Allan Houston vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston has better scoring stats than Myles Turner in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 3.3 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (17.3 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 5,200 points more (14,551 vs. 9,351).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
+3.3
12
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
+5,200
12
Myles Turner 9,351
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+304).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
+5.5
6
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
+304
6
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
+2
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
+50
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
+197
Myles Turner 132

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+192
Myles Turner 492

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+164
Myles Turner 660

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+7
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
+6
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
+12
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
+15
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
Myles Turner 66
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Myles Turner 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+3.3+1.2+3.9+5.3+0.4+0.5+3.9+0.6+0.4+9.3+1+171
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.7 1.2 3.4 36.3 2.5 3.2 77.0 11 668

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+5,200+1,895+5,088+5.3+491+1,007+3.9+919+831+9.3+1+171
Myles Turner 9,351 3,442 6,929 49.7 814 2,240 36.3 1,653 2,148 77.0 11 668

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+5.5+1.8+5.2+5.2+0.1+0.5+4.2+2.0+1.6+15.9+1+3
Myles Turner 13.8 5.1 10.2 50.0 1.3 3.4 37.8 2.3 3.2 72.5 7 66

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+304+99+298+5.2+9+44+4.2+115+92+15.9+1+3
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Myles Turner 10.3
+1.8
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
+7.0
199682
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
+1.5
199781
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
+6.3
199882
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
+3.7
199950
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
+6.8
200082
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
+0.7
200178
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
+3.3
200277
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
+6.9
200382
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
+6.2
200450
Myles Turner 12.3
202626

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 1 season more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In that year—his season 12 in 2005—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 20 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+12.6
19963
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
+9.4
19979
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
+5.3
199810
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
+18.5
199920
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
+17.6
200016
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
+20.8
20015
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Myles Turner 17.0
+17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.