Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Thurston and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Mel Thurston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Thurston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Thurston 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Thurston 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Mel Thurston .283

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Mel Thurston -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.