Buddy Hield vs. Alperen Sengun: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alperen Sengun and Buddy Hield to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Alperen Sengun has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Buddy Hield scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Alperen Sengun averages 1 point more than Buddy Hield in his 9 seasons (16.0 points against 15.0). On the other hand Buddy Hield scored a total of 6,149 points more than Alperen Sengun (10,732 vs. 4,583).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 15.0 | 9 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 16.0 | +1.0 | 4 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10,732 | +6,149 | 9 |
| Alperen Sengun | 4,583 | 4 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Alperen Sengun has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+10.1 points per game) while Buddy Hield scored more points (+26).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 2 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 20.9 | +10.1 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | +26 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 146 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 192 | +105 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 87 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 541 | +310 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 231 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 701 | +419 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 282 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | +9 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 4 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 4 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | +1 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | +6 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +3 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 15.0 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 43.3 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 39.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 85.8 | 9 | 714 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +8.5 | +2.6 | +6.2 | +12.5 | +2.0 | +3.1 | +15.7 | +5 | +428 |
| Alperen Sengun | 16.0 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 51.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 70.1 | 4 | 286 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10,732 | 3,887 | 8,986 | 43.3 | 2,127 | 5,357 | 39.7 | 831 | 969 | 85.8 | 9 | 714 |
| difference: | +6,149 | +2,102 | +5,537 | +8.5 | +2,025 | +4,982 | +12.5 | +80 | +331 | +15.7 | +5 | +428 |
| Alperen Sengun | 4,583 | 1,785 | 3,449 | 51.8 | 102 | 375 | 27.2 | 911 | 1,300 | 70.1 | 4 | 286 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +10.1 | +4.7 | +9.8 | +3.5 | +2.0 | +4.5 | +5.8 | +2.7 | +4.7 | +31.3 | +1 | +9 |
| Alperen Sengun | 20.9 | 8.4 | 18.7 | 45.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.5 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 62.5 | 1 | 7 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +26 | +11 | +3.5 | +36 | +82 | +5.8 | +10 | +24 | +31.3 | +1 | +9 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 146 | 59 | 131 | 45.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 25 | 40 | 62.5 | 1 | 7 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 8 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 638 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 20.9 | +20.9 | 2025 | 7 |
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5. |