Jim Palmer vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Jim Palmer 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

Jim Palmer

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Palmer 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Jim Palmer 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Jim Palmer 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Jim Palmer 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Palmer 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Palmer 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 Jim Palmer 8.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 5.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 0.8 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer 1,595 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer 1,040 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Jim Palmer 165 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Jim Palmer 196 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer .413 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer .703 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Jim Palmer 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - 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. 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.