Patrick Ewing vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.