Taurean Prince vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Taurean Prince 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

Taurean Prince

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Taurean Prince: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Taurean Prince 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Taurean Prince 8 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Taurean Prince 4 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Cups Won Taurean Prince 1 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Star Games Taurean Prince 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 10.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 3.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.7 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Taurean Prince 5,089 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Taurean Prince 1,804 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Taurean Prince 850 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Taurean Prince 399 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Taurean Prince 209 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Taurean Prince 502 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taurean Prince .424 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Taurean Prince .376 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taurean Prince .811 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 14.1 (2018) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 6.0 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 2.6 (2018) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 1.0 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.6 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 8.2 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 2.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Taurean Prince 173 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Taurean Prince 59 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Taurean Prince 21 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Taurean Prince 8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Taurean Prince 5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Taurean Prince 21 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taurean Prince .447 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Taurean Prince .318 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taurean Prince .897 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taurean Prince 11.2 (2017) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Taurean Prince 5.3 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Taurean Prince 1.3 (2017) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Taurean Prince 0.6 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Taurean Prince 0.4 (2024) 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.