Kyle Lowry vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kyle Lowry 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
Kyle Lowry: 2006-07 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Lowry 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Lowry 20 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Lowry 11 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kyle Lowry 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Lowry 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 13.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 16,362 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 4,964 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 7,106 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 1,500 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 351 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Lowry 1,178 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .423 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .368 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .815 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 22.4 (2017) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.6 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.7 (2019) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 2.1 (2016) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.5 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 13.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 1,836 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 582 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 730 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 174 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Lowry 136 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .411 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .338 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .803 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 21.1 (2014) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.5 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.5 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.7 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.7 (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.