Mikal Bridges vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Mikal Bridges 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 8 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Cups Won Mikal Bridges 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Thurston 0

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,696 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,341 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,636 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 698 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 345 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 585 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .486 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .374 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .841 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.6 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 (2026) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.