Arvydas Sabonis vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) 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.