Stephon Castle vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Stephon Castle 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephon Castle: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Castle 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Stephon Castle 2 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Stephon Castle 0 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Stephon Castle 0 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Stephon Castle 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Castle 15.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Castle 4.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Castle 4.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephon Castle 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Castle 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Castle 1,561 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Stephon Castle 403 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephon Castle 471 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Stephon Castle 100 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Castle 29 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Castle 101 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Castle .444 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Stephon Castle .289 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Castle .724 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Castle 18.6 (2026) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Castle 5.3 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Castle 7.0 (2026) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Stephon Castle 1.3 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Castle 0.4 (2026) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Castle 0 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephon Castle - Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Castle - 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.