Is Brad Daugherty Better Than Marcin Gortat? NBA Stats Decide

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Brad Daugherty vs Marcin Gortat. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Brad Daugherty takes 5 categories while Marcin Gortat 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.

Brad Daugherty's Assists Per Game of 3.7 compared to Marcin Gortat's 1.1 represents a 236.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Marcin Gortat falls 38.9% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Brad Daugherty exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Brad Daugherty's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Brad Daugherty posts 53.2% against Marcin Gortat's 55.1% — a gap of just 3.6%. Marcin Gortat can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Marcin Gortat 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 Brad Daugherty — 5 categories to 3 — but Marcin Gortat makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Marcin Gortat has real statistical ammunition particularly in Field Goal % where the gap narrows to just 3.6%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.