Payton Pritchard vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.