Damian Lillard vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Damian Lillard 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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Damian Lillard is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Myles Turner.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 11 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (25.1 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 13,567 points more (22,598 vs. 9,031).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Damian Lillard 25.1
+11.0
13
Myles Turner 14.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Damian Lillard 22,598
+13,567
13
Myles Turner 9,031
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+805).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 25.2
+11.4
10
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Damian Lillard 1,715
+805
10
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

60+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 5
+5
Myles Turner 0

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 15
+15
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 60
+58
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 265
+252
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 650
+521
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 882
+408
Myles Turner 474

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 900
+266
Myles Turner 634

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 0
Myles Turner 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 4
+4
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 23
+23
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 46
+33
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Damian Lillard 66
+20
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Damian Lillard 67
+1
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Damian Lillard 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900
difference:+11.0+2.9+8.0+6.1+1.9+5.1+0.9+3.3+3.3+12.8+3+258
Myles Turner 14.1 5.2 10.4 49.9 1.2 3.3 36.2 2.5 3.2 77.1 10 642

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900
difference:+13,567+3,930+9,885+6.1+2,048+5,468+0.9+3,659+3,775+12.8+3+258
Myles Turner 9,031 3,336 6,683 49.9 756 2,088 36.2 1,603 2,078 77.1 10 642

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68
difference:+11.4+2.9+9.3+9.1+2.0+5.5+1.0+3.7+3.6+16.8+3+2
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
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68
difference:+805+205+652+9.1+137+378+1.0+258+249+16.8+3+2
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
Damian Lillard 19.0
+8.7
201382
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 20.7
+6.2
201482
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.0
+8.3
201582
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.1
+11.8
201675
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.0
+14.9
201775
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+14.3
201873
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 25.8
+12.9
201980
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 30.0
+12.0
202066
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 28.8
+11.7
202167
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.0
+8.4
202229
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 3 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 26.9 points in a total of 189 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 22.9
+12.1
201411
Myles Turner 10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 21.6
+9.2
20155
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.5
+16.7
201611
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 27.8
+12.0
20174
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 18.5
+18.5
20184
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 24.3
+24.3
20204
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard 34.3
+17.3
20216
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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