DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.