Mel Nowell vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Nowell 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Nowell 1 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Nowell 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Nowell 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Nowell 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Nowell 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 Nowell 5.9 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 Jo Jo White 4.9

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell 232 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell 67 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Nowell 84 Jo Jo White 4,095

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

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

Total Games Mel Nowell 39 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell .388 Jo Jo White .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell .727 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 5.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White 452

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

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

Total Games Mel Nowell 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - 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.