Skippy Whitaker vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Skippy Whitaker 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

Skippy Whitaker

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Skippy Whitaker: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Skippy Whitaker 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Skippy Whitaker 1 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Skippy Whitaker 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Skippy Whitaker 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Skippy Whitaker 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Skippy Whitaker 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 Skippy Whitaker 0.7 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Skippy Whitaker 2 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Skippy Whitaker 1 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Skippy Whitaker 1 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Skippy Whitaker 3 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skippy Whitaker .167 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.7 (1955) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Skippy Whitaker 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - 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.