Nicolo Melli vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nicolo Melli 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

Nicolo Melli

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nicolo Melli 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nicolo Melli 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 529 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 302 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 126 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 48 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 26 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nicolo Melli 105 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .392 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .316 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli .745 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 6 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nicolo Melli 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.