Myles Turner vs. Yuta Watanabe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yuta Watanabe 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / 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.

Myles Turner played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Yuta Watanabe, who played 6. Myles Turner had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Yuta Watanabe 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 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
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24
Yuta Watanabe 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 15 11.6 2.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 3.4 .294 0.1 1.1 .125 0.5 0.7 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 18 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.9 .441 0.2 0.4 .375 0.2 0.4 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Indiana PacersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 50 14.5 4.4 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.6 .439 0.7 1.8 .400 0.5 0.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Indiana PacersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 38 11.7 4.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.6 .406 0.7 2.1 .342 0.6 1.1 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Yuta Watanabe 4 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 58 16.0 5.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 4.0 .491 1.0 2.3 .444 0.6 0.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Yuta Watanabe 1 5.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 6

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe 34 13.6 3.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 2.5 .294 0.3 0.5 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Myles Turner Yuta Watanabe
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 %
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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner 11 32.4 17.6 1.6 4.9 6.5 2.4 0.6 1.5 1.3 2.5 6.4 12.9 .493 2.6 5.8 .453 2.3 3.3 .694
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------