Josh Giddey vs. Mel Thurston Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mel Thurston and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 2 more than Mel Thurston, who played 1. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Mel Thurston had his rookie season in 1947-48. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3
Rookie Season
	Josh Giddey	Mel Thurston
Season	2021-22	1947-48
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Providence Steamrollers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Josh Giddey	54	31.5	12.5	1.8	6.0	7.8	6.4	0.9	0.4	3.2	1.6	5.2	12.4	.419	1.0	3.9	.263	1.0	1.5	.709
Mel Thurston	14	-	5.6	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	-	3.0	2.3	8.1	.283	-	-	-	1.0	2.0	.500
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Josh Giddey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mel Thurston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-