Arvydas Sabonis or Zion Williamson? The NBA Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Arvydas Sabonis and Zion Williamson 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.

Zion Williamson's Points Per Game of 23.8 compared to Arvydas Sabonis's 12.0 represents a 98.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the C career average of 11.4 in this category, but Zion Williamson leads by 98.3%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Zion Williamson's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where Arvydas Sabonis posts 32.8% against Zion Williamson's 32.4% — a gap of just 1.2%. Zion Williamson can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % is the statistical ammunition for the Zion Williamson 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. Zion Williamson claims the tiebreaker through Points Per Game advantage — a 98.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.