Bronny James vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Bronny James 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
Bronny James: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Bronny James 2 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Bronny James 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bronny James 1.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 88 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Bronny James 28 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bronny James 44 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Bronny James 18 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bronny James 4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bronny James 42 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .310 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .271 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James .813 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.3 (2025) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.7 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bronny James 1.5 (2026) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.6 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.1 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Bronny James 0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Bronny James 2 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .000 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James - Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (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.