DeMar DeRozan vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and DeMar DeRozan 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
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 25,863 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 5,306 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,978 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,212 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 400 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,217 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .470 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .303 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .843 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.4 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.