Myles Turner vs. Walt Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Wesley and Myles 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.

Myles Turner played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Walt Wesley, who played 10. Myles Turner had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Walt Wesley had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24
Walt Wesley 10 3 1966-67 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2015-161966-67
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 64 14.2 4.9 - - 5.1 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.2 .393 - - - 0.8 1.9 .423
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley 3 7.7 1.3 - - 3.0 0.0 - - - 2.3 0.7 3.3 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2016-171967-68
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 66 13.9 6.8 - - 4.3 0.5 - - - 2.5 2.8 6.1 .465 - - - 1.2 2.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2017-181968-69
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 82 16.3 7.6 - - 4.9 0.6 - - - 2.3 3.0 6.5 .459 - - - 1.6 2.5 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2018-191969-70
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost West Div 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 72 19.5 9.5 - - 6.3 0.9 - - - 2.6 3.8 9.0 .417 - - - 2.0 3.0 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley 4 14.8 9.5 - - 4.8 0.5 - - - 2.3 4.0 7.8 .516 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 5

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2019-201970-71
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 82 29.6 17.7 - - 8.7 1.0 - - - 3.6 6.9 15.1 .455 - - - 4.0 5.8 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2020-211971-72
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 82 26.6 12.4 - - 8.7 0.9 - - - 3.0 5.0 12.3 .410 - - - 2.4 3.5 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 57 8.3 3.2 - - 2.6 0.5 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.5 .381 - - - 0.5 0.8 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Indiana PacersCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 39 10.3 4.3 1.6 1.9 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 - 1.9 1.8 3.9 .470 - - - 0.7 1.1 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Walt Wesley 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers TBDDid 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 %
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
Walt Wesley 45 5.5 2.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 1.1 0.9 2.1 .452 - - - 0.4 0.6 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Myles Turner Walt Wesley
Season -1975-76
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Walt Wesley 1 7.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------
Walt Wesley ------- --- ----------