Rick Barry vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.