Melvin Turpin vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Turpin 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Melvin Turpin 5 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Melvin Turpin 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Melvin Turpin 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Turpin 0 Jo Jo White 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 8.5 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 4.6 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.4 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 3,071 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 1,655 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 183 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 155 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 348 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 361 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .516 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Melvin Turpin .111 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .777 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 3.0 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 33 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 14 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 2 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 5 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 5 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 11 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .536 Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .750 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988) 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.