Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Thurston 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.