LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and LaMarcus Aldridge 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

LaMarcus Aldridge

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMarcus Aldridge: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMarcus Aldridge 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons LaMarcus Aldridge 16 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played LaMarcus Aldridge 9 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games LaMarcus Aldridge 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMarcus Aldridge 5 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 19.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 8.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMarcus Aldridge 20,558 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 8,736 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists LaMarcus Aldridge 2,076 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals LaMarcus Aldridge 758 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 1,187 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games LaMarcus Aldridge 1,076 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .493 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .320 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .813 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 23.4 (2015) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 11.1 (2014) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.6 (2013) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.0 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.6 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 20.8 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 8.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMarcus Aldridge 1,494 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 614 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists LaMarcus Aldridge 119 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals LaMarcus Aldridge 49 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 100 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games LaMarcus Aldridge 72 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .455 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .327 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .824 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 26.2 (2014) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 11.2 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.7 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.3 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.4 (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.