Joel Embiid vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jo Jo White 0

Finals MVP Joel Embiid 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jo Jo White 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jo Jo White 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jo Jo White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.3 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,334 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 594 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Joel Embiid 160 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 94 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 55 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .458 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .276 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .822 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.5 (2024) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.0 (2024) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.