Kevin Love vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Kevin Love, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Kevin Love played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 5. Kevin Love had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Kevin Love 18 6 2008-09 to 2025-26
Alperen Sengun 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Love Alperen Sengun
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Kevin Love 81 25.3 11.1 3.4 5.7 9.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.9 8.5 .459 0.0 0.2 .105 3.3 4.1 .789
difference:+9+4.6+1.5+1.5+2.2+3.6+1.6+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.5+0.4+1.2+.015+0.4+1.4+.143+1.0+0.9+.078
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 Kevin Love nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kevin Love Alperen Sengun
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston 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%
Kevin Love 60 28.6 14.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 2.3 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.3 4.9 10.8 .450 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 4.6 .815
difference:+15+0.3+0.8+0.6+1.4+2.0+1.6+0.2+0.5-0.6-1.1+1.0+0.1+.103+0.3+1.0+.003+1.1+0.8+.100
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 Kevin Love nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kevin Love Alperen Sengun
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Kevin Love 73 35.8 20.2 4.5 10.7 15.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.6 14.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .417 5.8 6.8 .850
difference:+10+3.3+0.9+1.6+4.3+5.9+2.5+0.6+0.3-0.5-1.3+1.8+1.5+.067+0.7+1.1+.120+1.9+1.2+.157
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 Kevin Love nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Kevin Love Alperen Sengun
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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%
Kevin Love 55 39.0 26.0 4.1 9.2 13.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 8.6 19.3 .448 1.9 5.1 .372 6.9 8.4 .824
difference:+21+7.5+6.9+0.7+2.3+3.0+2.9+0.2+0.3-0.3+1.1+4.3+.048+1.6+3.9+.139+3.0+2.8+.132
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%
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------
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

Kevin Love Alperen Sengun
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Kevin Love 18 34.3 18.3 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704
difference:+5+1.6+4.7+0.6+4.1+4.7+4.7+0.8+0.5-1.2-1.7+2.9+0.9+.142+0.2+2.4+.106+0.8+1.3+.026
Alperen Sengun 23 35.9 23.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 7.0 1.5 1.0 3.4 3.6 8.7 17.5 .494 0.9 2.7 .323 4.8 6.6 .730
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kevin Love nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 13 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2014 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 13 extra years over Alperen Sengun, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game