Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Alperen Sengun: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alperen Sengun and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jaren Jackson Jr. scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Alperen Sengun has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 1.8 points more than Alperen Sengun in his 5 seasons (18.4 points against 16.6), and he also scored a total of 2,859 points more (7,963 vs. 5,104).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4
+1.8
8
Alperen Sengun 16.6
5

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,963
+2,859
8
Alperen Sengun 5,104
5

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Alperen Sengun has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+5.2 points per game) while Jaren Jackson Jr. scored more points (+279).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4
Alperen Sengun 20.9
+5.2
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
+279
4
Alperen Sengun 146
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
+5
Alperen Sengun 1

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 35
+14
Alperen Sengun 21

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 182
+80
Alperen Sengun 102

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 378
+125
Alperen Sengun 253

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 430
+126
Alperen Sengun 304

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Alperen Sengun 4
+2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
+1
Alperen Sengun 1

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
+3
Alperen Sengun 4

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
+15
Alperen Sengun 7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
+20
Alperen Sengun 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Alperen Sengun 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 6.5 14.0 46.7 1.7 4.9 35.1 3.6 4.6 79.1 8 432
difference:+1.8+0.1+1.5+4.8+1.3+3.5+7.1+0.3+0.1+8.7+3+124
Alperen Sengun 16.6 6.4 12.5 51.5 0.4 1.4 28.0 3.3 4.7 70.4 5 308

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,963 2,824 6,044 46.7 744 2,121 35.1 1,571 1,985 79.1 8 432
difference:+2,859+844+2,201+4.8+622+1,685+7.1+549+533+8.7+3+124
Alperen Sengun 5,104 1,980 3,843 51.5 122 436 28.0 1,022 1,452 70.4 5 308

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27
difference:+5.2+3.3+5.7+5.4+1.3+3.9+4.4+0.2+1.1+19.1+3+20
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27
difference:+279+80+220+5.4+42+128+4.4+77+85+19.1+3+20
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+4.2
201958
Alperen Sengun 9.6
202272

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
+2.6
202057
Alperen Sengun 14.8
202375

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111
Alperen Sengun 21.1
+6.7
202463

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278
Alperen Sengun 19.1
+2.8
202576

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363
Alperen Sengun 23.7
+5.1
202622

Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional seasons:

* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 3 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 21.6 points in a total of 165 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 17.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
+13.6
20215
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20240

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
202212
Alperen Sengun 20.9
+5.5
20257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
+18.0
20236
Alperen Sengun -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jaren Jackson Jr. played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16 ppg and his lowest 16.