Jusuf Nurkic vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.