Jermaine O'Neal vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.