Dolph Schayes vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Dolph Schayes 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

Dolph Schayes

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dolph Schayes 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Dolph Schayes 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Dolph Schayes 14 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Dolph Schayes 12 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dolph Schayes 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 12 Mel Thurston 0

Rebounds Leader Dolph Schayes 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.1 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 3.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 18,438 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 11,256 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 3,072 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Dolph Schayes 996 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .380 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .849 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 19.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.2 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 2.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 1,887 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 1,051 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 257 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Dolph Schayes 97 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .390 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .825 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.