Brandon Ingram vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Brandon Ingram 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
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 2 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 19.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 10,328 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,746 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,249 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 383 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 299 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 526 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .364 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .789 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 21.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 219 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 55 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 50 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 10 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .434 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .371 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .848 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.3 (2024) 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.