Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.