Mel Thurston vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

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

vs.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Thurston 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Mel Thurston 1 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Mel Thurston 0 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Mel Thurston 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Thurston 0 * Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 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 Thurston 5.6 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 Jo Jo White 4.9

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston 78 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Mel Thurston 4 Jo Jo White 4,095

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

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

Total Games Mel Thurston 14 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston .283 Jo Jo White .444

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston .500 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White 5.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White 452

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

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

Total Games Mel Thurston 0 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White .449

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston - Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.