Kyrie Irving vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Kyrie Irving, 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
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.
Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 4. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 7 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Alperen Sengun | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Kyrie Irving | Alperen Sengun | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 51 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .469 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .399 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .872 |
| difference: | +21 | +9.8 | +8.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +2.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +3.4 | +7.3 | +.005 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.151 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +.161 |
| 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 Kyrie Irving nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Alperen Sengun | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 59 | 34.7 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 18.1 | .452 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .391 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .855 |
| difference: | +16 | +5.8 | +7.7 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +5.3 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 | +2.3 | +7.4 | +.101 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +.058 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +.140 |
| 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 Kyrie Irving nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Alperen Sengun | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 71 | 35.2 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .430 | 1.7 | 4.8 | .358 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .861 |
| difference: | +8 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +5.7 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +.107 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.061 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.168 |
| 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 Kyrie Irving nor Alperen Sengun played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Alperen Sengun | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| - | Cup All-Tournament Team | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals | Rockets 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 75 | 36.4 | 21.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 16.5 | .468 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .415 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .863 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.9 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +4.5 | +7.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.028 | +1.8 | +3.8 | +.182 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.171 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 13 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 14.2 | .438 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .450 | 4.5 | 5.3 | .841 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +6.1 | +8.3 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -1.5 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +.012 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +.075 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +.216 |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Kyrie Irving played 10 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Alperen Sengun, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game |