Ja Morant vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Ja Morant 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
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.4 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,190 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,497 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,372 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Ja Morant 328 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 89 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 321 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) 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.