Ausar Thompson vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Ausar Thompson, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Ausar Thompson played 3 years in the NBA, 8 less than Myles Turner, who played 11. Ausar Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26
Myles Turner 11 7 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ausar Thompson Myles Turner
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana 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%
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
difference:+3+2.3+1.5+0.9+0.1+0.9+1.2+0.7+0.5-0.2-0.2+0.7+1.2+.015+0.2+1.6+.028+0.4+0.1+.130
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%
Ausar Thompson 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
Ausar Thompson Myles Turner
Season 2024-252016-17
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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%
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
difference:+22+8.9+4.4+0.2+2.3+2.2+1.0+0.8+1.4-0.1-0.4+1.3+2.9+.024+0.3+0.6+.124+1.5+1.3+.168
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%
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583
difference:+2+10.8+0.7+0.2+1.5+1.6+0.2+0.6+0.5-0.3-0.4+0.8+4.0+.139+1.2+2.2+4.0+.042
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
Ausar Thompson Myles Turner
Season 2025-262017-18
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Pacers 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%
Ausar Thompson 28 26.5 11.7 2.2 3.8 6.0 2.6 1.5 0.7 1.6 2.7 4.7 9.2 .512 0.2 0.6 .294 2.1 3.8 .557
difference:+37+1.7+1.0+0.8+1.2+0.4+1.3+0.9+1.1-0.1-0.2+0.6+.033+0.7+1.8+.063+0.4+0.6+.220
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%
Ausar Thompson 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

Additional Years

* Myles Turner played 8 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2019 to 2026—Myles Turner played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Myles Turner got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Blocks Leader
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