:	+29	+6.1	+5.7	+0.4	+1.0	+1.5	+2.2	+0.6	+1.5		-0.2	+1.1	+0.6	+.055				+1.7	+2.3	+.048
Jo Jo White	46	35.7	14.8	1.2	2.8	3.9	4.5	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.4	6.3	15.0	.419	-	-	-	2.2	2.6	.858

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jo Jo White played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2017-18	1978-79
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	74	23.4	13.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.7	0.4	1.3	1.3	2.6	5.0	10.7	.465	1.5	4.4	.345	1.5	2.1	.703
difference:	+2	+7.4	+0.5	+0.4	+0.9	+1.4	+2.9	+0.7	+1.2	-1.5	-0.3	+0.3	+1.3	+.021				+0.3		+.177
Jo Jo White	76	30.8	12.5	0.6	2.1	2.6	4.6	1.1	0.1	2.8	2.3	5.3	12.0	.444	-	-	-	1.8	2.1	.880

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jo Jo White played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2018-19	1979-80
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Did not play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	81	28.7	12.5	0.4	4.5	4.9	1.2	0.6	2.2	1.0	2.3	4.4	9.7	.452	2.3	6.3	.365	1.4	1.6	.842
difference:	+3	+2.4	+2.6	+0.1	+2.7	+2.6	+1.9	+0.5	+2.0	-1.0	-0.1	+0.1	+0.6	+.024	+2.3	+6.2	+.198	+0.2	+0.1	+.009
Jo Jo White	78	26.3	9.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.1	1.1	0.2	2.0	2.4	4.3	9.1	.476	0.0	0.1	.167	1.2	1.5	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	15	29.2	11.2	0.8	4.7	5.5	1.4	0.4	1.9	0.7	3.1	4.1	8.9	.455	1.5	5.0	.293	1.6	1.9	.828
Jo Jo White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Brook Lopez	Jo Jo White
Season	2019-20	1980-81
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Did not play

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	68	26.7	12.0	0.9	3.7	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	1.0	2.4	4.3	9.9	.435	1.5	4.8	.314	1.9	2.2	.836
difference:	+55	+8.5	+5.6	+0.7	+2.3	+3.0	+1.3	+0.1	+2.3	-0.4	-0.8	+1.5	+3.6	+.004	+1.5	+4.8		+1.1	+0.8	+.225
Jo Jo White	13	18.2	6.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	2.8	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.6	2.8	6.3	.439	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.611

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	10	32.8	15.8	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.2	2.7	6.1	11.4	.535	2.1	5.3	.396	1.5	2.0	.750
Jo Jo White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Brook Lopez played 6 seasons more than Jo Jo White in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2021 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 6 extra years over Jo Jo White, Brook Lopez got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team

Brook Lopez vs. Jo Jo White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jo Jo White and Brook Lopez, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years