Myles Turner vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Myles Turner 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Myles Turner.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 8 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (22.0 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 13,818 points more (23,165 vs. 9,347).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Myles Turner 14.0
11
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+8.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Myles Turner 9,347
11
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+13,818
16

Scoring Titles

Myles Turner 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+8.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,044).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Myles Turner 13.8
7
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+8.5
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Myles Turner 910
7
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,044
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Myles Turner 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Myles Turner 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

30+ Point Games

Myles Turner 13
Dwyane Wade 220
+207

20+ Point Games

Myles Turner 132
Dwyane Wade 629
+497

10+ Point Games

Myles Turner 492
Dwyane Wade 970
+478

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Myles Turner 659
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+392

0 Point Games (games without points)

Myles Turner 8
+5
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Myles Turner 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Myles Turner 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

20+ Point Games

Myles Turner 13
Dwyane Wade 111
+98

10+ Point Games

Myles Turner 46
Dwyane Wade 171
+125

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Myles Turner 66
Dwyane Wade 177
+111

0 Point Games (games without points)

Myles Turner 0
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.7 1.2 3.4 36.4 2.5 3.2 77.0 11 667
difference:+8.0+2.8+6.3+1.7+0.7+1.6+7.1+2.9+3.9+0.5+5+387
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Myles Turner 9,347 3,441 6,923 49.7 814 2,236 36.4 1,651 2,144 77.0 11 667
difference:+13,818+5,013+10,694+1.7+265+362+7.1+4,057+5,319+0.5+5+387
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Myles Turner 13.8 5.1 10.2 50.0 1.3 3.4 37.8 2.3 3.2 72.5 7 66
difference:+8.5+3.1+7.1+2.6+0.7+1.7+4.0+3.1+3.7+5.5+6+111
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66
difference:+3,044+1,114+2,390+2.6+18+80+4.0+798+1,009+5.5+6+111
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.3
201660
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+5.9
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 14.5
201781
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+9.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.7
201865
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+14.5
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 13.3
201974
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+14.1
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.1
202062
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+12.5
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.6
202147
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+17.6
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.9
202242
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+13.7
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 18.0
202362
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+7.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 17.1
202477
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+5.0
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 15.6
202572
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+5.6
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.6
202625
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+6.4
201454

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 5 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2015 to 2019—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 335 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.3
20167
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+7.7
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.8
20174
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+16.6
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.4
20187
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+16.0
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 9.8
20194
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+13.7
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 15.8
+15.8
20204
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 17.0
202417
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+5.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 13.8
202523
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+2.1
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+17.8
201420
* season in progress

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.9 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.