Joe Harris vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Joe Harris 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

Joe Harris

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Harris: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Harris 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Joe Harris 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Joe Harris 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Joe Harris 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Harris 10.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 3.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 1.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Harris 5,185 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Joe Harris 1,521 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Harris 790 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Joe Harris 241 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Harris 95 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Joe Harris 504 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Harris .479 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Joe Harris .436 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Harris .771 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Harris 14.5 (2020) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 4.3 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 2.4 (2019) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.7 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.3 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Harris 7.8 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 3.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 0.9 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Harris 226 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Joe Harris 90 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Harris 25 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Joe Harris 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Harris 2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Joe Harris 29 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Harris .389 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Joe Harris .354 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Harris .818 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Harris 16.5 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 10.0 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 1.6 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.6 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.2 (2021) 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.