Myles Turner vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Myles Turner played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 8. Myles Turner had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Myles Turner 11 7 2015-16 to 2025-26
Trae Young 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+21+8.1+8.8+0.3+1.5+1.8+7.4+0.5+1.2-2.7-0.9+2.1+6.7+.080+1.8+5.8+.110+2.7+3.1+.102
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+21+3.9+15.1+1.2+1.9+3.0+8.0+0.2+2.0-3.5-1.5+3.6+10.1+.074+2.9+8.1+.013+5.0+5.6+.051
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+2+5.5+12.6+0.8+1.7+2.5+8.1+0.2+1.6-2.6-1.1+3.0+7.9+.041+1.3+3.9+.014+5.2+5.5+.109
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+9+9.7+16.4+0.5+1.9+2.3+8.9+1.0+0.6-2.4-1.4+4.7+14.7+.193+1.9+7.1+.149+5.2+5.7+.077
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
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
difference:+2+6.3+15.1+0.7+2.7+3.5+8.1+0.1+2.6-2.6-0.9+4.3+9.8+.027+2.1+5.4+.006+4.6+4.6+.168
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+5.7+5.6+1.3+1.3+4.5+0.6+1.8-5.4-0.9+0.9+5.0+.081+0.6+4.1+.030+3.2+3.3+.173
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
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
difference:+11+5.3+14.1+0.6+3.0+3.6+9.0+0.4+2.0-2.7-1.3+3.9+9.5+.028+0.7+2.3+.009+5.8+6.1+.135
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+1.8+13.4+2.0+5.2+7.1+9.4+1.2+3.3-1.7-1.5+3.7+13.8+.165+1.5+5.5+.096+4.4+3.2+.422
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+7+5.0+13.1+0.9+2.9+3.7+9.8+0.4+3.2-3.0-1.5+3.6+9.5+.047+1.7+4.3+.038+4.0+4.5+.073
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Myles Turner nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+34+6.6+11.3+1.0+2.9+4.0+10.6+0.5+2.6-3.4-0.9+2.6+8.7+.098+1.4+4.0+.007+4.6+4.9+.123
Trae Young 76 36.0 24.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 11.6 1.2 0.2 4.7 1.9 7.4 18.1 .411 2.9 8.4 .340 6.5 7.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Myles Turner nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Myles Turner Trae Young
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+58+3.6+2.8+1.4+3.8+5.2+8.1+0.4+2.3-0.6-1.5+0.5+4.7+.184+0.2+2.5+.181+4.0+4.5+.050
Trae Young 4 33.0 20.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 9.5 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.0 6.0 16.5 .364 1.3 6.5 .192 7.5 9.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Myles Turner nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Myles Turner played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2026—Myles Turner played in two Playoffs.

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