Kevin McHale vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Kevin McHale, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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 McHale played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 5. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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 McHale 13 13 1980-81 to 1992-93
Alperen Sengun 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin McHale Alperen Sengun
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 McHale 82 20.1 10.0 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.3 8.1 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .679
difference:+10+0.6+0.4+1.0+1.1+1.9+0.5+0.9-0.7-0.2+0.8+0.8+.059+0.4+1.6+1.0+1.3+.032
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin McHale 17 17.4 8.5 1.7 1.8 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.9 3.0 3.6 6.6 .540 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .639
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Kevin McHale Alperen Sengun
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 McHale 82 28.4 13.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.1 0.4 2.3 1.7 3.2 5.7 10.7 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .754
difference:+7+0.5+1.2+0.9+1.3+2.2+2.8+0.5+1.4-0.9-0.2+0.2+.022+0.3+0.8+0.4+0.8+.039
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin McHale 12 28.7 16.2 3.4 3.7 7.1 0.9 0.4 2.3 1.3 3.7 6.4 11.2 .575 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.4 .755
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kevin McHale Alperen Sengun
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 McHale 82 28.6 14.1 2.6 4.1 6.7 1.3 0.4 2.3 1.9 2.9 5.9 10.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .717
difference:+19+3.9+7.0+0.3+2.3+2.6+3.7+0.8+1.6-0.7-0.4+2.5+4.7+.004+0.5+1.8+1.5+2.3+.024
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin McHale 7 25.3 11.1 2.1 3.9 6.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.3 4.9 8.9 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.6 .556
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Kevin McHale Alperen Sengun
Season 1983-842024-25
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 McHale 82 31.4 18.4 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.0 7.2 12.9 .556 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 5.4 .765
difference:+6+0.1+0.7+0.9+2.0+2.9+3.6+0.8+0.7-0.8-0.2+0.3+2.1+.060+0.3+1.2+0.2+0.2+.073
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 McHale 23 30.5 14.8 2.7 3.5 6.2 1.2 0.1 1.5 1.7 3.3 5.3 10.6 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.3 .777
difference:+16+6.1+6.1+0.3+5.4+5.7+4.1+1.8+1.1-0.4-0.4+3.1+8.1+.054+0.4+1.0+.375+0.5+0.4+.152
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 McHale Alperen Sengun
Season 1984-852025-26
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 McHale 79 33.6 19.8 2.9 6.1 9.0 1.8 0.4 1.5 2.0 3.0 7.7 13.4 .570 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.9 .760
difference:+75+4.4+4.0+0.6+0.3+1.0+5.5+1.6+0.7-1.0-0.2+0.2+1.9+.078+2.0+3.4+.571+2.3+2.6+.034
Alperen Sengun 4 38.0 23.8 2.3 5.8 8.0 7.3 2.0 0.8 3.0 2.8 7.5 15.3 .492 2.0 3.5 .571 6.8 8.5 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin McHale 21 39.9 22.1 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.5 0.6 2.2 2.9 3.5 8.2 14.4 .568 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 7.1 .807
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin McHale played 8 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 1986 to 1993—Kevin McHale played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Alperen Sengun, Kevin McHale got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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