Is Arvydas Sabonis Better Than Brandon Ingram? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Arvydas Sabonis and Brandon Ingram 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.

Brandon Ingram's Assists Per Game of 4.2 compared to Arvydas Sabonis's 2.1 represents a 100% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the C career average of 1.8 in this category, but Brandon Ingram leads by 100%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Brandon Ingram's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Arvydas Sabonis posts 78.6% against Brandon Ingram's 79.2% — virtually identical figures. Brandon Ingram 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 Brandon Ingram 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. Brandon Ingram claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 100% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.