Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,520 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,400 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,527 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 510 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 110 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 842 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .363 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .817 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.