Sonny Hertzberg vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner and Sonny Hertzberg, 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.

Sonny Hertzberg played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Myles Turner, who played 9. Sonny Hertzberg had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Sonny Hertzberg 5 3 1946-47 to 1950-51
Myles Turner 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season 1946-472015-16
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost SemifinalsPacers 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 59 - 8.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.8 3.4 11.8 .289 - - - 1.9 2.5 .758
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 5 - 7.2 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.0 13.8 .217 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750
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

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season 1947-482016-17
Team New York Knicks, Washington CapitolsIndiana 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 41 - 6.8 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.5 2.7 10.1 .266 - - - 1.4 1.8 .795
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season 1948-492017-18
Team Washington CapitolsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Capitols Lost NBA 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 60 - 7.4 - - - 1.9 - - - 2.3 2.6 9.0 .285 - - - 2.2 2.7 .817
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 11 - 10.7 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.0 3.5 10.2 .348 - - - 3.6 4.3 .851
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

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 68 - 10.2 - - - 2.9 - - - 2.3 4.0 12.7 .318 - - - 2.1 2.8 .749
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 65 - 9.8 - - 4.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 3.2 10.0 .316 - - - 3.4 4.2 .826
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 2 - 5.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 4.0 1.5 6.5 .231 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
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

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season -2020-21
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season -2021-22
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Sonny Hertzberg Myles Turner
Season -2022-23
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Sonny Hertzberg 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Myles Turner 8 33.3 18.0 1.3 5.3 6.5 2.6 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.5 6.5 14.0 .464 2.5 6.1 .408 2.5 3.8 .667