Kyle Korver vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kyle Korver 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

Kyle Korver

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Korver: 2003-04 to 2019-20
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Korver 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Korver 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Korver 14 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kyle Korver 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 9.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 3.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 11,953 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 3,643 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Korver 2,114 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kyle Korver 804 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 403 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Korver 1,232 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .442 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .429 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .877 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 14.4 (2007) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 4.6 (2005) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.9 (2014) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.3 (2005) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 8.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 2.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 1,156 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 360 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Korver 152 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kyle Korver 81 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 56 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Korver 145 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .417 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .391 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .895 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 13.4 (2014) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 5.3 (2014) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.6 (2009) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.4 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 1.1 (2015) 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.