Ben Simmons vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Ben Simmons 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

Ben Simmons

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) 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.