Payton Pritchard vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Payton Pritchard 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 6 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 3,639 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 1,077 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 1,033 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 207 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 38 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 376 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .452 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .391 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .858 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 16.8 (2026) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.3 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 5.2 (2026) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.9 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 6.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 416 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 123 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 118 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 19 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 69 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .435 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .370 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .833 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 11.9 (2025) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.5 (2025) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (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.