Anthony Avent vs Jay Williams: Who Wins on NBA Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Anthony Avent and Jay Williams 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.

Jay Williams's Assists Per Game of 4.7 compared to Anthony Avent's 0.8 represents a 487.5% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Anthony Avent falls 55.6% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Jay Williams exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Jay Williams's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Anthony Avent posts 40.3% against Jay Williams's 39.9% — a gap of just 1%. Jay Williams 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 Jay Williams 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. Jay Williams claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 487.5% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.