Is Ben Handlogten Better Than Andy Rautins? NBA Stats Decide

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Ben Handlogten vs Andy Rautins. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Ben Handlogten takes 4 categories while Andy Rautins claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the C position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Ben Handlogten's Assists Per Game of 19 compared to Andy Rautins's 3 represents a 533.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the C career average of 1.8 in this category, but Ben Handlogten leads by 533.3%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Ben Handlogten's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Ben Handlogten posts 52.3% against Andy Rautins's 42.9% — a gap of just 21.9%. Andy Rautins can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Andy Rautins 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.

The verdict favors Ben Handlogten — 4 categories to 3 — but Andy Rautins makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Andy Rautins has real statistical ammunition particularly in Field Goal % where the gap narrows to just 21.9%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.