LeBron James vs. Alperen Sengun: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alperen Sengun and LeBron James 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.

LeBron James 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 LeBron James 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 11 points more than Alperen Sengun in his 4 seasons (27.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 37,601 points more (42,184 vs. 4,583).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LeBron James 27.0
+11.0
22
Alperen Sengun 16.0
4

Total Points

Seasons
LeBron James 42,184
+37,601
22
Alperen Sengun 4,583
4

Scoring Titles

LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1
Alperen Sengun 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason LeBron James has a better career point average than Alperen Sengun (+7.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+8,143).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LeBron James 28.4
+7.5
18
Alperen Sengun 20.9
1

Total Points

Playoffs
LeBron James 8,289
+8,143
18
Alperen Sengun 146
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Alperen Sengun 0

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 14
+14
Alperen Sengun 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 79
+78
Alperen Sengun 1

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 571
+554
Alperen Sengun 17

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,286
+1199
Alperen Sengun 87

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 1,554
+1323
Alperen Sengun 231

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 1,562
+1280
Alperen Sengun 282

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Alperen Sengun 4
+4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

LeBron James 1
+1
Alperen Sengun 0

40+ Point Games

LeBron James 29
+29
Alperen Sengun 0

30+ Point Games

LeBron James 123
+122
Alperen Sengun 1

20+ Point Games

LeBron James 261
+257
Alperen Sengun 4

10+ Point Games

LeBron James 290
+283
Alperen Sengun 7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LeBron James 292
+285
Alperen Sengun 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

LeBron James 0
Alperen Sengun 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LeBron James 27.0 9.9 19.6 50.6 1.6 4.7 34.9 5.5 7.5 73.7 22 1,562
difference:+11.0+3.7+7.5+1.1+1.2+3.4+7.7+2.3+3.0+3.6+18+1,276
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
LeBron James 42,184 15,488 30,583 50.6 2,559 7,322 34.9 8,649 11,735 73.7 22 1,562
difference:+37,601+13,703+27,134+1.1+2,457+6,947+7.7+7,738+10,435+3.6+18+1,276
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
LeBron James 28.4 10.2 20.5 49.6 1.6 4.9 33.3 6.4 8.6 74.1 18 292
difference:+7.5+1.8+1.8+4.6+1.2+3.8+4.2+2.8+2.9+11.6+17+285
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
LeBron James 8,289 2,971 5,984 49.6 480 1,443 33.3 1,867 2,519 74.1 18 292
difference:+8,143+2,912+5,853+4.6+477+1,435+4.2+1,842+2,479+11.6+17+285
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
LeBron James 20.9
+11.3
200479
Alperen Sengun 9.6
202272

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.2
+12.4
200580
Alperen Sengun 14.8
202375

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 31.4
+10.3
200679
Alperen Sengun 21.1
202463

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 27.3
+8.2
200778
Alperen Sengun 19.1
202576

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 18 seasons more than Alperen Sengun in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 22, from 2008 to 2025—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 1,246 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

In those 18 extra years over Alperen Sengun, LeBron James won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20040
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James -
DNP
20050
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 30.8
+30.8
200613
Alperen Sengun -
DNP
20240

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LeBron James 25.1
+4.2
200720
Alperen Sengun 20.9
20257

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 16 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.5 points in a total of 259 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.3 ppg and his lowest 23.3.