Is Amar'e Stoudemire Better Than DeAndre Jordan? NBA Stats Decide

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Amar'e Stoudemire vs DeAndre Jordan. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Amar'e Stoudemire takes 5 categories while DeAndre Jordan 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 DeAndre Jordan's 8.5 represents a 122.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. DeAndre Jordan falls 25.4% 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 Blocks Per Game, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 1.2 against DeAndre Jordan's 1.4 — a gap of just 16.7%. DeAndre Jordan can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Blocks Per Game is the statistical ammunition for the DeAndre Jordan 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 DeAndre Jordan makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for DeAndre Jordan has real statistical ammunition particularly in Blocks Per Game where the gap narrows to just 16.7%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.