Scottie Pippen vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Scottie Pippen 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

Scottie Pippen

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Pippen 6 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Pippen 17 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Scottie Pippen 16 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Scottie Pippen 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Scottie Pippen 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Scottie Pippen 8 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 10 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Scottie Pippen 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 16.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.2 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 18,940 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 7,494 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 6,135 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 2,307 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 947 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Pippen 1,178 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .473 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .326 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .704 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 17.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 3,642 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 1,583 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 1,048 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 395 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 185 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Scottie Pippen 208 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .444 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .303 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .724 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990) 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.