Rudy Gay vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.