John Thompson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and John Thompson 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

John Thompson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Thompson 2 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons John Thompson 2 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played John Thompson 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games John Thompson 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Thompson 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Thompson 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 John Thompson 3.5 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 3.5 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thompson 262 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds John Thompson 260 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists John Thompson 19 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games John Thompson 74 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thompson .410 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage John Thompson .595 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thompson 3.6 (1965) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 3.6 (1965) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 (1966) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Thompson 2.2 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 2.7 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thompson 13 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds John Thompson 16 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists John Thompson 1 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games John Thompson 6 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thompson .214 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage John Thompson 1.000 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thompson 3.7 (1965) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 4.0 (1965) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 (1965) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - 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.