Alan Williams or Harrison Barnes? The NBA Stat Breakdown

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Alan Williams vs Harrison Barnes. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Harrison Barnes takes 5 categories while Alan Williams claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the C position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Harrison Barnes's Assists Per Game of 1.8 compared to Alan Williams's 0.6 represents a 200% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alan Williams falls 66.7% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Harrison Barnes exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Harrison Barnes's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alan Williams posts 48.0% against Harrison Barnes's 46% — a gap of just 4.3%. Alan Williams can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Alan Williams 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.

The verdict favors Harrison Barnes — 5 categories to 3 — but Alan Williams makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alan Williams has real statistical ammunition particularly in Field Goal % where the gap narrows to just 4.3%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.