Ricky Rubio vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Ricky Rubio 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

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 10.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) 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.