Kevin Love vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Mel Thurston 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.