Alonzo Mourning vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Alonzo Mourning that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Alonzo Mourning

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alonzo Mourning: 1992-93 to 2007-08
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Alonzo Mourning	1
Mel Thurston	0

NBA Seasons

Alonzo Mourning	15
Mel Thurston	1

Playoffs Played

Alonzo Mourning	11
Mel Thurston	0

All-Star Games

Alonzo Mourning	7
Mel Thurston	0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team

Alonzo Mourning	1
Mel Thurston	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Alonzo Mourning	2
Mel Thurston	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Alonzo Mourning	2
Mel Thurston	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Alonzo Mourning	2
Mel Thurston	0

Defensive Player
of The Year

Alonzo Mourning	2
Mel Thurston	0		*

Blocks Leader

Alonzo Mourning	2
Mel Thurston	0		*

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	17.1
Mel Thurston	5.6

Rebounds Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	8.5
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	1.1
Mel Thurston	0.3

Steals Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	0.5
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	2.8
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Alonzo Mourning	14,311
Mel Thurston	78

Total Rebounds

Alonzo Mourning	7,137
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Alonzo Mourning	946
Mel Thurston	4

Total Steals

Alonzo Mourning	414
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Alonzo Mourning	2,356
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Games

Alonzo Mourning	838
Mel Thurston	14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.527
Mel Thurston	.283

3-Point Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.247
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.692
Mel Thurston	.500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	23.2		(1996)
Mel Thurston	5.6		(1948)

Rebounds Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	11.0		(1999)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	2.3		(1996)
Mel Thurston	0.3		(1948)

Steals Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	1.0		(1996)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	3.9		(1999)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	13.6
Mel Thurston	-

Rebounds Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	7.0
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	0.9
Mel Thurston	-

Steals Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	0.5
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	2.3
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Alonzo Mourning	1,291
Mel Thurston	-

Total Rebounds

Alonzo Mourning	665
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Alonzo Mourning	81
Mel Thurston	-

Total Steals

Alonzo Mourning	45
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Alonzo Mourning	215
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Total Games

Alonzo Mourning	95
Mel Thurston	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.512
Mel Thurston	-

3-Point Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.368
Mel Thurston	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Alonzo Mourning	.649
Mel Thurston	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	23.8		(1993)
Mel Thurston	-

Rebounds Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	13.3		(1995)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	2.8		(1995)
Mel Thurston	-

Steals Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	1.6		(1999)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Alonzo Mourning	3.4		(1993)
Mel Thurston	-			n/a **

Notes: ** 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.