Amar'e Stoudemire or Cody Martin? The NBA Stat Breakdown

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Amar'e Stoudemire vs Cody Martin. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Amar'e Stoudemire takes 5 categories while Cody Martin 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.

Amar'e Stoudemire's Points Per Game of 18.9 compared to Cody Martin's 6.1 represents a 209.8% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Cody Martin falls 46.5% below the career average of 11.4 in this category while Amar'e Stoudemire exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Amar'e Stoudemire's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 76.1% against Cody Martin's 65.8% — a gap of just 15.7%. Cody Martin 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 Cody Martin 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 Amar'e Stoudemire — 5 categories to 3 — but Cody Martin makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Cody Martin has real statistical ammunition particularly in Free Throw % where the gap narrows to just 15.7%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.