Is Alperen Sengun Better Than Gary Payton? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Alperen Sengun and Gary Payton 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 Blocks Per Game of 0.9 compared to Gary Payton's 0.2 represents a 350% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. 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 Free Throw %, where Alperen Sengun posts 70.1% against Gary Payton's 72.9% — a gap of just 4%. Gary Payton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Gary Payton 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 Blocks Per Game advantage — a 350% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.