Stephon Marbury vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

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

Stephon Marbury

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 19.3 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) 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.