Robert Horry vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Robert Horry 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

Robert Horry

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Horry: 1992-93 to 2007-08
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Horry 7 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Robert Horry 16 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Robert Horry 16 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Robert Horry 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Horry 7.0 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 4.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 2.1 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.0 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Horry 7,715 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Robert Horry 5,269 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Horry 2,343 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Robert Horry 1,158 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Horry 1,035 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Robert Horry 1,107 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Horry .425 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage Robert Horry .341 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Horry .726 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Horry 12.0 (1996) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 7.5 (1998) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 4.0 (1996) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.6 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 1.5 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Horry 7.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 5.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 2.4 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 0.9 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Horry 1,939 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Robert Horry 1,361 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Robert Horry 575 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Robert Horry 276 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Horry 225 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Robert Horry 244 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Horry .426 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage Robert Horry .359 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Horry .722 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Horry 13.1 (1996) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 8.1 (2002) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 3.6 (1994) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 2.6 (1996) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 1.6 (1996) 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.