Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Thurston 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Thurston 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Thurston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.