Glen Rice vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Glen Rice 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

Glen Rice

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Glen Rice 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Glen Rice 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Glen Rice 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Glen Rice 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Glen Rice 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glen Rice 18.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 4.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 2.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Glen Rice 18,336 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Glen Rice 4,387 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Glen Rice 2,097 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Glen Rice 958 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Glen Rice 265 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Glen Rice 1,000 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glen Rice .456 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Glen Rice .400 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glen Rice .846 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glen Rice 26.8 (1997) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 5.4 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 2.9 (1996) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 1.4 (1995) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.4 (1992) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glen Rice 16.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 1.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Glen Rice 884 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Glen Rice 249 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Glen Rice 101 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Glen Rice 45 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Glen Rice 12 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Glen Rice 55 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glen Rice .433 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Glen Rice .362 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glen Rice .845 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glen Rice 27.7 (1997) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Glen Rice 7.2 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Glen Rice 3.7 (1997) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Glen Rice 2.2 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Glen Rice 0.4 (1994) 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.