Paul Pierce vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Mel Thurston 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.