Kenyon Martin vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Kenyon Martin 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Myles Turner has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Kenyon Martin scored more points in the postseason. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Myles Turner averages 1.7 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (14.0 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 56 points more (9,381 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
Myles Turner 14.0
+1.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15
Myles Turner 9,381
+56
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Kenyon Martin (+0.9 points per game) while Kenyon Martin scored more points (+531).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11
Myles Turner 13.8
+0.9
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+531
11
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Myles Turner 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
Myles Turner 13
+9

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
Myles Turner 133
+20

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
Myles Turner 493
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
+69
Myles Turner 662

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+18
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
+3
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
+8
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
+28
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
+42
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
+4
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
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757
difference:+1.7+0.2+1.4+1.1+3.0+12.9+0.5+14.1+4+87
Myles Turner 14.0 5.1 10.4 49.7 1.2 3.4 36.3 2.5 3.2 77.0 11 670

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+56+425+1,084+1.4+752+1,970+12.9+154+238+14.1+4+87
Myles Turner 9,381 3,450 6,947 49.7 818 2,252 36.3 1,663 2,160 77.0 11 670

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112
difference:+0.9+0.1+0.8+3.0+1.3+3.1+24.9+0.2+0.5+4.6+4+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
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+531+243+561+3.0+81+194+24.9+126+200+4.6+4+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
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+1.7
200168
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+0.4
200273
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+4.0
200377
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+3.4
200465
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
+3.4
200570
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.9
+0.3
200656
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072
Myles Turner 12.9
+3.4
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871
Myles Turner 18.0
+5.6
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966
Myles Turner 17.1
+5.4
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058
Myles Turner 15.6
+4.1
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148
Myles Turner 12.5
+3.9
202628

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 4 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 15, from 2012 to 2015—he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 103 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.2 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+6.0
200220
Myles Turner 10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+6.5
200320
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+9.3
200411
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055
Myles Turner 15.8
+3.4
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
+4.5
20062
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.8
+8.8
20084
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916
Myles Turner 17.0
+6.1
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.0
20106
Myles Turner 13.8
+3.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.8
+11.8
20115
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.1 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.