Manu Ginobili vs. Alperen Sengun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alperen Sengun and Manu Ginobili, 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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 11 more than Alperen Sengun, who played 5. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Manu Ginobili 16 15 2002-03 to 2017-18
Alperen Sengun 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manu Ginobili Alperen Sengun
Season 2002-032021-22
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Manu Ginobili 69 20.7 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 5.8 .438 0.7 2.1 .345 1.8 2.5 .737
difference:+3+2.0+1.2+1.8+3.2+0.6+0.6+0.7-0.6-0.5+1.0+1.5+.036+0.3+0.5+.097+0.5+0.7+.026
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%
Manu Ginobili 24 27.5 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.0 7.7 .386 1.2 3.0 .384 2.3 3.1 .757
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Manu Ginobili Alperen Sengun
Season 2003-042022-23
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 77 29.4 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.4 4.3 10.2 .418 1.1 3.2 .359 3.1 3.9 .802
difference:+2+0.5+2.0+2.1+2.4+4.5+0.1+0.9+0.7-0.5-1.0+1.6+0.5+.135+0.8+2.4+.026+0.4+0.1+.087
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%
Manu Ginobili 10 27.9 13.0 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.2 9.4 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.6 4.4 .818
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Manu Ginobili Alperen Sengun
Season 2004-052023-24
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 74 29.6 16.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.0 10.5 .471 1.3 3.5 .376 4.8 6.0 .803
difference:+11+2.9+5.1+1.9+3.0+4.9+1.1+0.4+0.3-0.3-0.7+3.4+5.1+.066+0.8+1.7+.079+0.9+0.4+.110
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%
Manu Ginobili 23 33.7 20.8 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.0 6.3 12.4 .507 1.8 4.2 .438 6.4 8.0 .795
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Manu Ginobili Alperen Sengun
Season 2005-062024-25
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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%
Manu Ginobili 65 27.9 15.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.3 .462 1.3 3.3 .382 4.3 5.5 .778
difference:+11+3.6+4.0+2.8+4.0+6.8+1.3+0.5+0.4-0.7-0.4+2.7+4.7+.034+1.0+2.1+.149+0.4+0.1+.086
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%
Manu Ginobili 13 32.8 18.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.3 5.8 12.1 .484 1.1 3.2 .333 5.6 6.7 .839
difference:+6+3.8+2.5+2.3+5.1+7.4+2.3+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.4+2.6+6.6+.034+0.7+2.1+.042+2.0+1.0+.214
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
Manu Ginobili Alperen Sengun
Season 2006-072025-26
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 75 27.5 16.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.1 5.3 11.4 .464 1.7 4.3 .396 4.3 5.0 .860
difference:+71+10.5+7.3+1.5+2.2+3.6+3.8+0.5+0.4-0.9-0.7+2.2+3.9+.028+0.3+0.8+.175+2.5+3.5+.066
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%
Manu Ginobili 20 30.1 16.7 0.8 4.7 5.5 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.1 5.0 12.4 .401 1.9 5.0 .384 4.9 5.8 .836
Alperen Sengun DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 11 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2008 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Alperen Sengun, Manu Ginobili got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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