Mitch Richmond vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Mitch Richmond 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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Mel Thurston 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) 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.