Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Artis Gilmore and Elston Turner

This is the detail of NBA games in which Artis Gilmore and Elston Turner played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Artis Gilmore has a 16-11 winning record over Elston Turner, but Elston Turner won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Artis Gilmore:
1976-77 to 1987-88
Elston Turner:
1981-82 to 1988-89
27 Games played
22 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Artis Gilmore
16
14
2
Elston Turner
11
8
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 16.6 10.2 1.6 0.51.7
Elston Turner 5.3 3.1 1.70.70.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 33 19 5 26
Elston Turner 12 8 6 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Artis Gilmore 27

games
26

games
8

games
7

games
20

games
Elston Turner 0

games
1

game
12

games
12

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
7

games
8

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1982
1. Bulls 97   Artis Gilmore 14 9 0 0 0 3 4 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 113   Elston Turner 10 4 1 1 0 1 4 22 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1982
2. Bulls 102   Artis Gilmore 13 7 1 0 2 2 3 42 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 92   Elston Turner 10 3 2 1 0 3 2 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1982
3. Spurs 107   Artis Gilmore 18 11 0 0 1 3 5 45 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mavericks 106   Elston Turner 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 07, 1982
4. Spurs 106   Artis Gilmore 19 13 2 1 3 3 4 29 9-11 .818 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 92   Elston Turner 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1983
5. Spurs 111   Artis Gilmore 12 12 1 1 4 3 2 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mavericks 122   Elston Turner 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 05 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1983
6. Spurs 132   Artis Gilmore 24 11 2 0 0 11 5 31 8-8 1.000 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mavericks 120   Elston Turner 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 14 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1983
7. Spurs 123   Artis Gilmore 10 10 0 1 5 1 4 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 101   Elston Turner 9 3 1 0 0 1 3 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 11, 1983
8. Spurs 105   Artis Gilmore 23 15 0 0 1 3 3 34 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mavericks 112   Elston Turner 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 22, 1983
9. Spurs 117   Artis Gilmore 18 9 0 0 1 2 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 118   Elston Turner 0 5 2 0 0 0 3 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1984
10. Spurs 126   Artis Gilmore 17 8 3 1 0 4 4 27 6-8 .750 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Nuggets 118   Elston Turner 10 3 1 1 0 2 5 27 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1984
11. Spurs 126   Artis Gilmore 23 7 5 2 0 2 2 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 105   Elston Turner 7 3 6 0 0 1 1 24 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 26, 1984
12. Spurs 119   Artis Gilmore 11 17 0 1 2 2 3 32 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-12 .250
Nuggets 130   Elston Turner 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 15, 1985
13. Spurs 119   Artis Gilmore 18 10 3 0 6 2 4 40 7-9 .778 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nuggets 129   Elston Turner 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 17, 1985
14. Spurs 124   Artis Gilmore 14 7 4 0 2 1 3 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 119   Elston Turner 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 05, 1985
15. Spurs 109   Artis Gilmore 13 7 0 0 1 6 5 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 118   Elston Turner 8 4 0 5 0 3 3 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
16. Spurs 111   Artis Gilmore 12 3 2 1 1 4 3 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 141   Elston Turner 9 8 1 1 0 0 4 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 20, 1985
17. Spurs 113   Artis Gilmore 17 12 3 0 2 7 4 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nuggets 111   Elston Turner 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 25 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1985
18. Spurs 112   Artis Gilmore 23 14 1 0 2 4 3 39 8-11 .727 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Nuggets 115   Elston Turner 4 6 3 1 0 2 2 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 1985
19. Spurs 116   Artis Gilmore 18 13 0 1 1 5 3 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Nuggets 111   Elston Turner 12 4 3 2 0 2 3 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 28, 1985
20. Spurs 99   Artis Gilmore 19 8 1 0 1 3 5 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Nuggets 126   Elston Turner 8 5 3 1 1 0 4 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1985
21. Spurs 128   Artis Gilmore 7 6 0 0 1 4 5 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 118   Elston Turner 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1985
22. Spurs 116   Artis Gilmore 33 17 4 0 5 6 4 39 14-17 .824 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nuggets 112   Elston Turner 8 5 4 1 0 2 2 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 24, 1986
23. Spurs 113   Artis Gilmore 23 19 3 0 2 5 5 38 7-10 .700 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Nuggets 98   Elston Turner 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 18 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1986
24. Spurs 95   Artis Gilmore 23 16 5 0 0 1 5 39 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-14 .357
Nuggets 100   Elston Turner 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 19 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1986
25. Spurs 106   Artis Gilmore 12 7 2 2 1 3 2 30 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 97   Elston Turner 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1988
26. Celtics 137   Artis Gilmore 9 6 0 1 2 1 2 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 107   Elston Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1988
27. Celtics 126   Artis Gilmore 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Bulls 119   Elston Turner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -