Is Alonzo Mourning Better Than Amen Thompson? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Alonzo Mourning and Amen Thompson 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.

Amen Thompson's Assists Per Game of 4.0 compared to Alonzo Mourning's 1.1 represents a 263.6% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alonzo Mourning falls 38.9% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Amen Thompson exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Amen Thompson's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alonzo Mourning posts 52.7% against Amen Thompson's 54.1% — a gap of just 2.7%. Amen Thompson 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 Amen Thompson 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. Amen Thompson claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 263.6% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.