Chris Paul vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Chris Paul, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Chris Paul played 21 years in the NBA, 10 more than Myles Turner, who played 11. Chris Paul had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Chris Paul 21 15 2005-06 to 2025-26
Myles Turner 11 7 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2005-062015-16
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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%
Chris Paul 78 36.0 16.1 0.8 4.3 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.2 12.1 .430 0.6 2.3 .282 5.1 6.0 .847
difference:+18+13.2+5.8+0.3+0.1+0.4+7.1+1.8+1.3-1.2-0.2+0.8+3.3+.068+0.5+2.1+.068+3.6+4.0+.120
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%
Chris Paul 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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2006-072016-17
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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%
Chris Paul 64 36.8 17.3 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.8 0.0 2.5 2.4 6.0 13.6 .437 0.8 2.2 .350 4.6 5.6 .818
difference:+17+5.4+2.8+0.9+2.1+2.9+7.6+0.9+2.1-1.2-0.8+0.5+2.9+.074+0.3+0.8+.002+1.6+1.9+.009
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%
Chris Paul DNP------ --- ----------
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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2007-082017-18
Team New Orleans HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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%
Chris Paul 80 37.6 21.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 11.6 2.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 7.9 16.1 .488 1.2 3.1 .369 4.2 4.9 .851
difference:+15+9.4+8.4+0.6+1.8+2.4+10.3+2.1+1.7-1.0-0.6+3.2+6.3+.009+0.3+0.7+.012+1.7+1.7+.074
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%
Chris Paul 12 40.5 24.1 1.3 3.6 4.9 11.3 2.3 0.2 1.8 3.6 9.3 18.4 .502 0.4 1.8 .238 5.2 6.6 .785
difference:+5+12.5+11.7+0.4+0.7+0.2+10.7+2.0+0.4-0.2+4.6+10.7+.109+0.5+0.1+.224+3.1+3.9+.004
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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2008-092018-19
Team New Orleans HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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%
Chris Paul 78 38.5 22.8 0.9 4.7 5.5 11.0 2.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 8.1 16.1 .503 0.8 2.3 .364 5.8 6.7 .868
difference:+4+9.9+9.5+0.5+1.1+1.7+9.4+2.0+2.6-1.6-0.1+3.0+5.6+.016+0.2+0.3+.024+3.8+4.0+.132
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%
Chris Paul 5 40.2 16.6 0.8 3.6 4.4 10.4 1.6 0.0 4.8 1.6 6.0 14.6 .411 1.0 3.2 .313 3.6 4.2 .857
difference:+1+8.7+6.8+0.2+1.7+1.9+8.9+1.6+1.8-4.0-1.9+2.5+5.8+.011+0.2+0.3+.099+1.6+0.9+.242
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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2009-102019-20
Team New Orleans HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Chris Paul 45 38.0 18.7 0.4 3.8 4.2 10.7 2.1 0.2 2.5 2.6 7.0 14.2 .493 1.2 2.8 .409 3.6 4.2 .847
difference:+17+8.5+6.6+1.0+1.4+2.4+9.5+1.4+1.9-1.1-0.1+2.7+4.7+.036+0.2+1.2+.065+1.6+1.5+.096
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%
Chris Paul 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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2010-112020-21
Team New Orleans HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets 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%
Chris Paul 80 36.0 15.9 0.5 3.6 4.1 9.8 2.4 0.1 2.2 2.5 5.4 11.6 .463 0.9 2.3 .388 4.2 4.8 .878
difference:+33+5.0+3.3+0.8+1.6+2.4+8.8+1.5+3.3-0.8-1.0+1.0+2.4+.014+0.6+2.1+.053+1.8+1.8+.096
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%
Chris Paul 6 41.7 22.0 0.5 6.2 6.7 11.5 1.8 0.0 3.7 1.8 7.0 12.8 .545 1.5 3.2 .474 6.5 8.2 .796
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers 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%
Chris Paul 60 36.4 19.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 9.1 2.5 0.1 2.1 2.3 7.1 14.8 .478 1.3 3.6 .371 4.3 5.0 .861
difference:+18+7.0+6.9+0.8+2.6+3.5+8.1+1.8+2.7-0.8-0.5+2.3+5.4+.031+0.2+0.8+.038+2.4+2.5+.109
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%
Chris Paul 11 38.5 17.6 0.5 4.5 5.1 7.9 2.7 0.1 3.9 2.7 6.4 14.9 .427 1.2 3.5 .333 3.7 4.3 .872
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Clippers 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%
Chris Paul 70 33.4 16.9 0.8 3.0 3.7 9.7 2.4 0.1 2.3 2.0 5.9 12.2 .481 1.1 3.3 .328 4.1 4.6 .885
difference:+8+4.0+1.1+0.6+3.1+3.8+8.3+1.8+2.2-0.6-1.5+0.6+0.4+.067+0.4+0.7+.045+0.6+0.1+.102
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%
Chris Paul 6 37.3 22.8 0.5 3.5 4.0 6.3 1.8 0.0 1.5 2.8 8.2 15.3 .533 1.0 3.2 .316 5.5 6.2 .892
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Paul 62 35.0 19.1 0.6 3.7 4.3 10.7 2.5 0.1 2.3 2.5 6.5 14.0 .467 1.3 3.4 .368 4.8 5.6 .855
difference:+15+8.0+2.0+0.9+1.8+2.6+9.4+2.0+1.8-0.9-0.5+0.3+2.2+.057+0.2+0.8+.010+1.6+1.5+.082
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%
Chris Paul 13 36.3 19.8 0.9 3.3 4.2 10.3 2.8 0.0 3.0 3.8 7.1 15.2 .467 2.5 5.4 .457 3.2 4.1 .774
difference:+4+3.9+2.8+0.6+1.8+2.4+8.2+2.3+1.5-1.1-1.2+0.9+3.1+.050+0.2+0.3+.004+1.0+1.2+.014
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

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers 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%
Chris Paul 82 34.8 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.6 10.2 1.9 0.2 2.3 2.5 6.9 14.3 .485 1.7 4.3 .398 3.5 3.9 .900
difference:+10+4.6+3.5+0.7+1.3+1.9+8.7+1.1+1.8-0.6+1.5+3.0+.004+0.5+1.2+.002+0.9+0.6+.127
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%
Chris Paul 12 37.1 22.1 0.6 3.8 4.4 8.8 1.8 0.3 2.2 3.1 7.9 15.8 .503 2.3 5.4 .415 4.0 4.3 .941
difference:+11+7.8+8.3+0.6+0.2+0.4+7.4+1.3+1.7-0.5-0.1+3.3+6.3+.019+1.0+1.5+.071+0.8+0.1+.170
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

Season 11

Chris Paul Myles Turner
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Los Angeles ClippersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Paul 74 32.7 19.5 0.5 3.7 4.2 10.0 2.1 0.2 2.6 2.5 7.0 15.1 .462 1.6 4.4 .371 4.0 4.4 .896
difference:+60+3.3+7.4+0.7+1.3+2.0+8.1+1.0+1.6-1.2-0.3+2.8+5.5+.022+0.7+1.2+.039+2.6+2.3+.206
Myles Turner 14 29.4 12.1 1.2 5.0 6.2 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.6 .440 2.3 5.6 .410 1.4 2.1 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Paul 4 31.3 23.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 7.3 2.3 0.0 1.0 3.0 9.3 19.0 .487 1.5 5.0 .300 3.8 3.8 1.000
Myles Turner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Chris Paul played 10 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 21, from 2017 to 2026—Chris Paul played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Myles Turner, Chris Paul got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game