Alec Kessler or Dillon Brooks? The NBA Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Alec Kessler and Dillon Brooks split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested F comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Dillon Brooks's Assists Per Game of 2.0 compared to Alec Kessler's 0.4 represents a 400% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alec Kessler falls 85.7% below the career average of 2.8 in this category while Dillon Brooks exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Dillon Brooks's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alec Kessler posts 42.6% against Dillon Brooks's 42.1% — a gap of just 1.2%. Dillon Brooks 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 Dillon Brooks 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.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Dillon Brooks claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 400% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.