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Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White stats, teams and career impact
#1102 all-timeCareer averages · 17.2 PPG · 4.0 RPG · 4.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Kansas City Kings
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- November 16, 1946
- Died
- January 16, 2018 (71 yrs old)
- College
- Kansas
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1969–70 to 1980–81
Career summaryJo Jo White was a point guard who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1969–70 through 1980–81.
- Career PPG
- 17.2
- Career RPG
- 4.0
- Career APG
- 4.9
- #47 in 1970–71
- #1102 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jo Jo White ranks #1102 all time
Jo Jo White ranks #1102 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #54.0. His full-career value ranks #424, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
837 games · Career Value Rank #424
NBA honors7× All-Star · 2× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, and Kansas City Kings
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.4%FG%
- Three-point
- 16.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 83.4%FT%
837 career games · 29,941 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Jo Jo White stats by season
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| 1980–81 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -4.50 | KCK | 13 | 0 | 18.2 | 43.9% | — | 61.1% | — | -12.5 |
| 1979–80 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -2.21 | GSW | 78 | 0 | 26.3 | 47.6% | 16.7% | 85.1% | #180 | -9.1 |
| 1978–79 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -3.01 | BOS/GSW | 76 | 0 | 30.8 | 44.4% | — | 88.0% | #206 | -51.8 |
| 1977–78 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -2.08 | BOS | 46 | 0 | 35.7 | 41.9% | — | 85.8% | #186 | -3.0 |
| 1976–77 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | +0.37 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 40.6 | 42.9% | — | 86.9% | #83 | 176.6 |
| 1975–76 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | +0.12 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 39.7 | 44.9% | — | 83.8% | #61 | 153.5 |
| 1974–75 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 5.6 | +0.30 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 39.3 | 45.7% | — | 83.4% | #70 | 163.8 |
| 1973–74 | 18.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | -0.22 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 39.5 | 44.9% | — | 83.7% | #84 | 132.0 |
| 1972–73 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 6.1 | +0.23 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 39.6 | 43.1% | — | 78.1% | #55 | 172.8 |
| 1971–72 | 23.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | +0.12 | BOS | 79 | 0 | 41.3 | 43.1% | — | 83.1% | #60 | 167.6 |
| 1970–71 | 21.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | +0.41 | BOS | 75 | 0 | 37.2 | 46.4% | — | 79.9% | #47 | 168.3 |
| 1969–70 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -1.24 | BOS | 60 | 0 | 22.1 | 45.2% | — | 82.2% | #93 | 24.7 |
| Career | 17.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | BOS/GSW/KCK | 837 | — | 35.8 | 44.4% | 16.7% | 83.4% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
68.2 composite · lower is better
58.6 average league finish
1,083 total value
Career standing
How Jo Jo White ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score68.2
Equal average of Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 68.2
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #1102
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jo Jo White advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | KCK | 34 | 13 | 236 | -4.50 | — | — | -12.5 | — | Limited |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 33 | 78 | 2,052 | -2.21 | 22.5 | #180 | -9.1 | 20th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | BOS/GSW | 32 | 76 | 2,338 | -3.01 | 9.7 | #206 | -51.8 | 4th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 31 | 46 | 1,641 | -2.08 | 21.6 | #186 | -3.0 | 21st | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 30 | 82 | 3,333 | +0.37 | 66.3 | #83 | 176.6 | 84th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 29 | 82 | 3,257 | +0.12 | 68.1 | #61 | 153.5 | 77th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 82 | 3,220 | +0.30 | 63.1 | #70 | 163.8 | 81st | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 82 | 3,238 | -0.22 | 52.8 | #84 | 132.0 | 74th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 26 | 82 | 3,250 | +0.23 | 68.6 | #55 | 172.8 | 81st | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 79 | 3,261 | +0.12 | 64.0 | #60 | 167.6 | 75th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 24 | 75 | 2,787 | +0.41 | 72.5 | #47 | 168.3 | 77th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 23 | 60 | 1,328 | -1.24 | 34.8 | #93 | 24.7 | 35th | Modeled |
Career movement
Jo Jo White's career impact by season
Peak +0.41 in 1970–71 · 12 seasons · 29,941 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Jo Jo WhiteDick Van Arsdale
| NBA season | Jo Jo White | Dick Van Arsdale |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| 2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| 3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 5 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 8 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 9 | -2.1 | -0.6 |
| 10 | -3.0 | -0.7 |
| 11 | -2.2 | -1.3 |
| 12 | -4.5 | -2.2 |
NBA season number
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