Andrew DeClercq or Arvydas Sabonis? The NBA Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this C comparison. Arvydas Sabonis holds the advantage in 7 of 8 key categories, with Assists Per Game representing the most decisive gap — a 250% difference that separates these two NBA players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Arvydas Sabonis's Assists Per Game of 2.1 compared to Andrew DeClercq's 0.6 represents a 250% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Andrew DeClercq falls 66.7% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Arvydas Sabonis exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Arvydas Sabonis's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Andrew DeClercq posts 50.7% against Arvydas Sabonis's 50% — a gap of just 1.4%. Andrew DeClercq can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 7-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Andrew DeClercq 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.

Arvydas Sabonis wins this head to head comparison decisively — 7 categories to 1. The 250% gap in Assists Per Game alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Arvydas Sabonis's statistical superiority in this NBA career comparison.