Amar'e Stoudemire or Isiah Thomas? The NBA Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Amar'e Stoudemire and Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas's Assists Per Game of 9.3 compared to Amar'e Stoudemire's 1.2 represents a 675% 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 Isiah Thomas exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Isiah Thomas's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 76.1% against Isiah Thomas's 75.9% — virtually identical figures. Isiah Thomas can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Isiah Thomas 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. Isiah Thomas claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 675% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.