George Gervin vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.