Gilbert Arenas vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.