Joe Dumars vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Mel Thurston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Mel Thurston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.