Ray Allen vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen 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 Ray Allen 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 4.9 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (18.9 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 15,441 points more (24,505 vs. 9,064).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+4.9
18
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+15,441
18
Myles Turner 9,064
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ray Allen has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+2.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,839).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+2.3
11
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+1,839
11
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+11
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+117
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+455
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+658
Myles Turner 476

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+657
Myles Turner 638

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Myles Turner 8
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+11
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+46
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+78
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+102
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 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
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+4.9+1.4+4.2+4.6+1.1+2.4+3.9+0.9+0.6+12.3+7+654
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.8 1.2 3.3 36.1 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 646

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+15,441+5,219+12,234+4.6+2,212+5,319+3.9+2,791+2,836+12.3+7+654
Myles Turner 9,064 3,348 6,721 49.8 761 2,110 36.1 1,607 2,084 77.1 11 646

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+2.3+0.3+2.1+5.7+1.0+2.2+2.3+0.7+0.2+15.8+4+105
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+1,839+592+1,423+5.7+300+734+2.3+355+364+15.8+4+105
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
Ray Allen 13.4
+3.1
199782
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+5.0
199882
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
+4.4
199950
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+8.8
200082
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+9.9
200182
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+9.2
200269
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+9.6
200376
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+5.0
200456
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+6.8
200578
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+9.5
200678
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+18.1
200755
Myles Turner 8.3
20264

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 7 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2008 to 2014—he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 510 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.2 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+9.9
19993
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+12.2
20005
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+9.3
200118
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+9.5
200511
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 134 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.