Happy Hairston vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Happy Hairston 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

Happy Hairston

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 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 Happy Hairston 14.8 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.