Mel Counts vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 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 Counts 8.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jo Jo White .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.