Kevon Looney vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kevon Looney 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kevon Looney: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevon Looney 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kevon Looney 11 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kevon Looney 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kevon Looney 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 4.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 1.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevon Looney 3,009 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kevon Looney 3,438 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kevon Looney 973 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kevon Looney 308 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevon Looney 327 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kevon Looney 611 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevon Looney .572 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kevon Looney .181 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevon Looney .608 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 7.0 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 9.3 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 2.5 (2023) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.6 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.8 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 5.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 6.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 1.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevon Looney 472 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kevon Looney 564 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kevon Looney 134 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kevon Looney 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevon Looney 38 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kevon Looney 89 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevon Looney .612 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kevon Looney .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevon Looney .596 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 7.1 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 13.1 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 3.3 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.7 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 (2019) 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.