Rajon Rondo vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Rajon Rondo 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 Myles Turner has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Rajon Rondo scored more total points in both stages. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Myles Turner averages 4.3 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (14.1 points against 9.8). On the other hand Rajon Rondo scored a total of 295 points more than Myles Turner (9,337 vs. 9,042).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16
Myles Turner 14.1
+4.3
11

Total Points

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9,337
+295
16
Myles Turner 9,042
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+1.3 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+759).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10
Myles Turner 13.8
+1.3
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+759
10
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 0
Myles Turner 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 7
Myles Turner 13
+6

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 81
Myles Turner 129
+48

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 446
Myles Turner 475
+29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 901
+266
Myles Turner 635

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 56
+48
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 24
+11
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 82
+36
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 131
+65
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 3
+3
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
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957
difference:+4.3+1.1+1.5+4.3+0.7+1.9+3.8+1.3+1.3+16.0+5+314
Myles Turner 14.1 5.2 10.4 49.9 1.2 3.3 36.2 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 643

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957
difference:+295+546+1,821+4.3+309+712+3.8+488+254+16.0+5+314
Myles Turner 9,042 3,340 6,695 49.9 758 2,096 36.2 1,604 2,080 77.1 11 643

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134
difference:+1.3+0.1+1.2+6.0+0.8+1.9+4.8+0.4+0.3+7.6+3+68
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
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134
difference:+759+338+860+6.0+17+19+4.8+100+179+7.6+3+68
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
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778
Myles Turner 10.3
+3.9
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77
Myles Turner 14.5
+3.9
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980
Myles Turner 12.7
+0.8
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
+0.4
201081
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168
Myles Turner 12.1
+1.5
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253
Myles Turner 12.6
+0.7
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
+0.8
201338
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430
Myles Turner 18.0
+6.3
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568
Myles Turner 17.1
+8.2
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672
Myles Turner 15.6
+3.7
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769
Myles Turner 11.0
+3.2
20261

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 7 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 333 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26
Myles Turner 10.8
+0.6
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 16.9
+4.5
200914
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+6.0
201024
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119
Myles Turner 15.8
+1.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+17.3
201219
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152
Myles Turner 17.0
+7.5
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+11.5
20172
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.3 points in a total of 64 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.