Amar'e Stoudemire vs Chris Paul Career Stats Comparison

This is as close as it gets. Amar'e Stoudemire and Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul's Assists Per Game of 9.2 compared to Amar'e Stoudemire's 1.2 represents a 666.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Amar'e Stoudemire falls 33.3% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Chris Paul exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Chris Paul's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Points Per Game, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 18.9 against Chris Paul's 16.8 — a gap of just 12.5%. Chris Paul can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Points Per Game is the statistical ammunition for the Chris Paul 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. Chris Paul claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 666.7% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.