Rajon Rondo vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Rajon Rondo 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

Rajon Rondo

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rajon Rondo 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Rajon Rondo 16 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Rajon Rondo 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Rajon Rondo 4 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rajon Rondo 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 4 Mel Thurston 0

Assists Leader Rajon Rondo 3 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Rajon Rondo 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 7.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 9,337 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 4,349 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 7,584 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 1,518 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 125 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rajon Rondo 957 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .456 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .324 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .611 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 8.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 1,669 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 744 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 1,136 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 228 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 24 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rajon Rondo 134 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .440 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .330 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .649 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017) 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.