Gene Shue vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Gene Shue, 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.

Gene Shue played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Myles Turner, who played 9. Gene Shue had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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
Gene Shue 10 7 1954-55 to 1963-64
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1954-552015-16
Team Philadelphia Warriors, New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 62 15.3 4.2 - - 2.5 1.4 - - - 1.0 1.6 4.7 .346 - - - 1.0 1.3 .756
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 %
Gene Shue 3 16.3 7.3 - - 4.0 1.3 - - - 1.7 2.7 5.7 .471 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
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

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1955-562016-17
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 72 24.3 9.2 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 1.5 3.3 8.7 .384 - - - 2.5 3.3 .764
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 %
Gene Shue ------- --- ----------
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

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1956-572017-18
Team Fort Wayne PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 72 34.3 10.9 - - 5.8 3.3 - - - 1.9 3.8 9.9 .385 - - - 3.3 4.4 .763
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 %
Gene Shue 2 39.5 16.0 - - 3.5 4.0 - - - 1.5 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1957-582018-19
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 63 37.0 15.6 - - 5.3 2.7 - - - 2.4 5.6 14.6 .384 - - - 4.4 5.2 .844
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 %
Gene Shue 7 40.1 18.6 - - 6.6 4.7 - - - 2.1 6.4 17.6 .366 - - - 5.7 6.1 .930
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

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1958-592019-20
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 72 38.1 17.6 - - 4.7 3.2 - - - 1.8 6.4 16.6 .388 - - - 4.7 5.8 .803
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 %
Gene Shue 3 39.3 27.7 - - 4.7 3.3 - - - 2.3 9.3 20.0 .467 - - - 9.0 11.0 .818
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

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1959-602020-21
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Gene Shue 75 44.5 22.8 - - 5.5 3.9 - - - 1.9 8.3 20.0 .413 - - - 6.3 7.2 .872
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 %
Gene Shue 2 44.5 24.0 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 2.5 7.5 19.0 .395 - - - 9.0 10.0 .900
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1960-612021-22
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Shue 78 43.1 22.6 - - 4.3 6.8 - - - 2.7 8.3 19.8 .421 - - - 6.0 7.0 .856
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 %
Gene Shue 5 37.2 18.6 - - 2.4 4.4 - - - 2.2 7.0 14.4 .486 - - - 4.6 5.8 .793
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1961-622022-23
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Gene Shue 80 39.3 19.0 - - 4.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 7.3 17.8 .408 - - - 4.5 5.6 .810
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 %
Gene Shue 10 36.9 16.1 - - 3.0 4.9 - - - 2.9 6.2 15.1 .411 - - - 3.7 4.8 .771
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1962-632023-24
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Gene Shue 78 29.3 11.7 - - 2.4 3.3 - - - 2.2 4.5 11.5 .396 - - - 2.7 3.9 .689
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 %
Gene Shue ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner 13 32.4 17.5 1.8 4.8 6.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 1.2 2.4 6.4 12.5 .509 2.5 5.4 .457 2.3 3.2 .714

Season 10

Gene Shue Myles Turner
Season 1963-64-
Team Baltimore Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Gene Shue 47 20.5 4.2 - - 2.0 3.2 - - - 2.1 1.7 5.9 .293 - - - 0.8 1.3 .590
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Shue ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------