Mel Riebe vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Mel Riebe 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

Mel Riebe

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Riebe 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Riebe 3 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Riebe 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Riebe 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Riebe 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.5 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 1,575 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Riebe 212 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Mel Riebe 146 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .304 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .621 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.5 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 0.8 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 63 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Riebe 5 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Mel Riebe 6 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .288 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .654 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Riebe - n/a ** Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.