Domantas Sabonis vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Domantas Sabonis has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Myles Turner. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Domantas Sabonis averages 2.1 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (16.1 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 1,385 points more (10,475 vs. 9,090).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
+2.1
10
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Domantas Sabonis 10,475
+1,385
10
Myles Turner 9,090
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Domantas Sabonis (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+670).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4
Myles Turner 13.8
+1.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Domantas Sabonis 240
4
Myles Turner 910
+670
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 1
Myles Turner 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 28
+15
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 208
+79
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 517
+40
Myles Turner 477

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Domantas Sabonis 643
+3
Myles Turner 640

0 Point Games (games without points)

Domantas Sabonis 8
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 4
Myles Turner 13
+9

10+ Point Games

Domantas Sabonis 12
Myles Turner 46
+34

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Domantas Sabonis 19
Myles Turner 66
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Domantas Sabonis 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
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.3 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.5 3.0 4.1 72.9 10 651
difference:+2.1+1.1+0.9+6.1+0.7+1.9+1.7+0.5+0.9+4.1+1+3
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.8 1.2 3.3 36.2 2.5 3.2 77.0 11 648

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 10,475 4,099 7,325 56.0 312 904 34.5 1,965 2,695 72.9 10 651
difference:+1,385+741+586+6.1+455+1,216+1.7+358+609+4.1+1+3
Myles Turner 9,090 3,358 6,739 49.8 767 2,120 36.2 1,607 2,086 77.0 11 648

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20
difference:+1.8+0.2+0.5+0.3+1.1+2.5+20.2+0.1+5.3+3+46
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
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20
difference:+670+239+479+0.3+82+208+20.2+110+147+5.3+3+46
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
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
201781
Myles Turner 10.3
+4.4
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
201874
Myles Turner 14.5
+2.9
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
+1.4
201974
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
+5.2
202062
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
+8.2
202162
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
+6.3
202262
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+6.2
202379
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
+1.4
202482
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+2.0
202570
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 14.8
20265
Myles Turner 15.6
+0.8
202572

Myles Turner's additional seasons:

* Myles Turner played 1 season more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2026—he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 6 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
20172
Myles Turner 10.3
+8.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+1.6
20187
Myles Turner 10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
20194
Myles Turner 12.4
+3.9
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200
Myles Turner 9.8
+9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210
Myles Turner 15.8
+15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
+16.4
20237
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250
Myles Turner 17.0
+17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP *
20260
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523
* season in progress

Myles Turner's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Myles Turner didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).