Horace Grant vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (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.