Cade Cunningham vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.