Alton Lister vs AJ Hammons: Who Wins on NBA Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Alton Lister and AJ Hammons 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.

AJ Hammons's Points Per Game of 48 compared to Alton Lister's 6.6 represents a 627.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alton Lister falls 42.1% below the career average of 11.4 in this category while AJ Hammons exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for AJ Hammons's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alton Lister posts 51.2% against AJ Hammons's 40.5% — a gap of just 26.4%. AJ Hammons 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 AJ Hammons 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. AJ Hammons claims the tiebreaker through Points Per Game advantage — a 627.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.