Mel Davis vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Davis 0 Jo Jo White 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Jo Jo White .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.