Myles Turner vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Myles Turner scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Myles Turner has better playoff stats. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 8.7 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (22.7 points against 14.0). On the other hand Myles Turner scored a total of 6,311 points more than Victor Wembanyama (9,109 vs. 2,798).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Myles Turner 14.0
11
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
+8.7
3

Total Points

Seasons
Myles Turner 9,109
+6,311
11
Victor Wembanyama 2,798
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Myles Turner has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
7
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Myles Turner 910
+910
7
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Myles Turner 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Myles Turner 2
Victor Wembanyama 5
+3

30+ Point Games

Myles Turner 13
Victor Wembanyama 25
+12

20+ Point Games

Myles Turner 129
+51
Victor Wembanyama 78

10+ Point Games

Myles Turner 478
+360
Victor Wembanyama 118

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Myles Turner 642
+519
Victor Wembanyama 123

0 Point Games (games without points)

Myles Turner 8
+8
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Myles Turner's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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 49.8 1.2 3.3 36.2 2.5 3.2 77.0 11 650
difference:+8.7+3.1+7.1+2.6+1.0+3.4+2.5+1.5+1.7+3.8+8+527
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.3 17.5 47.2 2.2 6.7 33.7 4.0 4.9 80.8 3 123

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Myles Turner 9,109 3,364 6,753 49.8 771 2,130 36.2 1,610 2,090 77.0 11 650
difference:+6,311+2,347+4,600+2.6+495+1,312+2.5+1,122+1,486+3.8+8+527
Victor Wembanyama 2,798 1,017 2,153 47.2 276 818 33.7 488 604 80.8 3 123

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:+13.8+5.1+10.2+50.0+1.3+3.4+37.8+2.3+3.2+72.5+7+66
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+910+336+672+50.0+85+225+37.8+153+211+72.5+7+66
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.3
201660
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+11.1
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 14.5
201781
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+9.8
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.7
201865
Victor Wembanyama 26.7
+14.0
20266

Myles Turner's additional seasons:

* Myles Turner played 8 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 444 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 9.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Myles Turner 12.4
+12.4
20187
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Myles Turner's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Myles Turner played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 48 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17 ppg and his lowest 9.8.