Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Amar'e Stoudemire 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

Amar'e Stoudemire

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Amar'e Stoudemire 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Amar'e Stoudemire 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Amar'e Stoudemire 5 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 15,994 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 6,632 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 1,050 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 636 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 1,054 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 846 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .537 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .236 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .761 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 26.0 (2005) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 9.6 (2007) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.6 (2011) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.1 (2008) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.7 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 1,461 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 574 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 64 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 63 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 104 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 78 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .512 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .250 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .750 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 29.9 (2005) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 12.1 (2007) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.8 (2011) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.7 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.4 (2008) 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.