Aleksandar Radojevic or Alton Lister? The NBA Stat Breakdown

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Aleksandar Radojevic vs Alton Lister. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Aleksandar Radojevic takes 5 categories while Alton Lister 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.

Aleksandar Radojevic's Assists Per Game of 7 compared to Alton Lister's 1.0 represents a 600% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alton Lister falls 44.4% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Aleksandar Radojevic exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Aleksandar Radojevic's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Aleksandar Radojevic posts 62.5% against Alton Lister's 59.7% — a gap of just 4.7%. Alton Lister 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 Alton Lister 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 Aleksandar Radojevic — 5 categories to 3 — but Alton Lister makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alton Lister has real statistical ammunition particularly in Free Throw % where the gap narrows to just 4.7%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.