Mel Payton vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Payton 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 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 Payton 5.4 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Jo Jo White 4.9

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Jo Jo White 4,095

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

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

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Jo Jo White .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Jo Jo White 452

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

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

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - 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.