Alperen Sengun vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny 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 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Alperen Sengun had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 achievements, 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 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alperen Sengun Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+14.9+4.2+1.2+1.9+3.2+4.5+0.7+0.8-1.0-0.7+1.9+4.1+.003+0.2+1.0+.060+0.4+0.1+.108
Kenny Smith 61 35.6 13.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.1 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.7 3.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alperen Sengun nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Alperen Sengun Kenny Smith
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+9.9+2.5+2.6+3.6+6.2+3.8+0.4+0.8-0.5-1.3+0.9+3.9+.091+0.3+0.8+.026+0.5+0.6+.022
Kenny Smith 81 38.8 17.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.7 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.1 6.8 14.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .359 3.2 4.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alperen Sengun nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Alperen Sengun Kenny Smith
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+1.9+9.2+2.7+4.6+7.3+0.6+0.2+0.6-0.5-1.5+3.6+5.3+.071+0.2+0.7+.016+1.9+3.1+.128
Kenny Smith 79 30.6 11.9 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.8 10.3 .466 0.3 1.1 .313 2.0 2.5 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alperen Sengun nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Alperen Sengun Kenny Smith
Season 2024-251990-91
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alperen Sengun 76 31.5 19.1 3.4 6.9 10.3 4.9 1.1 0.8 2.6 2.8 7.5 15.0 .496 0.3 1.2 .233 3.9 5.6 .692
difference:+2+3.1+1.4+2.9+5.3+8.2+2.2+0.3+0.7-0.4-1.1+0.8+2.1+.024+0.3+0.5+.130+0.2+1.2+.152
Kenny Smith 78 34.6 17.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.7 6.7 12.9 .520 0.6 1.7 .363 3.7 4.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alperen Sengun 7 36.6 20.9 3.0 8.9 11.9 5.3 1.9 0.4 2.1 3.7 8.4 18.7 .450 0.4 1.1 .375 3.6 5.7 .625
difference:+4+1.1+5.6+1.7+7.6+9.2+2.7+0.6+0.1-0.1-2.0+2.4+6.0+.024+0.3+0.2+.125+0.9+2.7+.264
Kenny Smith 3 37.7 15.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 1.3 0.3 2.0 1.7 6.0 12.7 .474 0.7 1.3 .500 2.7 3.0 .889

Additional Years

* Kenny Smith played 6 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 1992 to 1997—Kenny Smith played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.