Alex English vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Alex English 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

Alex English

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Mel Thurston 0

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Alex English 293 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Alex English 47 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Alex English 68 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Notes: * 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.