Kyle Kuzma vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

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

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

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

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.