Mel Thurston vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Thurston 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Mel Thurston 1 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Mel Thurston 0 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Mel Thurston 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston 78 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Mel Thurston 4 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Mel Thurston 14 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston .283 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston .500 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Mel Thurston 0 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Thurston - Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Thurston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.