Wayne Hightower vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Wayne Hightower 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

Wayne Hightower

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Hightower 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Wayne Hightower 5 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Wayne Hightower 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Wayne Hightower 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Hightower 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Hightower 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 Wayne Hightower 9.0 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.9 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.1 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 2,848 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 1,876 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 337 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 316 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .359 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .749 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 4.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 149 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 107 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 26 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 22 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .318 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .673 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - 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.