Moses Malone vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Moses Malone, 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Moses Malone played 19 years in the NBA, 8 more than Myles Turner, who played 11. Moses Malone 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
Moses Malone	19	12	1976-77 to 1994-95
Myles Turner	11	7	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1976-77	2015-16
Team	Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Moses Malone	82	30.6	13.2	5.3	7.7	13.1	1.1	0.8	2.2	-	3.4	4.7	9.9	.480	-	-	-	3.7	5.4	.693
difference:	+22	+7.8	+2.9	+4.2	+3.3	+7.6	+0.4	+0.4	+0.8		-0.8	+0.3	+1.1	+.018				+2.2	+3.4	+.034
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		%
Moses Malone	12	43.2	18.8	7.0	9.9	16.9	0.6	1.1	1.8	-	3.5	6.8	13.5	.500	-	-	-	5.3	7.6	.692
difference:	+5	+15.1	+8.5	+4.7	+5.8	+10.5	+0.2	+0.8	+1.5		-0.1	+2.1	+3.4	+.035				+4.4	+6.3	+.025
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1977-78	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Moses Malone	59	35.7	19.4	6.4	8.6	15.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	3.7	3.0	7.0	14.0	.499	-	-	-	5.4	7.5	.718
difference:	+22	+4.3	+4.9	+4.7	+3.0	+7.7	+0.8	+0.1	+0.8	-2.4	-0.2	+1.5	+3.3	+.012				+2.4	+3.8	+.091
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		%
Moses Malone	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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1978-79	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Moses Malone	82	41.3	24.8	7.2	10.5	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	4.0	2.7	8.7	16.2	.540	-	-	-	7.3	9.9	.739
difference:	+17	+13.1	+12.1	+5.8	+5.5	+11.2	+0.5	+0.4	+0.3	-2.5	-0.2	+4.0	+6.4	+.061				+4.8	+6.7	+.038
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		%
Moses Malone	2	39.0	24.5	12.5	8.0	20.5	1.0	0.5	4.0	4.0	2.5	9.0	20.5	.439	-	-	-	6.5	9.0	.722
difference:	+5	+11.0	+12.1	+11.6	+3.7	+15.4	+0.4	+0.2	+3.4	-2.4	-1.1	+4.3	+12.8	+.172				+4.4	+6.3	+.067
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1979-80	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Moses Malone	82	38.3	25.8	7.0	7.5	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	3.7	2.6	9.5	18.9	.502	0.0	0.1	.000	6.9	9.5	.719
difference:	+8	+9.7	+12.5	+5.6	+1.7	+7.3	+0.2	+0.2	+1.4	-2.3		+4.4	+8.4	+.015	+1.0	+2.5	+.388	+4.9	+6.8	+.017
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		%
Moses Malone	7	39.3	25.9	6.0	7.9	13.9	1.0	0.6	2.3	3.1	2.6	10.6	19.7	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	4.7	6.1	.767
difference:	+3	+7.8	+16.1	+5.0	+2.6	+7.6	+0.5	+0.6	+0.5	-2.3	-0.9	+7.1	+10.9	+.136	+0.8	+3.4	+.214	+2.7	+2.8	+.152
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1980-81	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost NBA 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		%
Moses Malone	80	40.6	27.8	5.9	8.8	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	3.9	2.8	10.1	19.3	.522	0.0	0.0	-	7.6	10.1	.757
difference:	+18	+11.1	+15.7	+4.5	+3.6	+8.2	+0.6	+0.3	+0.2	-2.5	-0.1	+5.8	+9.8	+.065	+1.4	+4.0		+5.6	+7.4	+.006
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		%
Moses Malone	21	45.5	26.8	6.0	8.6	14.5	1.7	0.6	1.6	2.8	2.6	9.9	20.6	.479	0.0	0.1	.000	7.0	9.9	.712
difference:	+17	+9.0	+11.0	+3.2	+0.6	+3.7	+0.9	+0.1	+2.4	-0.5	-0.7	+3.6	+9.6	+.089	+1.5	+3.4	+.429	+5.2	+5.9	+.274
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1981-82	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Moses Malone	81	42.0	31.1	6.9	7.8	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	3.6	2.6	11.7	22.5	.519	0.0	0.1	.000	7.8	10.2	.762
difference:	+34	+11.0	+18.5	+5.6	+2.6	+8.2	+0.8		+1.9	-2.2	-0.9	+7.3	+13.3	+.042	+1.5	+4.3	+.335	+5.4	+7.2	+.020
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		%
Moses Malone	3	45.3	24.0	9.3	7.7	17.0	3.3	0.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	9.7	22.3	.433	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	5.0	.933
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1982-83	2021-22
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Moses Malone	78	37.5	24.5	5.7	9.6	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	3.4	2.6	8.4	16.7	.501	0.0	0.0	-	7.7	10.1	.761
difference:	+36	+8.1	+11.6	+4.2	+4.1	+8.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.8	-2.1	-0.2	+3.6	+7.3	+.008	+1.5	+4.4		+5.8	+7.6	+.009
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		%
Moses Malone	13	40.3	26.0	5.4	10.5	15.8	1.5	1.5	1.9	3.1	3.1	9.7	18.1	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	6.6	9.2	.717
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1983-84	2022-23
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East 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		%
Moses Malone	71	36.8	22.7	5.0	8.4	13.4	1.4	1.0	1.5	3.5	2.6	7.5	15.5	.483	0.0	0.1	.000	7.7	10.2	.750
difference:	+9	+7.4	+4.7	+3.6	+2.3	+5.9		+0.4	+0.8	-1.8	-0.9	+1.0	+3.7	+.065	+1.5	+3.9	+.373	+4.2	+5.7	+.033
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		%
Moses Malone	5	42.4	21.4	4.0	9.8	13.8	1.4	0.6	2.2	4.2	3.0	7.6	16.6	.458	0.0	0.0	-	6.2	6.4	.969
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1984-85	2023-24
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East 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		%
Moses Malone	79	37.4	24.6	4.9	8.2	13.1	1.6	0.8	1.6	3.6	2.7	7.6	16.3	.469	0.0	0.0	-	9.3	11.4	.815
difference:	+2	+10.4	+7.5	+3.4	+2.7	+6.2	+0.3	+0.3	+0.3	-2.2	-0.3	+1.4	+4.5	+.055	+1.5	+4.2		+6.1	+7.3	+.042
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		%
Moses Malone	13	38.8	20.2	2.8	7.8	10.6	1.8	1.3	1.7	1.8	3.0	6.9	16.3	.425	0.0	0.1	.000	6.3	7.9	.796
difference:	+4	+6.4	+3.2	+1.3	+2.7	+4.0	+0.3	+0.8	+0.2	-0.1	-0.4	+0.7	+4.2	+.092	+2.3	+5.0	+.453	+4.1	+5.0	+.036
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1985-86	2024-25
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Moses Malone	74	36.6	23.8	4.6	7.2	11.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	3.5	2.6	7.7	16.8	.458	0.0	0.0	-	8.3	10.6	.787
difference:	+2	+6.4	+8.2	+3.3	+1.9	+5.3	+0.3	+0.1	+1.0	-1.8	-0.1	+2.3	+5.5	+.023	+2.2	+5.5		+5.7	+7.3	+.014
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		%
Moses Malone	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Moses Malone	Myles Turner
Season	1986-87	2025-26
Team	Washington Bullets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Moses Malone	73	34.1	24.1	4.7	6.6	11.3	1.6	0.8	1.3	2.8	1.9	8.2	18.0	.454	0.0	0.2	.000	7.8	9.5	.824
difference:	+69	+4.3	+15.8	+3.7	+0.8	+4.5	+1.4	+0.3	+1.2	-1.0	-0.9	+5.2	+8.5	+.138	+1.3	+5.3	+.227	+6.8	+8.0	+.157
Myles Turner	4	29.8	8.3	1.0	5.8	6.8	3.0	0.5	2.5	1.8	2.8	3.0	9.5	.316	1.3	5.5	.227	1.0	1.5	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Moses Malone	3	38.0	20.7	5.0	7.7	12.7	1.7	0.0	1.0	2.7	1.7	7.0	15.7	.447	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	7.0	.952
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Moses Malone played 8 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 19, from 1988 to 1995—Moses Malone played in 3 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Myles Turner, Moses Malone got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-Star Game

Moses Malone vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years