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.

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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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 10.8 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (24.8 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 2,699 points more (12,015 vs. 9,316).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.8
+10.8
8
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12,015
+2,699
8
Myles Turner 9,316
11

Scoring Titles

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

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+12 points per game) and he also scored more points (+276).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+12.0
4
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+276
4
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5
+5
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28
+26
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196
+183
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 335
+203
Myles Turner 132

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 443
Myles Turner 490
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 482
Myles Turner 657
+175

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
Myles Turner 8
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+22
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+21
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
Myles Turner 46
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
Myles Turner 66
+20

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.8 8.6 17.2 50.3 1.4 3.8 36.0 6.2 7.2 86.3 8 484
difference:+10.8+3.4+6.8+0.6+0.2+0.5+0.4+3.7+4.0+9.2+3+181
Myles Turner 14.0 5.2 10.4 49.7 1.2 3.3 36.4 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 665

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 12,015 4,181 8,306 50.3 663 1,842 36.0 2,990 3,466 86.3 8 484
difference:+2,699+748+1,400+0.6+145+380+0.4+1,348+1,335+9.2+3+181
Myles Turner 9,316 3,433 6,906 49.7 808 2,222 36.4 1,642 2,131 77.1 11 665

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+12.0+3.8+8.9+3.2+0.2+1.0+2.8+4.1+4.2+13.4+3+20
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+276+75+206+3.2+14+22+2.8+140+130+13.4+3+20
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
+0.5
201982
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+4.5
202070
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+11.0
202135
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+11.2
202256
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4
+19.3
202368
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.1
+17.5
202475
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander Scoring leader32.7
+19.8
2025NBA Champion76
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.8
+14.8
202622
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Myles Turner's additional seasons:

* Myles Turner played 3 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 172 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.1 ppg and his lowest 12.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+3.4
20196
Myles Turner 10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
+5.5
20207
Myles Turner 10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Myles Turner 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Myles Turner 9.8
+9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20230
Myles Turner 15.8
+15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2
+30.2
202410
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 29.9
+29.9
2025NBA Champion23
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP *
20260
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230
* 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.

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