Mel Thurston vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Mel Thurston 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

Mel Thurston

vs.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Mel Thurston 1 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Thurston 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston 78 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Mel Thurston 4 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Mel Thurston 14 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston .283 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston .500 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Mel Thurston 0 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

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.