Moses Malone vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Mel Thurston 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Mel Thurston 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.