Alperen Sengun vs. Derek Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derek Smith and Alperen Sengun, 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.

Alperen Sengun played 3 years in the NBA, 6 less than Derek Smith, who played 9. Alperen Sengun had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Derek Smith had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Alperen Sengun 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24
Derek Smith 9 3 1982-83 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
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 %
Alperen Sengun 72 20.7 9.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 3.5 7.3 .474 0.4 1.6 .248 2.3 3.2 .711
Derek Smith 27 5.7 2.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Houston RocketsSan Diego Clippers
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 %
Alperen Sengun 75 28.9 14.8 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.9 0.9 0.9 2.6 3.4 5.9 10.7 .553 0.3 0.8 .333 2.7 3.8 .715
Derek Smith 61 21.3 9.8 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.9 7.1 .546 0.0 0.1 .167 2.0 2.7 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Alperen Sengun 63 32.5 21.1 2.9 6.4 9.3 5.0 1.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 8.4 15.6 .537 0.5 1.8 .297 3.9 5.6 .693
Derek Smith 80 34.5 22.1 2.2 3.2 5.3 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.9 4.0 8.5 15.9 .537 0.0 0.2 .158 5.0 6.3 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1985-86
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 11 30.8 23.5 1.8 1.9 3.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 3.0 3.2 9.1 16.5 .552 0.1 0.2 .500 5.3 7.6 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1986-87
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 52 31.9 16.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.9 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.5 6.5 14.6 .446 0.2 0.6 .273 3.4 4.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1987-88
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 35 25.7 12.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.5 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 5.0 10.4 .478 0.2 0.7 .348 2.5 3.2 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1988-89
Team -Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 65 19.9 8.7 0.9 1.6 2.6 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.5 3.3 7.6 .435 0.1 0.5 .226 2.0 2.9 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 3 16.0 6.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 8
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1989-90
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 75 18.7 8.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.6 3.5 6.9 .508 0.2 0.5 .444 1.7 2.5 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 1 15.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 9
Alperen Sengun Derek Smith
Season -1990-91
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 2 8.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Derek Smith 10 8.6 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.0 0.9 2.1 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .786
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