Bernard King vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.