Kristaps Porzingis vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 5.5 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (19.6 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 808 points more (9,839 vs. 9,031).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | +5.5 | 9 |
| Myles Turner | 14.1 | 10 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | +808 | 9 |
| Myles Turner | 9,031 | 10 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+1.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+576).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 4 | |
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | +1.9 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 4 | |
| Myles Turner | 910 | +576 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 239 | +110 | ||
| Myles Turner | 129 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 459 | |||
| Myles Turner | 474 | +15 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 500 | |||
| Myles Turner | 634 | +134 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
| Myles Turner | 8 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 5 | |||
| Myles Turner | 13 | +8 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13 | |||
| Myles Turner | 46 | +33 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 27 | |||
| Myles Turner | 66 | +39 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +5.5 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +3.8 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +1 | +141 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | 3,453 | 7,486 | 46.1 | 950 | 2,597 | 36.6 | 1,983 | 2,391 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +808 | +117 | +803 | +3.8 | +194 | +509 | +0.4 | +380 | +313 | +5.8 | +1 | +141 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +7.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +6.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +7.3 | +3 | +38 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 108 | 251 | 43.0 | 31 | 99 | 31.3 | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +576 | +228 | +421 | +7.0 | +54 | +126 | +6.5 | +66 | +102 | +7.3 | +3 | +38 |
| Myles Turner | 910 | 336 | 672 | 50.0 | 85 | 225 | 37.8 | 153 | 211 | 72.5 | 7 | 66 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Myles Turner's additional seasons: | ||||
* Myles Turner played 1 season more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In that year—his season 10 in 2025—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 72 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2016 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 10.8 | +10.8 | 2017 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 12.4 | +12.4 | 2018 | 7 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 12.3 | +12.3 | 2024 | 7 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Myles Turner's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Myles Turner played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 23 games. |