DeMar DeRozan vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and DeMar DeRozan 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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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 DeMar DeRozan 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 7.2 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (21.2 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 16,446 points more (25,894 vs. 9,448).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+7.2
17
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,894
+16,446
17
Myles Turner 9,448
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+465).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+8.0
7
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+465
7
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+24
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 210
+197
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 705
+571
Myles Turner 134

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,104
+607
Myles Turner 497

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,214
+547
Myles Turner 667

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
Myles Turner 8
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+16
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+23
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
+11
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
Myles Turner 66
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 0
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
DeMar DeRozan 21.2 7.6 16.2 47.0 0.5 1.7 30.3 5.5 6.5 84.3 17 1,219
difference:+7.2+2.5+5.8+2.6+0.7+1.7+6.0+3.0+3.3+7.2+6+544
Myles Turner 14.0 5.1 10.4 49.6 1.2 3.4 36.3 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 675

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 25,894 9,280 19,742 47.0 641 2,117 30.3 6,693 7,938 84.3 17 1,219
difference:+16,446+5,809+12,738+2.6+188+167+6.0+5,016+5,762+7.2+6+544
Myles Turner 9,448 3,471 7,004 49.6 829 2,284 36.3 1,677 2,176 77.1 11 675

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63
difference:+8.0+2.7+8.6+8.2+0.9+1.6+16.4+3.5+3.6+12.7+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
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63
difference:+465+158+511+8.2+61+113+16.4+210+215+12.7+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
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Myles Turner 10.3
+1.7
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
+2.7
201182
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
+4.0
201263
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
+4.8
201382
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+10.6
201479
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+7.5
201560
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+10.6
201678
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+9.3
201774
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+5.9
201880
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+5.6
201977
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+9.5
202068
Myles Turner 12.6
202633

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

- DeMar DeRozan played 6 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 399 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.9 ppg and his lowest 18.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Myles Turner 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Myles Turner 9.8
+9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+8.1
20147
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+20.3
20154
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+20.9
201620
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+22.4
201710
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+5.7
201810
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+8.2
20197
Myles Turner 13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

- During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

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