Gene James vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Gene James 95 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Gene James 88 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Gene James 2 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Gene James 4 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gene James - 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.