Walt Frazier vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

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

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Mel Thurston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Mel Thurston -

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.