David Robinson vs. Hedo Turkoglu Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hedo Turkoglu and David Robinson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

David Robinson played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Hedo Turkoglu, who played 15. David Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Hedo Turkoglu had his rookie season in 2000-01. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
David Robinson 14 12 1989-90 to 2002-03
Hedo Turkoglu 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1989-902000-01
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.2 8.4 15.9 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 7.5 10.2 .732
Hedo Turkoglu 74 16.8 5.3 0.7 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.5 .412 0.4 1.2 .326 1.2 1.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 37.5 24.3 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 2.4 3.5 8.9 16.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.6 .677
Hedo Turkoglu 8 17.6 7.5 0.9 2.6 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.3 2.5 5.8 .435 1.0 1.8 .571 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 2
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1990-912001-02
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 82 37.7 25.6 4.1 8.9 13.0 2.5 1.5 3.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 16.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .143 7.2 9.5 .762
Hedo Turkoglu 80 24.6 10.1 0.8 3.8 4.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.3 3.6 8.6 .422 0.8 2.1 .368 2.1 2.9 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 41.5 25.8 2.8 10.8 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 8.8 12.8 .686 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 9.5 .868
Hedo Turkoglu 16 27.8 8.6 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 3.1 3.4 8.6 .401 0.8 2.1 .353 1.0 1.9 .516

Season 3
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1991-922002-03
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 68 37.7 23.2 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.2 8.7 15.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 8.3 .701
Hedo Turkoglu 67 17.5 6.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.5 5.8 .422 0.4 1.2 .372 1.3 1.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 10 17.3 5.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.8 5.0 .360 0.4 1.4 .286 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1992-932003-04
Team San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 82 39.2 23.4 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.7 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 8.2 16.4 .501 0.0 0.2 .176 6.8 9.3 .732
Hedo Turkoglu 80 25.9 9.2 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.1 3.3 8.1 .406 1.3 3.0 .419 1.4 2.0 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 42.1 23.1 2.9 9.7 12.6 4.0 1.0 3.6 2.5 3.9 7.9 17.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 7.3 11.0 .664
Hedo Turkoglu 10 27.2 7.7 0.5 4.0 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.6 8.1 .321 1.4 4.2 .333 1.1 1.8 .611

Season 5
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1993-942004-05
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 80 40.5 29.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 3.2 2.9 10.5 20.7 .507 0.1 0.4 .345 8.7 11.6 .749
Hedo Turkoglu 67 26.2 14.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 2.3 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.9 11.7 .419 1.4 3.7 .380 2.8 3.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 36.5 20.0 3.3 6.8 10.0 3.5 0.8 2.5 2.3 3.5 7.5 18.3 .411 0.0 0.3 .000 5.0 6.8 .741
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 6
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1994-952005-06
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 81 38.0 27.6 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 9.7 18.4 .530 0.1 0.2 .300 8.1 10.5 .774
Hedo Turkoglu 78 33.5 14.9 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.8 0.9 0.3 1.7 3.0 5.1 11.2 .454 1.5 3.6 .403 3.3 3.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 15 41.5 25.3 3.8 8.3 12.1 3.1 1.5 2.6 3.7 4.2 8.6 19.3 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 8.1 9.9 .812
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 7
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1995-962006-07
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 82 36.8 25.0 3.9 8.3 12.2 3.0 1.4 3.3 2.3 3.2 8.7 16.8 .516 0.0 0.1 .333 7.6 10.0 .761
Hedo Turkoglu 73 31.1 13.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 2.0 3.0 4.7 11.3 .419 1.5 3.8 .388 2.3 3.0 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 10 35.3 23.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.4 1.5 2.5 2.4 3.8 8.3 16.1 .516 0.0 0.0 - 7.0 10.5 .667
Hedo Turkoglu 4 39.0 13.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.5 1.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 6.3 12.5 .500 0.8 2.3 .333 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 8
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1996-972007-08
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 6 24.5 17.7 3.2 5.3 8.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 8.7 .654
Hedo Turkoglu 82 36.9 19.5 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 0.9 0.3 3.0 3.0 6.8 14.9 .456 2.0 5.1 .400 4.0 4.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 10 39.9 17.5 1.4 5.0 6.4 5.5 0.8 0.2 3.8 3.5 6.3 14.1 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.9 4.6 .848

Season 9
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1997-982008-09
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 73 33.7 21.6 3.3 7.3 10.6 2.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 7.5 14.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .250 6.6 9.0 .735
Hedo Turkoglu 77 36.6 16.8 0.6 4.7 5.3 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.6 2.8 5.5 13.3 .413 1.7 4.9 .356 4.1 5.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 9 39.2 19.4 4.6 9.6 14.1 2.6 1.2 3.3 2.8 3.1 6.3 14.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 10.7 .635
Hedo Turkoglu 24 38.9 15.8 0.4 4.2 4.5 4.8 0.8 0.2 2.7 3.3 5.3 12.3 .427 1.3 3.5 .386 3.9 4.8 .817

Season 10
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1998-992009-10
Team San Antonio SpursToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 49 31.7 15.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.1 1.4 2.4 2.2 2.9 5.5 10.8 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.4 .658
Hedo Turkoglu 74 30.7 11.3 0.6 4.1 4.6 4.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 3.0 3.7 9.1 .409 1.5 3.9 .374 2.4 3.1 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 17 35.4 15.6 2.1 7.8 9.9 2.5 1.6 2.4 2.4 3.6 5.1 10.6 .483 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.4 .722
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 11
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1999-002010-11
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 80 32.0 17.8 2.4 7.2 9.6 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.1 3.1 6.6 12.9 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 6.4 .726
Hedo Turkoglu 81 31.4 10.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 4.2 0.9 0.4 1.6 3.0 4.0 8.9 .446 1.6 3.8 .410 1.3 1.9 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 38.8 23.5 4.3 9.5 13.8 2.5 1.8 3.0 2.0 3.8 7.8 20.8 .373 0.0 0.3 .000 8.0 10.5 .762
Hedo Turkoglu 6 34.8 9.2 0.2 3.0 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.2 1.2 3.0 3.3 11.3 .294 1.2 5.0 .233 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 12
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2000-012011-12
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 80 29.6 14.4 2.6 6.0 8.6 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.5 2.7 5.0 10.3 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.9 .747
Hedo Turkoglu 53 31.2 10.9 0.5 3.3 3.8 4.4 0.8 0.3 2.7 2.6 3.9 9.5 .415 1.7 4.9 .353 1.3 1.8 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 13 31.4 16.6 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.7 1.3 2.4 2.2 3.2 5.8 12.2 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 7.3 .695
Hedo Turkoglu 5 32.4 8.4 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.6 3.0 8.2 .366 1.0 2.4 .417 1.4 2.2 .636

Season 13
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2001-022012-13
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 78 29.5 12.2 2.4 5.8 8.3 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.3 2.5 4.4 8.6 .507 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.1 .681
Hedo Turkoglu 11 17.2 2.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 4.8 .264 0.1 2.2 .042 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 4 20.5 4.5 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.3 4.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 14
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2002-032013-14
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionClippers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 64 26.2 8.5 2.5 5.4 7.9 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.3 2.0 3.1 6.6 .469 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .710
Hedo Turkoglu 38 10.3 3.0 0.3 2.1 2.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.9 .385 0.6 1.3 .440 0.2 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson 23 23.5 7.8 2.0 4.7 6.6 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.7 2.8 5.1 .542 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .667
Hedo Turkoglu 5 8.2 3.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.6 .462 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15
David Robinson Hedo Turkoglu
Season -2014-15
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 62 11.4 3.7 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.0 .441 1.0 2.2 .432 0.1 0.2 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
David Robinson ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 11 5.0 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.5 .235 0.2 1.2 .154 0.0 0.0 -
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