Robert Parish vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * 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.