Is Andre Drummond Better Than Dennis Rodman? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Andre Drummond and Dennis Rodman 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.

Andre Drummond's Blocks Per Game of 1.2 compared to Dennis Rodman's 0.6 represents a 100% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Andre Drummond's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Andre Drummond posts 53.9% against Dennis Rodman's 52.1% — a gap of just 3.5%. Dennis Rodman 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 Dennis Rodman 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. Andre Drummond claims the tiebreaker through Blocks Per Game advantage — a 100% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.