Chuck Cooper vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Chuck Cooper, 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.

Chuck Cooper played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Myles Turner, who played 9. Chuck Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, 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
Chuck Cooper 6 5 1950-51 to 1955-56
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1950-512015-16
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Chuck Cooper 66 - 9.3 - - 8.5 2.6 - - - 3.3 3.1 9.1 .344 - - - 3.0 4.0 .753
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 %
Chuck Cooper 2 - 5.0 - - 6.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 2.0 6.0 .333 - - - 1.0 2.5 .400
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

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1951-522016-17
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Chuck Cooper 66 29.9 8.2 - - 7.6 2.0 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.3 .361 - - - 2.3 3.0 .741
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 %
Chuck Cooper 3 42.7 11.0 - - 5.3 1.3 - - - 5.7 2.7 8.3 .320 - - - 5.7 6.3 .895
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

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1952-532017-18
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Chuck Cooper 70 28.5 6.5 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 3.7 2.2 6.7 .337 - - - 2.1 2.7 .758
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 %
Chuck Cooper 6 32.5 10.0 - - 6.5 2.3 - - - 4.5 3.2 8.0 .396 - - - 3.7 4.5 .815
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

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1953-542018-19
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Chuck Cooper 70 15.7 3.3 - - 4.3 1.1 - - - 2.1 1.1 3.7 .299 - - - 1.1 1.7 .672
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 %
Chuck Cooper 6 18.0 4.0 - - 5.2 0.7 - - - 3.5 1.3 2.7 .500 - - - 1.3 1.8 .727
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

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1954-552019-20
Team Milwaukee HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Chuck Cooper 70 25.0 8.2 - - 5.5 2.2 - - - 3.0 2.8 8.1 .339 - - - 2.7 3.6 .751
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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
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

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season 1955-562020-21
Team St. Louis Hawks, Fort Wayne PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Chuck Cooper 67 17.1 4.5 - - 3.6 1.3 - - - 2.1 1.5 4.6 .328 - - - 1.5 2.0 .752
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 %
Chuck Cooper 9 6.6 1.3 - - 1.9 0.2 - - - 0.6 0.6 2.9 .192 - - - 0.2 0.3 .667
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season -2021-22
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Chuck Cooper Myles Turner
Season -2022-23
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Chuck Cooper 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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner 8 33.3 18.0 1.3 5.3 6.5 2.6 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.5 6.5 14.0 .464 2.5 6.1 .408 2.5 3.8 .667