Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Thurston 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.