Manu Ginobili vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (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.