Walt Frazier vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin and Walt Frazier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Walt Frazier

vs.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Melvin Turpin 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.