Alex English vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Alex English, 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:
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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.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Myles Turner, who played 10. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 achievements, 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Myles Turner 10 7 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1976-772015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+12.0+5.1+2.7+2.7+0.3+0.1+1.1-1.3+2.2+4.2+.021+0.7+1.0+.040
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
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

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1977-782016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+1+12.5+4.9+0.1+2.5+2.5+0.3+0.4+1.4-0.4-1.0+1.3+3.0+.031+1.7+2.0+.082
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
difference:+5+10.2+2.6+0.3+2.4+2.1+0.6+1.1+0.5-0.2-1.6+0.5+2.3+.183+1.5+1.6+.156
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

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1978-792017-18
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+16+5.1+3.3+1.7+1.7+2.0+0.3+0.8-0.9-0.3+2.3+3.8+.032+0.4+0.4+.025
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
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

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+4+2.2+3.6+2.0+1.5+0.6+1.3+0.1+1.9-1.3+2.0+3.8+.010+1.0+2.5+.055+0.7+0.7+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
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

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+19+8.7+11.7+2.0+0.6+1.4+2.4+0.6+0.9-1.6-0.4+5.2+9.7+.037+1.4+3.9+.256+2.8+3.0+.099
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
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

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
difference:+35+5.8+12.8+1.3+1.0+0.3+4.3+0.2+1.9-1.8-0.3+6.0+9.7+.074+1.5+4.3+.335+2.1+2.4+.058
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
difference:+40+7.0+15.5+1.7+1.4+0.2+3.8+0.7+1.3-1.9-0.1+6.9+13.2+.007+1.5+4.3+.166+3.1+3.5+.077
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
difference:+20+5.6+8.4+1.2+3.1+1.8+3.6+0.4+1.1-1.0-0.4+4.6+9.1+.019+1.5+3.9+.230+0.8+0.7+.041
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
difference:+4+9.1+10.8+1.0+2.4+1.2+2.9+0.7+1.3-1.7-0.2+5.4+10.6+.006+1.5+4.1+.158+1.5+1.6+.056
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890
difference:+3+5.9+13.2+1.1+1.1+2.4+0.7+1.1-0.2-0.3+5.4+9.6+.019+2.3+5.0+.453+4.7+4.9+.130
Myles Turner 17 32.4 17.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 2.1 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.6 6.2 12.1 .517 2.3 5.1 .453 2.2 2.9 .760

Season 10

Alex English Myles Turner
Season 1985-862024-25
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
difference:+9+7.1+14.2+1.1+2.7+1.5+2.5+0.1+1.6-1.4-0.4+6.3+12.0+.023+2.2+5.4+.196+3.7+4.0+.089
Myles Turner 72 30.2 15.6 1.3 5.3 6.5 1.5 0.8 2.0 1.7 2.5 5.4 11.3 .481 2.2 5.5 .396 2.6 3.3 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859
difference:+13+10.1+13.5+0.6+1.9+1.3+3.8+0.1+1.6-1.1-0.1+6.0+13.4+.021+1.3+3.8+.344+2.9+2.9+.088
Myles Turner 23 29.3 13.8 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.4 0.5 2.0 1.7 3.0 4.6 9.5 .484 1.3 3.9 .344 3.2 4.2 .771

Additional Years

* Alex English played 5 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 15, from 1987 to 1991—Alex English played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Myles Turner, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game