Mel Bennett vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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.