Paul Seymour vs. Jo Jo White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jo Jo White and Paul Seymour, 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.

Paul Seymour and Jo Jo White both played 12 years in the NBA. Paul Seymour had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, while Jo Jo White had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Paul Seymour 12 9 1947-48 to 1959-60
Jo Jo White 12 6 1969-70 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1947-481969-70
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 22 - 3.5 - - - 0.3 - - - 1.5 1.2 4.6 .267 - - - 1.0 1.7 .595
Jo Jo White 60 22.1 12.2 - - 2.8 2.4 - - - 2.2 5.2 11.4 .452 - - - 1.9 2.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------

Note: Paul Seymour didn't play in 1948-49.

Season 2

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1949-501970-71
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 62 - 7.7 - - - 3.0 - - - 2.5 2.8 8.5 .334 - - - 2.0 2.8 .716
Jo Jo White 75 37.2 21.3 - - 5.0 4.8 - - - 3.4 9.2 19.9 .464 - - - 2.9 3.6 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 11 - 7.1 - - - 3.1 - - - 2.9 2.5 8.5 .290 - - - 2.2 2.5 .857
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1950-511971-72
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Paul Seymour 51 - 7.2 - - 3.8 3.7 - - - 2.7 2.5 7.5 .325 - - - 2.3 3.1 .736
Jo Jo White 79 41.3 23.1 - - 5.6 5.3 - - - 2.9 9.7 22.6 .431 - - - 3.6 4.3 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 7 - 4.9 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 3.1 1.4 6.9 .208 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Jo Jo White 11 39.3 23.5 - - 5.4 5.3 - - - 2.8 9.9 20.0 .495 - - - 3.6 4.4 .833

Season 4

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1951-521972-73
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Paul Seymour 66 33.5 9.1 - - 3.4 3.3 - - - 2.5 3.1 9.3 .335 - - - 2.8 3.7 .759
Jo Jo White 82 39.6 19.7 - - 5.0 6.1 - - - 2.3 8.7 20.3 .431 - - - 2.2 2.8 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 7 38.6 12.1 - - 3.7 3.6 - - - 4.7 3.6 8.6 .417 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814
Jo Jo White 13 44.8 24.5 - - 4.2 6.4 - - - 3.4 10.4 23.1 .450 - - - 3.8 4.2 .907

Season 5

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1952-531973-74
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion 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 %
Paul Seymour 67 40.1 14.2 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 3.1 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 5.1 6.2 .817
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 2 56.0 18.0 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 5.5 4.5 12.0 .375 - - - 9.0 9.5 .947
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

Season 6

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1953-541974-75
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Paul Seymour 71 38.4 13.1 - - 4.1 5.1 - - - 2.6 4.5 11.8 .377 - - - 4.2 5.2 .813
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 13 43.0 14.9 - - 2.6 4.6 - - - 3.0 4.5 11.0 .413 - - - 5.8 7.2 .809
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

Season 7

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1954-551975-76
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion 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 %
Paul Seymour 72 41.0 14.6 - - 4.3 6.7 - - - 1.9 5.2 14.4 .362 - - - 4.2 5.1 .811
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 11 37.3 12.5 - - 3.9 6.8 - - - 1.9 4.2 13.5 .309 - - - 4.1 4.5 .900
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

Season 8

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1955-561976-77
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Paul Seymour 57 32.0 11.3 - - 2.7 4.8 - - - 2.3 4.0 11.8 .339 - - - 3.3 4.1 .807
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 7 21.9 6.7 - - 1.6 2.6 - - - 1.6 2.3 7.9 .291 - - - 2.1 2.9 .750
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

Season 9

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1956-571977-78
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 65 19.0 6.0 - - 2.0 3.0 - - - 1.4 2.2 6.8 .324 - - - 1.6 1.9 .821
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 5 19.6 4.2 - - 2.0 1.6 - - - 2.2 1.6 7.4 .216 - - - 1.0 1.2 .833
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1957-581978-79
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 64 11.9 4.2 - - 1.7 1.5 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.9 .340 - - - 0.8 1.0 .841
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour 3 16.7 6.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 7.7 .348 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1958-591979-80
Team Syracuse NationalsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 21 12.7 4.3 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.7 .327 - - - 1.2 1.4 .897
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul Seymour Jo Jo White
Season 1959-601980-81
Team Syracuse NationalsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Paul Seymour 4 1.8 0.0 - - 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.3 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Seymour ------- --- ----------
Jo Jo White ------- --- ----------