Jrue Holiday vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jrue Holiday 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

Jrue Holiday

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jrue Holiday: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jrue Holiday 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jrue Holiday 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jrue Holiday 8 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jrue Holiday 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jrue Holiday 3 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jrue Holiday 5 Mel Thurston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 16.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 4.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jrue Holiday 15,736 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jrue Holiday 4,075 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jrue Holiday 6,201 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jrue Holiday 1,407 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jrue Holiday 508 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jrue Holiday 975 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jrue Holiday .463 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jrue Holiday .371 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jrue Holiday .784 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 21.2 (2019) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 5.4 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 8.0 (2013) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.6 (2014) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.8 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 16.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 5.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jrue Holiday 1,265 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jrue Holiday 390 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jrue Holiday 504 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jrue Holiday 113 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jrue Holiday 40 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jrue Holiday 75 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jrue Holiday .415 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jrue Holiday .333 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jrue Holiday .782 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 23.7 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.6 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 8.7 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 2.0 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.0 (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.