Grant Hill vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Grant Hill 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

Grant Hill

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Hill 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Grant Hill 18 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Grant Hill 8 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Grant Hill 7 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Hill 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Hill 5 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Grant Hill 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 16.7 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 4.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 17,137 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 6,169 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Grant Hill 4,252 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Grant Hill 1,248 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 576 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 1,026 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .483 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .314 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .769 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 25.8 (2000) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 9.8 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1997) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.8 (1997) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 (1995) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 13.4 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 3.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 523 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 238 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Grant Hill 140 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Grant Hill 35 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 19 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 39 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .469 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .238 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .781 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 23.6 (1997) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.4 (1999) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 2.0 (1999) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 1.0 (1997) 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.