Jo Jo White vs. Gus Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Williams and Jo Jo White, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jo Jo White played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Gus Williams, who played 11. Jo Jo White had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Gus Williams had his rookie season in 1975-76. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Jo Jo White	12	6	1969-70 to 1980-81
Gus Williams	11	10	1975-76 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1969-70	1975-76
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	60	22.1	12.2	-	-	2.8	2.4	-	-	-	2.2	5.2	11.4	.452	-	-	-	1.9	2.3	.822
Gus Williams	77	22.4	11.7	0.8	1.3	2.1	3.1	1.8	0.3	-	1.9	4.7	11.1	.428	-	-	-	2.2	3.0	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	11	16.2	6.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.4	1.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.7	7.7	.353	-	-	-	1.3	1.9	.667


Season 2
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1970-71	1976-77
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	75	37.2	21.3	-	-	5.0	4.8	-	-	-	3.4	9.2	19.9	.464	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	.799
Gus Williams	82	23.5	9.3	0.9	2.0	2.8	3.6	1.5	0.2	-	2.7	4.0	8.5	.464	-	-	-	1.4	1.8	.747

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	10	18.4	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.5	2.5	0.8	0.1	-	3.0	3.5	7.0	.500	-	-	-	1.8	2.1	.857


Season 3
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1971-72	1977-78
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	79	41.3	23.1	-	-	5.6	5.3	-	-	-	2.9	9.7	22.6	.431	-	-	-	3.6	4.3	.831
Gus Williams	79	32.6	18.1	1.1	2.2	3.2	3.7	2.3	0.5	2.4	2.5	7.6	16.9	.451	-	-	-	2.9	3.5	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	11	39.3	23.5	-	-	5.4	5.3	-	-	-	2.8	9.9	20.0	.495	-	-	-	3.6	4.4	.833
Gus Williams	22	31.9	18.3	1.4	2.5	3.9	4.0	2.0	0.5	2.5	3.2	7.4	15.5	.477	-	-	-	3.5	4.8	.726


Season 4
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1972-73	1978-79
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	82	39.6	19.7	-	-	5.0	6.1	-	-	-	2.3	8.7	20.3	.431	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.781
Gus Williams	76	29.8	19.2	1.5	1.8	3.2	4.0	2.1	0.4	2.5	2.1	8.0	16.1	.495	-	-	-	3.2	4.2	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	13	44.8	24.5	-	-	4.2	6.4	-	-	-	3.4	10.4	23.1	.450	-	-	-	3.8	4.2	.907
Gus Williams	17	36.4	26.6	2.1	2.0	4.1	3.7	2.0	0.6	2.5	2.5	10.7	22.5	.476	-	-	-	5.3	7.5	.709


Season 5
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1973-74	1979-80
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	82	39.5	18.1	1.2	3.1	4.3	5.5	1.3	0.3	-	2.3	7.9	17.6	.449	-	-	-	2.3	2.8	.837
Gus Williams	82	36.2	22.1	1.5	1.8	3.4	4.8	2.4	0.5	2.2	2.0	9.0	18.7	.482	0.1	0.4	.194	4.0	5.1	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	18	42.5	16.6	0.9	3.2	4.2	5.4	0.8	0.1	-	3.1	7.3	17.2	.426	-	-	-	1.9	2.6	.739
Gus Williams	15	37.6	23.7	2.0	2.0	4.0	5.6	2.3	0.5	3.1	2.5	9.7	18.9	.514	0.1	0.3	.200	4.1	5.7	.721

Note: Gus Williams didn't play in 1980-81.


Season 6
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1974-75	1981-82
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	82	39.3	18.3	1.0	2.8	3.8	5.6	1.6	0.2	-	2.5	8.0	17.6	.457	-	-	-	2.3	2.7	.834
Gus Williams	80	36.0	23.4	1.2	1.9	3.1	6.9	2.2	0.5	2.5	2.0	9.7	19.9	.486	0.1	0.5	.225	4.0	5.5	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	11	42.0	20.6	1.6	2.9	4.5	5.7	1.0	0.4	-	2.9	9.1	20.6	.441	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.818
Gus Williams	8	39.4	26.3	1.5	1.8	3.3	8.1	1.6	0.6	2.3	1.6	10.3	23.3	.441	0.3	0.8	.333	5.5	7.0	.786


Season 7
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1975-76	1982-83
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	82	39.7	18.9	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.4	1.3	0.2	-	2.2	8.2	18.2	.449	-	-	-	2.6	3.1	.838
Gus Williams	80	34.5	20.0	0.9	1.7	2.6	8.0	2.3	0.3	2.9	1.5	8.3	17.3	.477	0.0	0.5	.047	3.5	4.6	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	18	43.9	22.7	0.7	3.3	3.9	5.4	1.3	0.1	-	2.8	9.2	20.6	.445	-	-	-	4.3	5.3	.821
Gus Williams	2	40.5	32.5	2.0	1.5	3.5	4.0	2.5	0.0	3.0	2.5	13.0	23.5	.553	0.0	1.0	.000	6.5	7.5	.867


Season 8
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1976-77	1983-84
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	82	40.6	19.6	1.1	3.6	4.7	6.0	1.4	0.3	-	2.4	7.8	18.1	.429	-	-	-	4.1	4.7	.869
Gus Williams	80	35.2	18.7	0.8	1.7	2.6	8.4	2.4	0.3	2.9	1.9	7.5	16.3	.458	0.1	0.3	.160	3.7	5.0	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	9	43.9	23.3	1.1	3.2	4.3	5.8	1.6	0.0	-	3.0	10.1	22.3	.453	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.848
Gus Williams	5	43.0	23.4	0.4	2.0	2.4	11.4	1.6	0.6	2.8	1.4	10.0	19.6	.510	0.4	1.2	.333	3.0	4.2	.714


Season 9
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1977-78	1984-85
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	46	35.7	14.8	1.2	2.8	3.9	4.5	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.4	6.3	15.0	.419	-	-	-	2.2	2.6	.858
Gus Williams	79	37.5	20.0	0.9	1.6	2.5	7.7	2.3	0.4	2.7	2.0	8.1	18.8	.430	0.6	2.2	.290	3.2	4.4	.725

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	4	39.8	18.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	1.3	0.3	3.3	1.3	7.5	17.8	.423	0.8	2.5	.300	2.3	3.0	.750


Season 10
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1978-79	1985-86
Team	Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	76	30.8	12.5	0.6	2.1	2.6	4.6	1.1	0.1	2.8	2.3	5.3	12.0	.444	-	-	-	1.8	2.1	.880
Gus Williams	77	29.7	13.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	5.9	1.2	0.2	2.1	1.5	5.6	13.2	.428	0.4	1.5	.259	1.8	2.4	.734

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	5	39.8	18.2	0.8	1.2	2.0	6.6	2.2	0.0	1.4	2.2	7.6	15.8	.481	0.2	2.0	.100	2.8	3.6	.778


Season 11
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1979-80	1986-87
Team	Golden State Warriors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	78	26.3	9.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.1	1.1	0.2	2.0	2.4	4.3	9.1	.476	0.0	0.1	.167	1.2	1.5	.851
Gus Williams	33	14.6	4.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	4.2	0.5	0.2	1.6	1.6	1.6	4.4	.363	0.2	0.5	.278	0.8	1.2	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Jo Jo White	Gus Williams
Season	1980-81	-
Team	Kansas City Kings	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	13	18.2	6.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	2.8	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.6	2.8	6.3	.439	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.611
Gus Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jo Jo White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gus Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jo Jo White vs. Gus Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Williams and Jo Jo White, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12