Jakob Poeltl vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jakob Poeltl 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
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,515 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,315 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,128 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 397 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 768 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 616 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .633 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .557 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (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.