Mel Thurston vs. John Wall Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wall 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.

John Wall

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
John Wall: 2010-11 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 0

NBA Seasons Mel Thurston 1 John Wall 11

Playoffs Played Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 4

All-Star Games Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 John Wall 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 4.2

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 John Wall 8.9

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston 78 John Wall 12,088

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 2,704

Total Assists Mel Thurston 4 John Wall 5,735

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1,045

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 439

Total Games Mel Thurston 14 John Wall 647

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston .283 John Wall .430

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall .322

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston .500 John Wall .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948) John Wall 23.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 4.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948) John Wall 10.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - John Wall 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - John Wall 9.8

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston - John Wall 810

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 159

Total Assists Mel Thurston - John Wall 364

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 64

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 41

Total Games Mel Thurston 0 John Wall 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston - John Wall .419

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall .267

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston - John Wall .822

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - John Wall 27.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 5.7 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - John Wall 11.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 2.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** John Wall 1.4 (2015)

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.