Joe Fulks vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Joe Fulks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Joe Fulks played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Myles Turner, who played 9. Joe Fulks had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, while Myles Turner had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Joe Fulks 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1946-472015-16
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 60 - 23.2 - - - 0.4 - - - 3.3 7.9 26.0 .305 - - - 7.3 10.0 .730
Myles Turner 60 22.8 10.3 1.1 4.4 5.5 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.6 4.4 8.8 .498 0.1 0.2 .214 1.5 2.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 10 - 22.2 - - - 0.3 - - - 3.2 7.4 25.7 .288 - - - 7.4 9.4 .787
Myles Turner 7 28.1 10.3 2.3 4.1 6.4 0.4 0.3 3.3 1.7 3.4 4.7 10.1 .465 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.3 .667

Season 2

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1947-482016-17
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 43 - 22.1 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.8 7.6 29.3 .259 - - - 6.9 9.1 .762
Myles Turner 81 31.4 14.5 1.7 5.6 7.3 1.3 0.9 2.1 1.3 3.2 5.5 10.7 .511 0.5 1.4 .348 3.0 3.7 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 13 - 21.7 - - - 0.2 - - - 4.2 7.1 29.2 .242 - - - 7.5 9.3 .810
Myles Turner 4 33.3 10.8 1.5 5.3 6.8 0.8 1.8 1.3 1.5 3.8 4.8 11.0 .432 0.0 1.5 .000 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 3

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1948-492017-18
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 60 - 26.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 4.4 8.8 28.2 .313 - - - 8.4 10.6 .787
Myles Turner 65 28.2 12.7 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.3 0.6 1.8 1.5 2.9 4.7 9.8 .479 0.9 2.4 .357 2.5 3.2 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Myles Turner 7 28.0 12.4 0.9 4.3 5.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.6 3.6 4.7 7.7 .611 0.9 1.9 .462 2.1 2.7 .789

Season 4

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 68 - 14.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 3.5 4.9 17.8 .278 - - - 4.3 6.2 .696
Myles Turner 74 28.6 13.3 1.4 5.8 7.2 1.6 0.8 2.7 1.4 2.6 5.1 10.5 .487 1.0 2.6 .388 2.0 2.7 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 2 - 7.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 5.0 2.5 13.0 .192 - - - 2.5 5.0 .500
Myles Turner 4 31.5 9.8 1.0 5.3 6.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 0.8 3.5 3.5 8.8 .400 0.8 3.5 .214 2.0 3.3 .615

Season 5

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 66 - 18.7 - - 7.9 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.5 20.6 .316 - - - 5.7 6.7 .855
Myles Turner 62 29.5 12.1 1.4 5.2 6.6 1.2 0.7 2.1 1.4 2.7 4.3 9.5 .457 1.4 4.0 .344 2.0 2.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 2 - 26.0 - - 8.0 0.5 - - - 4.5 8.0 24.5 .327 - - - 10.0 13.5 .741
Myles Turner 4 36.5 15.8 2.8 8.0 10.8 0.8 0.5 4.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 11.0 .568 1.5 3.5 .429 1.8 4.0 .438

Season 6

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Joe Fulks 61 31.2 15.1 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 4.2 5.5 17.7 .312 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Myles Turner 47 31.0 12.6 1.3 5.2 6.5 1.0 0.9 3.4 1.4 3.5 4.4 9.2 .477 1.5 4.4 .335 2.4 3.0 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks 3 23.3 5.7 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 1.7 11.0 .152 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Joe Fulks 70 29.8 11.9 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 4.6 4.7 13.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.3 .727
Myles Turner 42 29.4 12.9 1.5 5.5 7.1 1.0 0.7 2.8 1.3 2.8 4.8 9.4 .509 1.5 4.4 .333 1.9 2.5 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Joe Fulks 61 8.2 2.5 - - 1.7 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 3.8 .266 - - - 0.5 0.8 .571
Myles Turner 62 29.4 18.0 1.4 6.1 7.5 1.4 0.6 2.3 1.7 3.5 6.5 11.8 .548 1.5 4.0 .373 3.5 4.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Fulks Myles Turner
Season -2023-24
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner 77 27.0 17.1 1.5 5.5 6.9 1.3 0.5 1.9 1.4 3.0 6.2 11.8 .524 1.5 4.2 .358 3.2 4.1 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner 11 32.4 17.6 1.6 4.9 6.5 2.4 0.6 1.5 1.3 2.5 6.4 12.9 .493 2.6 5.8 .453 2.3 3.3 .694