Kyrie Irving vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,883 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 306 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 386 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 116 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 80 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .398 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 26.5 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.