De'Anthony Melton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and De'Anthony Melton 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'Anthony Melton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Anthony Melton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Anthony Melton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons De'Anthony Melton 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played De'Anthony Melton 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games De'Anthony Melton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team De'Anthony Melton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) De'Anthony Melton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 9.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Anthony Melton 3,169 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds De'Anthony Melton 1,296 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists De'Anthony Melton 971 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals De'Anthony Melton 495 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks De'Anthony Melton 170 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games De'Anthony Melton 350 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Anthony Melton .410 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage De'Anthony Melton .369 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Anthony Melton .782 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 11.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 4.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 6.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.7 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Anthony Melton 174 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds De'Anthony Melton 84 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists De'Anthony Melton 40 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals De'Anthony Melton 24 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks De'Anthony Melton 18 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games De'Anthony Melton 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Anthony Melton .352 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage De'Anthony Melton .313 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Anthony Melton .706 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 7.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.