Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alperen Sengun: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alperen Sengun and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Alperen Sengun.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better scoring stats than Alperen Sengun 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 8.6 points more than Alperen Sengun in his 4 seasons (24.6 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 33,804 points more (38,387 vs. 4,583).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+8.6
20
Alperen Sengun 16.0
4

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+33,804
20
Alperen Sengun 4,583
4

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Alperen Sengun 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than Alperen Sengun (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,616).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+3.4
18
Alperen Sengun 20.9
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,616
18
Alperen Sengun 146
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Alperen Sengun 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+69
Alperen Sengun 1

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+412
Alperen Sengun 17

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1035
Alperen Sengun 87

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1278
Alperen Sengun 231

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1277
Alperen Sengun 282

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Alperen Sengun 4
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Alperen Sengun 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+74
Alperen Sengun 1

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+165
Alperen Sengun 4

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+216
Alperen Sengun 7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+230
Alperen Sengun 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+8.6+4.0+6.0+4.2+0.4+1.3+21.6+1.1+1.5+2.0+16+1,274
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+33,804+14,052+24,858+4.2+101+357+21.6+5,801+8,004+2.0+16+1,274
Alperen Sengun 4,583 1,785 3,449 51.8 102 375 27.2 911 1,300 70.1 4 286

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+3.4+1.5+8.2+0.4+1.1+37.5+0.8+0.3+11.5+17+230
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+5,616+2,297+4,291+8.2+3+4+37.5+1,025+1,379+11.5+17+230
Alperen Sengun 146 59 131 45.0 3 8 37.5 25 40 62.5 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+19.2
197082
Alperen Sengun 9.6
202272

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+16.9
1971NBA Champion82
Alperen Sengun 14.8
202375

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+13.7
197281
Alperen Sengun 21.1
202463

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+11.1
197376
Alperen Sengun 19.1
202576

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 16 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 20, from 1974 to 1989—he averaged 22.9 points in a total of 1,239 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20240

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+1.9
19736
Alperen Sengun 20.9
20257

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 14 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.4 points in a total of 196 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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