Jonathan Bender vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Jonathan Bender, 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.

Jonathan Bender played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 3. Jonathan Bender had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 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
Jonathan Bender 8 5 1999-00 to 2009-10
Alperen Sengun 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Jonathan Bender 24 5.4 2.7 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.9 .329 0.1 0.5 .167 0.7 1.0 .667
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 9 2.1 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 .667 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 .500
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jonathan Bender 59 9.7 3.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.1 3.2 .355 0.2 0.7 .268 0.8 1.2 .735
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jonathan Bender 78 21.1 7.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 5.9 .430 0.6 1.6 .360 1.8 2.3 .773
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 5 9.2 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.2 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2002-03-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Jonathan Bender 46 17.8 6.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.2 0.9 1.9 2.4 5.5 .441 0.4 1.2 .358 1.3 1.8 .714
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 3 11.3 5.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.7 5.0 .333 1.0 3.0 .333 1.3 2.0 .667
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2003-04-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 21 12.9 7.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.1 2.4 5.0 .472 0.4 1.0 .409 1.9 2.2 .830
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 16 12.3 4.8 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.8 4.3 .406 0.6 1.6 .360 0.8 1.0 .750
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2004-05-
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 %
Jonathan Bender 7 13.3 5.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.4 1.3 2.3 5.7 .400 0.1 0.7 .200 0.4 0.9 .500
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2005-06-
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 %
Jonathan Bender 2 10.5 5.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 .800 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------

Note: Jonathan Bender didn't play in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Season 8
Jonathan Bender Alperen Sengun
Season 2009-10-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender 25 11.7 4.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.6 4.0 .400 0.6 1.6 .359 1.0 1.0 .923
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jonathan Bender ------- --- ----------
Alperen Sengun ------- --- ----------
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