Andre Drummond vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Andre Drummond 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

Andre Drummond

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Andre Drummond: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Andre Drummond 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Andre Drummond 12 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Andre Drummond 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Andre Drummond 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Andre Drummond 1 Mel Thurston 0

Rebounds Leader Andre Drummond 4 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 12.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 12.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 1.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 11,000 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 10,671 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Andre Drummond 1,073 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Andre Drummond 1,094 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 1,130 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Andre Drummond 864 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .543 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .125 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .482 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 17.7 (2020) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 16.0 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 3.0 (2018) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 10.8 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 9.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 0.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 184 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 155 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Andre Drummond 12 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Andre Drummond 16 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 17 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Andre Drummond 17 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .510 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .429 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 16.8 (2016) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 13.0 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 2.3 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2016) 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.