Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 10.3 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (24.4 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 2,263 points more (11,294 vs. 9,031).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+10.3	7
Myles Turner	14.1		10

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+2,263	7
Myles Turner	9,031		10

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Myles Turner	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+0.5	2019	82
Myles Turner	10.3		2016	60

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+4.5	2020	70
Myles Turner	14.5		2017	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+11.0	2021	35
Myles Turner	12.7		2018	65

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+11.2	2022	56
Myles Turner	13.3		2019	74

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+19.3	2023	68
Myles Turner	12.1		2020	62

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+17.5	2024	75
Myles Turner	12.6		2021	47

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+19.8	2025	76
Myles Turner	12.9		2022	42

Myles Turner's additional seasons:

* Myles Turner played 3 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 211 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 15.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+3.4	2019	6
Myles Turner	10.3		2016	7

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+5.5	2020	7
Myles Turner	10.8		2017	4

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Myles Turner	12.4	+12.4	2018	7

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Myles Turner	9.8	+9.8	2019	4

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Myles Turner	15.8	+15.8	2020	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Myles Turner	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23
Myles Turner	-	DNP	2022	0

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.