Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Derrick Jones Jr., 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 / Games against each other

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.

Derrick Jones Jr. played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 5. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Derrick Jones Jr. 10 5 2016-17 to 2025-26
Alperen Sengun 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Derrick Jones Jr. Alperen Sengun
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
difference:+40+3.7+4.3+0.7+2.2+3.0+2.2+0.4+0.5-1.6-1.0+1.4+3.5+.088+0.3+1.3+.025+1.4+1.9+.004
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Derrick Jones Jr. Alperen Sengun
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami HeatHouston Rockets
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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
difference:+55+16.6+11.7+2.1+4.9+7.1+3.4+0.7+0.2-2.2-2.2+4.8+8.0+.157+0.1+0.1+.166+1.9+2.6+.048
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Derrick Jones Jr. Alperen Sengun
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 60 19.2 7.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.4 .494 0.5 1.5 .308 1.2 2.0 .607
difference:+3+13.3+14.1+1.3+4.0+5.3+4.4+0.4-1.9-1.2+5.7+10.2+.043+0.3+.011+2.7+3.6+.086
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Derrick Jones Jr. Alperen Sengun
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 59 23.3 8.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.1 5.9 .527 0.6 2.2 .280 1.6 2.1 .772
difference:+17+8.2+10.6+2.3+4.1+6.4+3.8+0.1+0.2-2.1-0.6+4.4+9.1+.031+0.3+1.0+.047+2.3+3.5+.080
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derrick Jones Jr. 15 6.4 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 1.1 .471 0.3 0.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .400
difference:+8+30.2+19.4+2.6+8.5+11.1+4.8+1.5+0.1-2.0-2.9+7.9+17.6+.021+0.1+0.5+.069+3.5+5.4+.225
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

Season 5
Derrick Jones Jr. Alperen Sengun
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derrick Jones Jr. 58 22.7 6.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.2 2.5 5.2 .484 0.7 2.3 .316 1.0 1.6 .648
difference:+36+13.5+16.9+1.9+4.1+6.0+6.4+0.9+0.1-2.7-1.4+6.4+12.7+.011+0.2+0.5+.012+4.0+5.3+.082
Alperen Sengun 22 36.2 23.7 3.2 6.3 9.5 7.2 1.5 1.0 3.3 3.6 8.9 17.9 .495 0.9 2.8 .328 5.0 6.9 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derrick Jones Jr. 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Derrick Jones Jr. played 5 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2022 to 2026—Derrick Jones Jr. played in 3 Playoffs.

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