C.J. McCollum vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.