Josh Giddey vs. Alperen Sengun: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alperen Sengun and Josh Giddey 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 stats than Josh Giddey in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Alperen Sengun averages 2 points more than Josh Giddey in his 5 seasons (16.1 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 660 points more (4,660 vs. 4,000).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 16.1 | +2.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Josh Giddey | 4,000 | 5 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 4,660 | +660 | 5 |
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 Josh Giddey (+12.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+59).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 20.9 | +12.2 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 1 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 146 | +59 | 1 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 49 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 89 | +40 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 218 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 234 | +16 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 281 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 285 | +4 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 2 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 4 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 1 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 4 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 4 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | +3 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | +3 | ||
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
| Alperen Sengun | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 33.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 76.2 | 5 | 283 |
| difference: | +2.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +5.3 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +4.9 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +5.8 | +6 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 16.1 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 51.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 70.4 | 5 | 289 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 4,000 | 1,612 | 3,477 | 46.4 | 324 | 980 | 33.1 | 452 | 593 | 76.2 | 5 | 283 |
| difference: | +660 | +197 | +25 | +5.3 | +215 | +593 | +4.9 | +481 | +733 | +5.8 | +6 | |
| Alperen Sengun | 4,660 | 1,809 | 3,502 | 51.7 | 109 | 387 | 28.2 | 933 | 1,326 | 70.4 | 5 | 289 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +12.2 | +5.0 | +11.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +4.9 | +25.0 | +3 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 34 | 75 | 45.3 | 12 | 34 | 35.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
| difference: | +59 | +25 | +56 | +0.3 | +9 | +26 | +2.2 | +18 | +32 | +25.0 | +3 | |
| 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
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | +8.7 | 2024 | 10 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 20.9 | +20.9 | 2025 | 7 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||