Is Evan Mobley Better Than Kristaps Porzingis? NBA Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Evan Mobley and Kristaps Porzingis 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.

Evan Mobley's Assists Per Game of 3.0 compared to Kristaps Porzingis's 1.9 represents a 57.9% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the C career average of 1.8 in this category, but Evan Mobley leads by 57.9%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Evan Mobley's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Blocks Per Game, where Evan Mobley posts 1.6 against Kristaps Porzingis's 1.8 — a gap of just 12.5%. Kristaps Porzingis can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Blocks Per Game is the statistical ammunition for the Kristaps Porzingis 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. Evan Mobley claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 57.9% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.