Pau Gasol vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.