Alperen Sengun or Amar'e Stoudemire? The NBA Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Alperen Sengun and Amar'e Stoudemire split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Alperen Sengun's Assists Per Game of 4.5 compared to Amar'e Stoudemire's 1.2 represents a 275% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Amar'e Stoudemire falls 33.3% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Alperen Sengun exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Alperen Sengun's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alperen Sengun posts 51.8% against Amar'e Stoudemire's 53.7% — a gap of just 3.7%. Amar'e Stoudemire can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Amar'e Stoudemire side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Alperen Sengun claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 275% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.