Elston Turner vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Elston Turner, 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

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.

Elston Turner played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Myles Turner, who played 9. Elston Turner had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Myles Turner had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Elston Turner	8	6	1981-82 to 1988-89
Myles Turner	9	6	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1981-82	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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		%
Elston Turner	80	25.0	8.3	1.8	2.0	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.0	1.5	2.3	3.5	8.0	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	1.7	.703
Myles Turner	60	22.8	10.3	1.1	4.4	5.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.1	2.6	4.4	8.8	.498	0.1	0.2	.214	1.5	2.0	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	7	28.1	10.3	2.3	4.1	6.4	0.4	0.3	3.3	1.7	3.4	4.7	10.1	.465	0.0	0.3	.000	0.9	1.3	.667


Season 2
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1982-83	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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		%
Elston Turner	59	14.9	3.6	1.2	1.4	2.6	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.3	1.6	4.0	.403	0.0	0.1	.667	0.3	0.5	.667
Myles Turner	81	31.4	14.5	1.7	5.6	7.3	1.3	0.9	2.1	1.3	3.2	5.5	10.7	.511	0.5	1.4	.348	3.0	3.7	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	4	33.3	10.8	1.5	5.3	6.8	0.8	1.8	1.3	1.5	3.8	4.8	11.0	.432	0.0	1.5	.000	1.3	2.0	.625


Season 3
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1983-84	2017-18
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers 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		%
Elston Turner	47	11.4	2.9	0.9	1.1	2.0	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.9	1.1	3.2	.360	0.0	0.2	.111	0.6	0.7	.824
Myles Turner	65	28.2	12.7	1.4	5.0	6.4	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.5	2.9	4.7	9.8	.479	0.9	2.4	.357	2.5	3.2	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	8	6.6	1.8	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.9	2.5	.350	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Myles Turner	7	28.0	12.4	0.9	4.3	5.1	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.6	3.6	4.7	7.7	.611	0.9	1.9	.462	2.1	2.7	.789


Season 4
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1984-85	2018-19
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers 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		%
Elston Turner	81	18.4	5.1	1.1	1.6	2.7	2.0	1.2	0.1	0.9	1.9	2.2	4.8	.466	0.0	0.1	.167	0.6	0.8	.785
Myles Turner	74	28.6	13.3	1.4	5.8	7.2	1.6	0.8	2.7	1.4	2.6	5.1	10.5	.487	1.0	2.6	.388	2.0	2.7	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	15	23.9	7.6	2.0	2.9	4.9	3.1	1.1	0.1	1.7	2.8	3.3	6.8	.490	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.8	1.3	.632
Myles Turner	4	31.5	9.8	1.0	5.3	6.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	0.8	3.5	3.5	8.8	.400	0.8	3.5	.214	2.0	3.3	.615


Season 5
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1985-86	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers 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		%
Elston Turner	73	18.1	5.1	0.9	1.9	2.8	2.3	1.0	0.1	1.1	2.1	2.3	5.2	.435	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.7	.736
Myles Turner	62	29.5	12.1	1.4	5.2	6.6	1.2	0.7	2.1	1.4	2.7	4.3	9.5	.457	1.4	4.0	.344	2.0	2.7	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	10	19.6	6.6	1.2	1.7	2.9	2.2	0.7	0.0	0.5	1.9	2.9	5.4	.537	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.7	0.8	.875
Myles Turner	4	36.5	15.8	2.8	8.0	10.8	0.8	0.5	4.0	2.3	3.3	6.3	11.0	.568	1.5	3.5	.429	1.8	4.0	.438


Season 6
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1986-87	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Elston Turner	70	13.4	3.5	0.5	1.2	1.6	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.4	1.6	3.6	.444	0.0	0.1	.125	0.3	0.4	.742
Myles Turner	47	31.0	12.6	1.3	5.2	6.5	1.0	0.9	3.4	1.4	3.5	4.4	9.2	.477	1.5	4.4	.335	2.4	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	3	8.3	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	1.7	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Myles Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1987-88	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Elston Turner	17	5.8	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.5	1.8	.267	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	.500
Myles Turner	42	29.4	12.9	1.5	5.5	7.1	1.0	0.7	2.8	1.3	2.8	4.8	9.4	.509	1.5	4.4	.333	1.9	2.5	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	4	7.3	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	1.5	.167	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Myles Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	1988-89	2022-23
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Elston Turner	78	22.4	4.3	1.4	2.3	3.7	1.8	1.2	0.1	0.8	2.7	1.9	4.5	.428	0.0	0.1	.286	0.4	0.7	.589
Myles Turner	62	29.4	18.0	1.4	6.1	7.5	1.4	0.6	2.3	1.7	3.5	6.5	11.8	.548	1.5	4.0	.373	3.5	4.5	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	3	24.7	4.7	0.7	3.0	3.7	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	4.3	.462	0.0	0.3	.000	0.7	2.0	.333
Myles Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Elston Turner	Myles Turner
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	77	27.0	17.1	1.5	5.5	6.9	1.3	0.5	1.9	1.4	3.0	6.2	11.8	.524	1.5	4.2	.358	3.2	4.1	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elston Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	12	32.3	17.6	1.8	4.9	6.7	2.4	0.6	1.6	1.3	2.5	6.3	12.7	.500	2.5	5.6	.448	2.4	3.4	.707

Elston Turner vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9