Austin Reaves vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Austin Reaves 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 5 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.4 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 4,652 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 1,186 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Austin Reaves 1,339 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Austin Reaves 231 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 90 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Austin Reaves 302 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .483 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .369 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .865 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 27.3 (2026) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.4 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 6.5 (2026) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.1 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.7 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 435 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 117 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Austin Reaves 109 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Austin Reaves 18 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Austin Reaves 26 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .455 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .379 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .892 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.4 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 (2025) 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.