Melvin Ely vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White and Melvin Ely 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

Melvin Ely

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Ely: 2002-03 to 2013-14
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Ely 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Melvin Ely 9 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Melvin Ely 1 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Melvin Ely 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Ely 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Ely 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 5.3 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 3.2 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.7 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.3 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.6 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 1,992 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 1,215 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Melvin Ely 261 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Melvin Ely 99 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 209 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Melvin Ely 375 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .460 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely .000 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .625 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 9.8 (2006) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 4.9 (2006) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 1.3 (2006) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.5 (2006) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.9 (2005) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 15 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 11 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Melvin Ely 1 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Melvin Ely 0 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 0 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Melvin Ely 7 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .267 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely - Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .700 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 (2008) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 (2008) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 (2008) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) 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.