Tyler Herro vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Tyler Herro 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

Tyler Herro

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Herro: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Herro 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Herro 5 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Tyler Herro 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Tyler Herro 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 18.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 4.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 3.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 5,147 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 1,403 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tyler Herro 1,036 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Tyler Herro 194 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 53 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Herro 284 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .440 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .385 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .872 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 20.8 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.4 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 4.5 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.8 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.3 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 14.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 4.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 3.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 657 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 198 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tyler Herro 155 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Tyler Herro 20 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Herro 46 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .413 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .330 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .898 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 16.8 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.1 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 5.4 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.6 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 1.0 (2023) 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.