Bill Closs vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Bill Closs that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Closs

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Jo Jo White 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.