Alando Tucker or Ben McLemore? The NBA Stat Breakdown

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

Alando Tucker's Assists Per Game of 16 compared to Ben McLemore's 1.0 represents a 1500% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Ben McLemore falls 64.3% below the career average of 2.8 in this category while Alando Tucker exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Alando Tucker's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Alando Tucker posts 78.3% against Ben McLemore's 78% — virtually identical figures. Ben McLemore can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Ben McLemore side.

The forward position in professional basketball demands versatility — the ability to score, rebound and defend at an elite level. The most decorated forwards in NBA history have excelled across multiple statistical categories.

The verdict favors Alando Tucker — 5 categories to 3 — but Ben McLemore makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Ben McLemore has real statistical ammunition particularly in Free Throw % where the gap narrows to just 0.4%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.