Dejounte Murray vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Dejounte Murray 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

Dejounte Murray

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dejounte Murray: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dejounte Murray 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Dejounte Murray 7 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Dejounte Murray 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 15.4 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 7,261 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 2,725 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 2,490 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 678 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 127 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Dejounte Murray 472 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .458 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .345 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .787 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 22.5 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 8.3 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 9.2 (2022) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 10.3 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 4.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 3.3 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 217 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 84 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 70 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 31 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Dejounte Murray 21 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .426 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .391 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .767 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 23.0 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 7.2 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 6.8 (2023) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018) 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.