Marques Johnson vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Marques Johnson 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

Marques Johnson

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marques Johnson: 1977-78 to 1989-90
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marques Johnson 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Marques Johnson 11 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Marques Johnson 6 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Marques Johnson 5 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Marques Johnson 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA First Team Marques Johnson 1 Jo Jo White 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marques Johnson 3 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marques Johnson 20.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Marques Johnson 7.0 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Marques Johnson 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Marques Johnson 1.3 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Marques Johnson 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marques Johnson 13,892 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Marques Johnson 4,817 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Marques Johnson 2,502 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Marques Johnson 888 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Marques Johnson 525 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Marques Johnson 691 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marques Johnson .518 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Marques Johnson .152 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Marques Johnson .739 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marques Johnson 25.6 (1979) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marques Johnson 10.6 (1978) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Marques Johnson 4.6 (1981) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Marques Johnson 1.6 (1984) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Marques Johnson 1.3 (1978) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marques Johnson 21.5 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Marques Johnson 7.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Marques Johnson 3.7 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Marques Johnson 1.0 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Marques Johnson 0.8 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marques Johnson 1,163 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Marques Johnson 427 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Marques Johnson 198 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Marques Johnson 56 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Marques Johnson 45 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Marques Johnson 54 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marques Johnson .489 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Marques Johnson .231 * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Marques Johnson .701 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marques Johnson 24.7 (1981) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Marques Johnson 12.4 (1978) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Marques Johnson 4.9 (1981) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Marques Johnson 1.4 (1981) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Marques Johnson 1.9 (1978) 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.