Mel Thurston vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Mel Thurston 1 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Thurston 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Thurston 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston 78 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Mel Thurston 4 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Mel Thurston 14 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston .283 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston .500 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Mel Thurston 0 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.