Derik Queen vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Derik Queen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Derik Queen played 1 year in the NBA, 4 less than Alperen Sengun, who played 5. Derik Queen had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Alperen Sengun had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Alperen Sengun | 5 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Derik Queen | Alperen Sengun | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2021-22 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Derik Queen | 27 | 25.2 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .504 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .111 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .798 |
| difference: | +45 | +4.5 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +.030 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.137 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +.087 |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Derik Queen nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Alperen Sengun played 4 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2023 to 2026—Alperen Sengun played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Derik Queen, Alperen Sengun got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Cup All-Tournament Team 1 All-Star Game |