Nate Thurmond vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mel Thurston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.