Josh Giddey vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Josh Giddey 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Myles Turner scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while they have the same scoring average in the regular season (rounded to one decimal). 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
Josh Giddey and Myles Turner are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 14.1 points but Myles Turner scored a total of 5,089 points more than Josh Giddey (9,031 vs. 3,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 4 | |
| Myles Turner | 14.1 | 10 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 4 | |
| Myles Turner | 9,031 | +5,089 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Josh Giddey (+5.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+823).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | +5.1 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 1 | |
| Myles Turner | 910 | +823 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Myles Turner | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 48 | |||
| Myles Turner | 129 | +81 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 215 | |||
| Myles Turner | 474 | +259 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 278 | |||
| Myles Turner | 634 | +356 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 2 | |||
| Myles Turner | 8 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 1 | |||
| Myles Turner | 13 | +12 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 4 | |||
| Myles Turner | 46 | +42 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | |||
| Myles Turner | 66 | +56 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +1.9 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +3.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +6 | +362 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 1,593 | 3,433 | 46.4 | 319 | 968 | 33.0 | 437 | 572 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
| difference: | +5,089 | +1,743 | +3,250 | +3.5 | +437 | +1,120 | +3.2 | +1,166 | +1,506 | +0.7 | +6 | +362 |
| 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 | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +5.1 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +15.0 | +6 | +56 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 34 | 75 | 45.3 | 12 | 34 | 35.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +823 | +302 | +597 | +4.7 | +73 | +191 | +2.5 | +146 | +203 | +15.0 | +6 | +56 |
| 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
Myles Turner's additional seasons: | ||||
* Myles Turner played 6 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 362 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 12.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2016 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 10.8 | +10.8 | 2017 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2019 | 4 |
Myles Turner's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Myles Turner played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17 ppg and his lowest 13.8. |