Peja Stojakovic vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Peja Stojakovic 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

Peja Stojakovic

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Peja Stojakovic: 1998-99 to 2010-11
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Peja Stojakovic 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Peja Stojakovic 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Peja Stojakovic 11 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Peja Stojakovic 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Peja Stojakovic 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Peja Stojakovic 17.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Peja Stojakovic 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Peja Stojakovic 1.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Peja Stojakovic 13,647 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Peja Stojakovic 3,782 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Peja Stojakovic 1,408 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Peja Stojakovic 747 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Peja Stojakovic 106 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Peja Stojakovic 804 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Peja Stojakovic .450 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Peja Stojakovic .401 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Peja Stojakovic .895 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Peja Stojakovic 24.2 (2004) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Peja Stojakovic 6.3 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Peja Stojakovic 2.5 (2002) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Peja Stojakovic 1.3 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.3 (2007) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Peja Stojakovic 14.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Peja Stojakovic 4.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Peja Stojakovic 1.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Peja Stojakovic 1,367 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Peja Stojakovic 463 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Peja Stojakovic 92 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Peja Stojakovic 76 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Peja Stojakovic 17 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Peja Stojakovic 95 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Peja Stojakovic .418 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Peja Stojakovic .376 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Peja Stojakovic .900 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Peja Stojakovic 23.1 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Peja Stojakovic 7.0 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Peja Stojakovic 2.5 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Peja Stojakovic 1.8 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Peja Stojakovic 0.5 (2006) 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.