Stephen Curry vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (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.