Jo Jo White G

Full Name: Joseph White

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 16, 1946 (Passed away Jan 16, 2018, aged 71)

Birthplace/Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 190 (86kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1969 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 9, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Kansas (Sr)

High School: McKinley High School [St. Louis, Missouri]

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NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 2x NBA Champion, Finals MVP, 7x All-Star, #10 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 BOS 60 - 22.1 12.15 5.15 11.40 .452 - - - 1.85 2.25 .822 - - 2.82 2.42 - - - 2.20
1970-71 ☆ BOS 75 - 37.2 21.35 9.24 19.92 .464 - - - 2.87 3.59 .799 - - 5.01 4.81 - - - 3.40
1971-72 ☆ BOS 79 - 41.3 23.10 9.75 22.63 .431 - - - 3.61 4.34 .831 - - 5.65 5.27 - - - 2.87
1972-73 ☆ BOS 82 - 39.6 19.66 8.74 20.30 .431 - - - 2.17 2.78 .781 - - 5.05 6.07 - - - 2.26
1973-74 ☆ BOS 82 - 39.5 18.15 7.91 17.62 .449 - - - 2.32 2.77 .837 1.22 3.06 4.28 5.46 1.28 0.30 - 2.26
1974-75 ☆ BOS 82 - 39.3 18.32 8.02 17.56 .457 - - - 2.27 2.72 .834 1.02 2.77 3.79 5.59 1.56 0.21 - 2.52
1975-76 ☆ BOS 82 - 39.7 18.93 8.17 18.20 .449 - - - 2.59 3.09 .838 0.74 3.07 3.82 5.43 1.30 0.24 - 2.23
1976-77 ☆ BOS 82 - 40.6 19.62 7.78 18.15 .429 - - - 4.06 4.67 .869 1.06 3.61 4.67 6.00 1.44 0.27 - 2.35
1977-78 BOS 46 - 35.7 14.80 6.28 15.00 .419 - - - 2.24 2.61 .858 1.15 2.76 3.91 4.54 1.07 0.15 2.54 2.37
1978-79 * All Teams 76 - 30.8 12.46 5.32 11.97 .444 - - - 1.83 2.08 .880 0.55 2.08 2.63 4.57 1.05 0.09 2.79 2.28
1978-79 * BOS 47 - 31.0 12.53 5.43 12.68 .428 - - - 1.68 1.89 .888 0.47 2.26 2.72 4.55 1.15 0.09 3.02 2.13
1978-79 * GOS 29 - 30.4 12.34 5.14 10.83 .475 - - - 2.07 2.38 .870 0.69 1.79 2.48 4.59 0.90 0.10 2.41 2.52
1979-80 GOS 78 - 26.3 9.87 4.31 9.05 .476 0.01 0.08 .167 1.24 1.46 .851 0.54 1.78 2.32 3.06 1.13 0.17 2.01 2.38
1980-81 KCK 13 - 18.2 6.38 2.77 6.31 .439 0.00 0.00 .000 0.85 1.38 .611 0.23 1.38 1.62 2.85 0.85 0.08 1.38 1.62
CAREER   837 - 35.8 17.20 7.37 16.59 .444 0.01 0.07 .167 2.46 2.95 .834 0.87 2.71 4.00 4.89 1.27 0.21 2.37 2.46

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969-70 BOS 60 - 1,328 729 309 684 .452 - - - 111 135 .822 - - 169 145 - - - 132
1970-71 ☆ BOS 75 - 2,787 1,601 693 1,494 .464 - - - 215 269 .799 - - 376 361 - - - 255
1971-72 ☆ BOS 79 - 3,261 1,825 770 1,788 .431 - - - 285 343 .831 - - 446 416 - - - 227
1972-73 ☆ BOS 82 - 3,250 1,612 717 1,665 .431 - - - 178 228 .781 - - 414 498 - - - 185
1973-74 ☆ BOS 82 - 3,238 1,488 649 1,445 .449 - - - 190 227 .837 100 251 351 448 105 25 - 185
1974-75 ☆ BOS 82 - 3,220 1,502 658 1,440 .457 - - - 186 223 .834 84 227 311 458 128 17 - 207
1975-76 ☆ BOS 82 - 3,257 1,552 670 1,492 .449 - - - 212 253 .838 61 252 313 445 107 20 - 183
1976-77 ☆ BOS 82 - 3,333 1,609 638 1,488 .429 - - - 333 383 .869 87 296 383 492 118 22 - 193
1977-78 BOS 46 - 1,641 681 289 690 .419 - - - 103 120 .858 53 127 180 209 49 7 117 109
1978-79 * All Teams 76 - 2,338 947 404 910 .444 - - - 139 158 .880 42 158 200 347 80 7 212 173
1978-79 * BOS 47 - 1,455 589 255 596 .428 - - - 79 89 .888 22 106 128 214 54 4 142 100
1978-79 * GOS 29 - 883 358 149 314 .475 - - - 60 69 .870 20 52 72 133 26 3 70 73
1979-80 GOS 78 - 2,052 770 336 706 .476 1 6 .167 97 114 .851 42 139 181 239 88 13 157 186
1980-81 KCK 13 - 236 83 36 82 .439 0 0 .000 11 18 .611 3 18 21 37 11 1 18 21
CAREER   837 - 29,941 14,399 6,169 13,884 .444 1 6 .167 2,060 2,471 .834 472 1,468 3,345 4,095 686 112 504 2,056

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1969-70 BOS 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 - - 0.20 23 36 .390 0.80 1.20 2.00
1970-71 ☆ BOS 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 - - 0.18 41 34 .547 3.10 3.60 6.70
1971-72 ☆ BOS 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 - - 0.19 54 25 .684 0.70 4.70 5.40
1972-73 ☆ BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 - - 0.14 68 14 .829 -0.10 6.20 6.10
1973-74 ☆ BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 - - 0.16 56 26 .683 3.70 3.60 7.30
1974-75 ☆ BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 - - 0.15 60 22 .732 4.40 3.60 8.00
1975-76 ☆ BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 - - 0.17 54 28 .659 4.30 3.20 7.40
1976-77 ☆ BOS 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .326 - - 0.26 44 38 .537 3.20 3.40 6.50
1977-78 BOS 46 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1.79 0.42 0.17 14 32 .304 0.60 1.10 1.70
1978-79 * All Teams 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1.64 0.38 0.17 31 45 .408 -0.30 1.40 1.10
1978-79 * BOS 47 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1.51 0.38 0.15 17 30 .362 -1.00 0.70 -0.30
1978-79 * GOS 29 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 1.90 0.37 0.22 14 15 .483 0.70 0.70 1.40
1979-80 GOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1.52 0.56 0.16 22 54 .289 0.10 1.40 1.50
1980-81 KCK 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .020 2.06 0.61 0.22 5 8 .385 -0.10 0.20 0.10
CAREER   837 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .218 1.65 0.45 0.18 472 362 .566 20.70 32.20 52.70

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1969-70 BOS 60 - .490 .452 - - - 15.85 - - - - 127.40 - 1.07 - - 14.48
1970-71 ☆ BOS 75 - .496 .464 - - - 18.17 - - - - 126.31 - 1.07 - - 15.97
1971-72 ☆ BOS 79 - .471 .431 - - - 17.43 - - - - 126.16 - 1.02 - - 15.24
1972-73 ☆ BOS 82 - .457 .431 - - - 20.56 - - - - 121.13 - 0.97 - - 14.41
1973-74 ☆ BOS 82 - .482 .449 3.07 7.29 5.24 19.29 - 1.41 0.38 - 128.61 - 1.03 - 97.8 14.03
1974-75 ☆ BOS 82 - .488 .457 2.62 6.95 4.80 20.22 - 1.80 0.27 - 129.10 - 1.04 - 97.4 14.95
1975-76 ☆ BOS 82 - .484 .449 1.84 7.63 4.72 19.89 - 1.47 0.31 - 128.70 - 1.04 - 99.2 14.64
1976-77 ☆ BOS 82 - .486 .429 2.59 8.64 5.65 21.66 - 1.58 0.33 - 129.82 - 1.08 - 100.0 14.96
1977-78 BOS 46 - .458 .419 3.36 7.69 5.58 18.07 13.61 1.35 0.22 20.30 127.72 1.37 0.99 95.5 103.9 11.96
1978-79 * All Teams 76 - .483 .444 1.96 7.46 4.69 20.30 17.79 1.56 0.16 20.17 132.37 0.83 1.04 94.6 107.2 11.12
1978-79 * BOS 47 - .464 .428 1.67 8.15 4.88 20.40 18.27 1.67 0.14 20.85 131.55 0.05 0.99 90.4 108.1 10.25
1978-79 * GOS 29 - .520 .475 2.42 6.37 4.38 20.13 16.89 1.38 0.19 18.99 134.41 2.19 1.14 101.9 105.7 12.61
1979-80 GOS 78 - .509 .477 2.19 7.71 4.86 16.10 17.19 2.05 0.37 18.33 149.35 0.12 1.09 97.2 107.9 11.15
1980-81 KCK 13 - .462 .439 1.42 8.43 4.95 20.96 16.68 2.20 0.24 18.95 105.01 2.84 1.01 92.3 105.8 10.47
CAREER   837 - .481 .444 2.54 7.84 5.20 19.30 16.40 1.62 0.30 19.68 144.47 0.88 1.04 95.3 102.8 14.11

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NBA Transactions

Apr 6, 1969 - The Boston Celtics selected Jo Jo White in Round 1 with Pick 9 in the 1969 NBA Draft.
Oct 13, 1969 - Jo Jo White signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1972 - Jo Jo White, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Jul 12, 1972 - Jo Jo White signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1978 - Jo Jo White, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Aug 29, 1978 - Jo Jo White signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jan 30, 1979 - Jo Jo White was acquired by the Golden State Warriors from the Boston Celtics in a trade.
Sep 10, 1980 - Jo Jo White was acquired by the Kansas City Kings from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Nov 3, 1980 - The Kansas City Kings placed the contract of Jo Jo White on waivers.
Nov 5, 1980 - Jo Jo White, previously with the Kansas City Kings, became a free agent.
Jan 16, 2018 - Jo Jo White passed away. He was 71 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1974, 1976
Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP - 1976
All-NBA Second Team - 1975, 1977
All-Rookie First Team - 1970

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1971-72 BOS 11 - 39.3 23.45 9.91 20.00 .495 - - - 3.64 4.36 .833 - - 5.36 5.27 - - - 2.82
1972-73 BOS 13 - 44.8 24.54 10.38 23.08 .450 - - - 3.77 4.15 .907 - - 4.15 6.38 - - - 3.38
1973-74 BOS 18 - 42.5 16.56 7.33 17.22 .426 - - - 1.89 2.56 .739 0.94 3.22 4.17 5.44 0.83 0.11 - 3.11
1974-75 BOS 11 - 42.0 20.64 9.09 20.64 .441 - - - 2.45 3.00 .818 1.64 2.91 4.55 5.73 1.00 0.36 - 2.91
1975-76 BOS 18 - 43.9 22.67 9.17 20.61 .445 - - - 4.33 5.28 .821 0.67 3.28 3.94 5.44 1.28 0.06 - 2.83
1976-77 BOS 9 - 43.9 23.33 10.11 22.33 .453 - - - 3.11 3.67 .848 1.11 3.22 4.33 5.78 1.56 0.00 - 3.00
CAREER   80 - 42.9 21.50 9.15 20.36 .449 - - - 3.20 3.86 .828 1.02 3.18 4.35 5.65 1.12 0.12 - 3.01

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1971-72 BOS 11 - 432 258 109 220 .495 - - - 40 48 .833 - - 59 58 - - - 31
1972-73 BOS 13 - 583 319 135 300 .450 - - - 49 54 .907 - - 54 83 - - - 44
1973-74 BOS 18 - 765 298 132 310 .426 - - - 34 46 .739 17 58 75 98 15 2 - 56
1974-75 BOS 11 - 462 227 100 227 .441 - - - 27 33 .818 18 32 50 63 11 4 - 32
1975-76 BOS 18 - 791 408 165 371 .445 - - - 78 95 .821 12 59 71 98 23 1 - 51
1976-77 BOS 9 - 395 210 91 201 .453 - - - 28 33 .848 10 29 39 52 14 0 - 27
CAREER   80 - 3,428 1,720 732 1,629 .449 - - - 256 309 .828 57 178 348 452 63 7 - 241

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1971-72 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 - - 0.22 5 6 .455 1.00 0.20 1.20
1972-73 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377 - - 0.18 7 6 .538 0.80 0.40 1.20
1973-74 BOS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 - - 0.15 12 6 .667 0.30 0.90 1.20
1974-75 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 - - 0.15 6 5 .545 0.70 0.10 0.80
1975-76 BOS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372 - - 0.26 12 6 .667 1.00 1.10 2.10
1976-77 BOS 9 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .386 - - 0.16 5 4 .556 0.40 0.40 0.80
CAREER   80 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 - - 0.19 47 33 .588 4.20 3.10 7.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1971-72 BOS 11 - .535 .495 - - - 20.15 - - - - 132.88 - 1.17 - - 18.74
1972-73 BOS 13 - .493 .450 - - - 20.88 - - - - 135.74 - 1.06 - - 15.81
1973-74 BOS 18 - .451 .426 2.39 7.93 5.19 18.48 - 0.92 0.14 - 116.49 - 0.96 - 96.5 11.44
1974-75 BOS 11 - .470 .441 3.82 7.97 5.73 19.42 - 1.09 0.48 - 125.87 - 1.00 - 104.6 14.63
1975-76 BOS 18 - .494 .445 1.62 7.91 4.78 20.80 - 1.37 0.07 - 126.58 - 1.10 - 96.9 15.63
1976-77 BOS 9 - .487 .453 2.56 7.27 4.94 21.03 - 1.59 - - 130.12 - 1.04 - 101.4 14.76
CAREER   80 - .487 .449 2.52 7.99 5.23 20.56 - 1.24 0.16 - 127.78 - 1.06 - 100.3 15.43

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1971 East 1 - 22 10 5 10 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 9 2 - - - 2
1972 East 1 - 18 12 6 15 .400 - - - 0 2 .000 - - 4 3 - - - 1
1973 East 1 - 18 6 3 7 .429 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 5 - - - 0
1974 East 1 - 22 13 6 12 .500 - - - 1 3 .333 2 4 6 4 2 1 - 1
1975 East 1 - 13 7 1 2 .500 - - - 5 6 .833 0 1 1 4 0 0 - 1
1976 East 1 - 16 6 3 7 .429 - - - 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 2 0 - 1
1977 East 1 - 15 10 5 7 .714 - - - 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 0
TOTAL   7 - 124 64 29 60 .483 - - - 6 11 .545 2 25 27 21 4 1 - 6
AVERAGES   7 - 17.7 9.14 4.14 8.57 .483 - - - 0.86 1.57 .545 0.29 3.57 3.86 3.00 0.57 0.14 - 0.86

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NCAA Career

College: Kansas (1969)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1965-66 Kansas RS-So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1966-67 Kansas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Kansas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Kansas Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1968, 1969
NABC All-American Second Team - 1968, 1969
AP All-American Second Team - 1969
AP All-American Third Team - 1968
USBWA All-American First Team - 1968
UPI All-American Second Team - 1969
UPI All-American Third Team - 1968


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White is 77 years old.

What is the height of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White is 6-3 (191cm) tall.

What is the weight of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White is 190 lbs (86kg).

What is the birthday of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White was born on Nov 16, 1946.

What position does Jo Jo White play?

Jo Jo White plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White was drafted out of Kansas.

What high school did Jo Jo White attend?

Jo Jo White attended McKinley High School in St. Louis, Missouri.

What nationality is Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White has a United States nationality.

Where was Jo Jo White born?

Jo Jo White was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

How many NBA seasons has Jo Jo White played?

Jo Jo White played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White had career averages 17.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 steals in 837 games.

What are the career totals of Jo Jo White?

Jo Jo White had career totals of 14,399 points, 3,345 rebounds, 4,095 assists, 112 blocks, 686 steals in 837 games.

How many teams has Jo Jo White been on?

Jo Jo White played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Kansas City Kings.

When was Jo Jo White drafted?

Jo Jo White was drafted in the 1st round (#10 overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

What is Jo Jo White's career high in points?

Jo Jo White averaged a career high 23.1 points per game in 1971-1972.

What is Jo Jo White's career high in rebounds?

Jo Jo White averaged a career high 5.6 rebounds per game in 1971-1972.

What is Jo Jo White's career high in assists?

Jo Jo White averaged a career high 6.1 assists per game in 1972-1973.

What is the career PER of Jo Jo White's?

Jo Jo White had a career PER of 14.1.

Is Jo Jo White in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Jo Jo White was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

How many championships has Jo Jo White won?

Jo Jo White has won 2 NBA championships.

How many times did Jo Jo White win Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP?

Jo Jo White won Finals MVP 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Jo Jo White been on?

Jo Jo White is a 7x All-Star.

Is Jo Jo White's jersey retired?

Jo Jo White's #10 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.