Bam Adebayo vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.