Enes Kanter vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.