NBA Player Comparison Tools

[The Lonious Monk]

Anybody just played around with one of these for a while. They are pretty interesting. You can find some really good ones especially for current players.

I like this one. It gives a good visual.

https://stats.nba.com/vs/

When you compare Lebron and Durant, it really makes it hard to understand why anyone would say Durant is better now, at least from a statistical standpoint.

https://stats.nba.com/vs/#!?PlayerID=2544&VsPlayerID=201142&Season=2018-19&SeasonType=Regular Season

This is a good one for historical players.

https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison.htm

I looked at MJ vs Kobe on that:
https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison/kobe_bryant_vs_michael_jordan.htm

There really is no comparison. MJ was basically better than Kobe at everything. The only places Kobe has an edge on him is in total stats, but even that is only because Kobe played a lot more games. If you used MJ's averages and projected his numbers for the same amount of games as Kobe, MJ beats him in all that too. I don't know why, but I kinda thought Kobe had the edge somewhere, but he really doesn't.

MJ vs Lebron is more interesting though
https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison/lebron_james_vs_michael_jordan.htm

It seems MJ was the better scorer and defender while Lebron is the better rebounder and facilitator. So which is the overall better player depends on what you prioritize.

 

[Playmaker88]

stats.........

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I know. They aren't the end all and be all when it comes to comparing players, but they can be interesting, especially when comparing players that play so similarly such as MJ and Kobe.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

This is also why that Kobe vs. Bron comparison doesn't work either.

Bron's better than Kobe at basically everything.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Also, I'd need to never hear this wild shit that Shaq was better than Kareem ever again.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Also, I'd need to never hear this wild shit that Shaq was better than Kareem ever again.

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Damn, I woulda thought Shaq would lead in one of the averages. That's crazy. That said, I don't think I've ever really heard anyone say Shaq was better that Kareem. Shaq is usually just considered dominant in that once he had the ball, it was hard for people to defend him without getting bowled over.