De'Andre Hunter vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and De'Andre Hunter 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

De'Andre Hunter
vs.
Mel Thurston
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
De'Andre Hunter:
2019-20 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston:
1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons
NBA Championships
De'Andre Hunter0
Mel Thurston0
NBA Seasons
De'Andre Hunter7
Mel Thurston1
Playoffs Played
De'Andre Hunter4
Mel Thurston0
All-Star Games
De'Andre Hunter0
Mel Thurston0

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 14.8
Mel Thurston 5.6
Rebounds Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 4.1
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Assists Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 1.6
Mel Thurston 0.3
Steals Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.7
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Blocks Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.3
Mel Thurston -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points
De'Andre Hunter 5,253
Mel Thurston 78
Total Rebounds
De'Andre Hunter 1,450
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Assists
De'Andre Hunter 553
Mel Thurston 4
Total Steals
De'Andre Hunter 243
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Blocks
De'Andre Hunter 101
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Games
De'Andre Hunter 354
Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .450
Mel Thurston .283
3-Point Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .368
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .822
Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 17.0
(2025)
Mel Thurston 5.6
(1948)
Rebounds Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 4.8
(2021)
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Assists Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 2.1
(2026)
Mel Thurston 0.3
(1948)
Steals Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.8
(2021)
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Blocks Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.5
(2021)
Mel Thurston -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 14.5
Mel Thurston -
Rebounds Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 4.3
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Assists Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.9
Mel Thurston -
Steals Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.5
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Blocks Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.3
Mel Thurston -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points
De'Andre Hunter 348
Mel Thurston -
Total Rebounds
De'Andre Hunter 102
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Assists
De'Andre Hunter 21
Mel Thurston -
Total Steals
De'Andre Hunter 13
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Blocks
De'Andre Hunter 7
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Total Games
De'Andre Hunter 24
Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .468
Mel Thurston -
3-Point Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .415
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
De'Andre Hunter .806
Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 21.2
(2022)
Mel Thurston -
Rebounds Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 5.7
(2023)
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Assists Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 1.2
(2023)
Mel Thurston -
Steals Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.8
(2022)
Mel Thurston -

n/a **
Blocks Per Game
De'Andre Hunter 0.6
(2021)
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.
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