Walt Bellamy vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.