Jalen Brunson vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Myles Turner scored more points in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 4 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (18.1 points against 14.1). On the other hand Myles Turner scored a total of 210 points more than Jalen Brunson (9,031 vs. 8,821).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.1
+4.0
7
Myles Turner 14.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,821
7
Myles Turner 9,031
+210
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+11.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+791).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+11.6
5
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+791
5
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+16
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 78
+65
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 202
+73
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 373
Myles Turner 474
+101

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 474
Myles Turner 634
+160

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
+5
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+35
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+15
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+1
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 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
Jalen Brunson 18.1 6.7 13.6 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.9 3.2 3.9 82.3 7 487
difference:+4.0+1.5+3.2+1.0+0.4+0.8+2.7+0.7+0.7+5.2+3+155
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
Jalen Brunson 8,821 3,241 6,631 48.9 778 1,998 38.9 1,561 1,896 82.3 7 487
difference:+210+95+52+1.0+22+90+2.7+42+182+5.2+3+155
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
Jalen Brunson 25.4 9.0 19.7 46.0 2.0 5.8 34.2 5.3 6.4 82.6 5 67
difference:+11.6+3.9+9.5+4.0+0.7+2.4+3.6+3.0+3.2+10.1+2+1
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
Jalen Brunson 1,701 606 1,318 46.0 132 386 34.2 357 432 82.6 5 67
difference:+791+270+646+4.0+47+161+3.6+204+221+10.1+2+1
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
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Myles Turner 10.3
+1.0
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Myles Turner 14.5
+6.3
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Myles Turner 12.7
+0.1
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+3.0
202279
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+11.9
202368
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+16.1
202477
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+13.1
202565
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Myles Turner's additional seasons:

* Myles Turner played 3 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 211 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 15.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Myles Turner 12.4
+4.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+11.8
202218
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+12.0
202311
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Myles Turner's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Myles Turner played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17 ppg and his lowest 13.8.