Ron Harper vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.