Khris Middleton vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Khris Middleton averages 2.5 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (16.6 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 3,870 points more (12,901 vs. 9,031).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Khris Middleton 16.6
+2.5
13
Myles Turner 14.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Khris Middleton 12,901
+3,870
13
Myles Turner 9,031
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+6.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+740).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Khris Middleton 20.6
+6.8
9
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Khris Middleton 1,650
+740
9
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 5
+3
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 37
+24
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 277
+148
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 647
+173
Myles Turner 474

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Khris Middleton 766
+132
Myles Turner 634

0 Point Games (games without points)

Khris Middleton 10
+2
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 12
+12
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 41
+28
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 75
+29
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Khris Middleton 80
+14
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Khris Middleton 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
Khris Middleton 16.6 6.0 13.1 46.0 1.8 4.7 38.7 2.7 3.1 87.8 13 776
difference:+2.5+0.8+2.7+3.9+0.6+1.4+2.5+0.2+0.1+10.7+3+134
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
Khris Middleton 12,901 4,688 10,187 46.0 1,409 3,644 38.7 2,116 2,409 87.8 13 776
difference:+3,870+1,352+3,504+3.9+653+1,556+2.5+513+331+10.7+3+134
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
Khris Middleton 20.6 7.4 16.7 44.1 2.5 6.3 39.0 3.4 3.9 86.6 9 80
difference:+6.8+2.3+6.5+5.9+1.2+2.9+1.2+1.1+0.7+14.1+2+14
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
Khris Middleton 1,650 591 1,339 44.1 196 503 39.0 272 314 86.6 9 80
difference:+740+255+667+5.9+111+278+1.2+119+103+14.1+2+14
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 6.1
201327
Myles Turner 10.3
+4.2
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 12.1
201482
Myles Turner 14.5
+2.4
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 13.4
+0.7
201579
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 18.2
+4.9
201679
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 14.7
+2.6
201729
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.1
+7.5
201882
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 18.3
+5.4
201977
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.9
+2.9
202062
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.4
+3.3
2021NBA Champion68
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.1
+4.5
202266
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Khris Middleton's additional seasons:

* Khris Middleton played 3 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 125 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.1 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20130
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20140
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 15.8
+3.4
20156
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20160
Myles Turner 9.8
+9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 14.5
20176
Myles Turner 15.8
+1.3
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 24.7
+24.7
20187
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 16.9
+16.9
201915
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.3
+20.3
202010
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 23.6
+6.6
2021NBA Champion23
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 14.5
+0.7
20222
Myles Turner 13.8
202523

Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 23.8.