Patty Mills vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Patty Mills 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

Patty Mills

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 13 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 7,893 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,469 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Patty Mills 1,984 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Patty Mills 568 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Patty Mills 77 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Patty Mills 892 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .424 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .386 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .856 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 650 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 139 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Patty Mills 155 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Patty Mills 51 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Patty Mills 98 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .429 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .380 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .797 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (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.