Dennis Rodman vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Dennis Rodman, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Dennis Rodman played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Myles Turner, who played 10. Dennis Rodman had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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.

Rookie Season
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1986-87	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	77	15.0	6.5	2.1	2.2	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.2	2.2	2.8	5.1	.545	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.6	.587
difference:	+17	+7.8	+3.8	+1.0	+2.2	+1.2		+0.1	+0.8	-0.1	-0.4	+1.6	+3.7	+.047	+0.1	+0.2		+0.5	+0.4	+.140
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		%
Dennis Rodman	15	16.3	6.5	2.1	2.6	4.7	0.2	0.4	1.1	1.1	3.2	2.7	4.9	.541	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.1	.563
difference:	+8	+11.8	+3.8	+0.2	+1.5	+1.7	+0.2	+0.1	+2.2	-0.6	-0.2	+2.0	+5.2	+.076		+0.3		+0.3	+0.8	+.104
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 3
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1988-89	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	82	26.9	9.0	4.0	5.4	9.4	1.2	0.7	0.9	1.5	3.6	3.9	6.5	.595	0.1	0.3	.231	1.2	1.9	.626
difference:	+17	+1.3	+3.7	+2.6	+0.4	+3.0	+0.1	+0.1	+0.9		-0.7	+0.8	+3.3	+.116	+0.8	+2.1	+.126	+1.3	+1.3	+.151
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		%
Dennis Rodman	17	24.1	5.8	3.3	6.7	10.0	0.9	0.4	0.7	1.4	3.4	2.2	4.1	.529	0.0	0.2	.000	1.4	2.1	.686
difference:	+10	+3.9	+6.6	+2.4	+2.4	+4.9	+0.3	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.2	+2.5	+3.6	+.082	+0.9	+1.7	+.462	+0.7	+0.6	+.103
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
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1989-90	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	82	29.0	8.8	4.1	5.6	9.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.5	6.0	.581	0.0	0.1	.111	1.7	2.6	.654
difference:	+8	+0.4	+4.5	+2.7	+0.2	+2.5	+0.7	+0.2	+2.0	-0.3	-0.8	+1.6	+4.5	+.094	+1.0	+2.5	+.277	+0.3	+0.1	+.082
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		%
Dennis Rodman	19	29.5	6.6	2.9	5.6	8.5	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.6	3.3	2.8	5.0	.568	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.514
difference:	+15	+2.0	+3.2	+1.9	+0.3	+2.2	+0.6	+0.5	+1.1	-0.8	-0.2	+0.7	+3.8	+.168	+0.8	+3.5		+1.1	+1.5	+.101
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
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1990-91	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	82	33.5	8.2	4.4	8.1	12.5	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.1	3.4	3.4	6.8	.493	0.1	0.4	.200	1.4	2.1	.631
difference:	+20	+4.0	+3.9	+3.0	+2.9	+5.9	+0.2	+0.1	+1.4	-0.3	-0.7	+0.9	+2.7	+.036	+1.3	+3.6	+.144	+0.6	+0.6	+.120
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		%
Dennis Rodman	15	33.0	6.3	4.5	7.3	11.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.9	3.7	2.7	6.1	.451	0.1	0.6	.222	0.7	1.6	.417
difference:	+11	+3.5	+9.5	+1.7	+0.7	+1.0	+0.1	+0.2	+3.3	-1.4	-0.4	+3.6	+4.9	+.117	+1.4	+2.9	+.207	+1.1	+2.4	+.021
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
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1991-92	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	82	40.3	9.8	6.4	12.3	18.7	2.3	0.8	0.9	1.7	3.0	4.2	7.7	.539	0.4	1.2	.317	1.0	1.7	.600
difference:	+35	+9.3	+2.8	+5.1	+7.1	+12.2	+1.3	+0.1	+2.5	-0.3	-0.5	+0.2	+1.5	+.062	+1.1	+3.2	+.018	+1.4	+1.3	+.182
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		%
Dennis Rodman	5	31.2	7.2	3.2	7.0	10.2	1.8	0.8	0.4	1.4	3.4	3.2	5.4	.593	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	1.6	.500
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1992-93	2021-22
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	62	38.9	7.5	5.9	12.3	18.3	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.7	3.2	3.0	6.9	.427	0.2	1.2	.205	1.4	2.6	.534
difference:	+20	+9.5	+5.4	+4.4	+6.8	+11.2	+0.6	+0.1	+2.1	-0.4	-0.4	+1.8	+2.5	+.082	+1.3	+3.2	+.128	+0.5	+0.1	+.218
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
* Neiher Dennis Rodman nor Myles Turner played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1993-94	2022-23
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	79	37.8	4.7	5.7	11.6	17.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.9	2.0	3.7	.534	0.1	0.3	.208	0.7	1.3	.520
difference:	+17	+8.4	+13.3	+4.3	+5.5	+9.8	+0.9	+0.1	+1.9		-0.6	+4.5	+8.1	+.014	+1.4	+3.7	+.165	+2.8	+3.2	+.263
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		%
Dennis Rodman	3	38.0	8.3	8.0	8.0	16.0	0.7	2.0	1.3	2.0	4.7	4.0	8.0	.500	0.0	1.7	.000	0.3	2.0	.167
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1994-95	2023-24
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	49	32.0	7.1	5.6	11.2	16.8	2.0	0.6	0.5	2.0	3.2	2.8	4.9	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.676
difference:	+28	+5.0	+10.0	+4.1	+5.7	+9.9	+0.7	+0.1	+1.4	-0.6	-0.2	+3.4	+6.9	+.047	+1.5	+4.2		+1.7	+1.8	+.097
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		%
Dennis Rodman	14	32.8	8.9	4.9	9.9	14.8	1.3	0.9	0.0	1.8	3.6	3.7	6.9	.542	0.0	0.4	.000	1.4	2.5	.571
difference:	+3	+0.4	+8.1	+3.4	+4.8	+8.2	+0.8	+0.4	+1.5	-0.1	-1.0	+2.5	+5.2	+.025	+2.3	+4.7	+.453	+0.8	+0.4	+.189
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
	Dennis Rodman	Myles Turner
Season	1995-96	2024-25
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	9.3	14.9	2.5	0.6	0.4	2.2	3.1	2.3	4.8	.480	0.0	0.4	.111	0.9	1.7	.528
difference:	+8	+2.4	+10.1	+4.3	+4.0	+8.4	+1.0	+0.2	+1.6	-0.5	-0.6	+3.1	+6.5	+.001	+2.2	+5.1	+.285	+1.7	+1.6	+.245
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Rodman	18	34.4	7.5	5.4	8.3	13.7	2.1	0.8	0.4	2.3	4.2	2.8	5.7	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.3	.593
difference:	+5	+5.1	+6.3	+4.2	+4.7	+8.9	+0.7	+0.3	+1.6	-0.6	-1.2	+1.8	+3.8	+.001	+1.3	+3.9		+1.3	+0.9	+.178
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
* Dennis Rodman played 4 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 1997 to 2000—Dennis Rodman played in two Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 4 extra years over Myles Turner, Dennis Rodman got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Rebounds Leader