Jaylen Brown vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,025 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 615 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 252 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 105 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 44 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 110 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .360 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .725 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.1 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2024) 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.