Myles Turner vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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.
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Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Myles Turner 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.
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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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 11.3 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (25.3 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 3,239 points more (12,303 vs. 9,064).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Myles Turner | 14.0 | 11 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +11.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Myles Turner | 9,064 | 11 | |
| Trae Young | 12,303 | +3,239 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+12.6 points per game) while Myles Turner scored more points (+197).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | 7 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +12.6 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Myles Turner | 910 | +197 | 7 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 129 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +216 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 476 | +9 | ||
| Trae Young | 467 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Myles Turner | 638 | +151 | ||
| Trae Young | 487 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Myles Turner | 8 | +8 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 13 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +8 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Myles Turner | 46 | +21 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Myles Turner | 66 | +39 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Myles Turner | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Myles Turner | 14.0 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 49.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 77.1 | 11 | 646 |
| difference: | +11.3 | +2.8 | +8.1 | +6.6 | +1.4 | +4.2 | +1.0 | +4.2 | +4.4 | +10.2 | +3 | +159 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 8 | 487 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Myles Turner | 9,064 | 3,348 | 6,721 | 49.8 | 761 | 2,110 | 36.1 | 1,607 | 2,084 | 77.1 | 11 | 646 |
| difference: | +3,239 | +541 | +2,280 | +6.6 | +521 | +1,544 | +1.0 | +1,636 | +1,631 | +10.2 | +3 | +159 |
| Trae Young | 12,303 | 3,889 | 9,001 | 43.2 | 1,282 | 3,654 | 35.1 | 3,243 | 3,715 | 87.3 | 8 | 487 |
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: | +12.6 | +3.5 | +11.2 | +9.8 | +1.3 | +5.3 | +8.1 | +4.3 | +4.6 | +12.7 | +4 | +39 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
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: | +197 | +104 | +95 | +9.8 | +15 | +11 | +8.1 | +26 | +1 | +12.7 | +4 | +39 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Myles Turner's additional seasons: | ||||
* Myles Turner played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 153 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.1 ppg and his lowest 8.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Myles Turner | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2016 | 7 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Myles Turner | 10.8 | +10.8 | 2017 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Myles Turner's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Myles Turner played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17 ppg and his lowest 13.8. |