Elton Brand vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Mel Thurston 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.