Who's the better player?

[Muskie]

Player A

22.3 PPG Career Average in 121 Games with 52% from the field. 370 Assists and 392 Rebounds.

Player B

16.9 PPG Career Average in 126 games with 53% from the field. 267 Assists 1308 Rebounds.

[X-man]

Need more stats than that to make a comparison.

[Muskie]

Need more stats than that to make a comparison.

What stats? I'll add them.

[redhawkmuskie]

Rebounding, assists, offensive efficiency numbers could all be helpful

[muskiefan82]

I think it would also be important to know if A was required to do all the scoring and if B was part of a more balanced offense. the stats you gave just compare scoring which is not enough to know if A or B is a better player.

[paulxu]

I'm going with Player C.

23.6 PPG. Highest in Xavier history.

[X-man]

What stats? I'll add them.

See the other posts for the additional information that is necessary to answer your question.

[XMuskieFTW]

I betcha it's B!

[muskiefan82]

It's a trick question. One of them is a better playa' and one is the better player.

[GIMMFD]

it's a trick question. One of them is a better playa' and one is the better player.

we got gangstas in our locker room.

[muskiefan82]

we got gangstas in our locker room.

Not thugs, though.

[XUFan09]

I think it would also be important to know if A was required to do all the scoring and if B was part of a more balanced offense. the stats you gave just compare scoring which is not enough to know if A or B is a better player.
Good point on that. The %Possessions and %Shots are good indicators.

[xu82]

Do either of them play any defense?

[nuts4xu]

You didn't think this one through very well, did you Muskie??

[ChicagoX]

Are both players able to jump off one foot? That makes a huge difference.

[MADXSTER]

Do either of them play any defense?

Why play defense if you can outscore the man you're guarding anyway?

[muskiefan82]

Why play defense if you can outscore the man you're guarding anyway?

Can they guard on one foot? That would be something.

[XUMIOH12]

haha its really impossible to tell with just PPG. what if player A averages 0 assists and rebounds, and player B averages double digit rebounds or assists

[XUMIOH12]

but it looks like both were still pretty good players.

[bobbiemcgee]

I'm going with Player C.

23.6 PPG. Highest in Xavier history.

30.0 ppg in one season.

[paulxu]

30.0 ppg in one season.

Yes indeed. What he might have put up with 4 full, and un-injured years. (much less a 3 pt line)

[Muskie]

Stats updated as best I could with what is available. You'll get nothing more and like it.

[xu 89]

Is either of them "very well spoken"?

[THRILLHOUSE]

Player A is Larkin. Player B is West.

And a tough choice. Different positions, different eras. But I'm going with the former National Player of the Year.

[muskiefan82]

West would win in my opinion. Rebounding, assists, and scoring. Larkin could take over a game on the offensive end. I used to love those Alfredrick Hughes vs. Larkin 40+ point battles in the MCC, but West could dominate on both sides of the court and that tips it for me. Now, if the question is about value to the program, I think Larkin was one of the key elements that moved this program years forward to a place where a player of West's caliber would come and become the National Player of the Year. Without Larkin, there might not have been a West, but if I had to play a real game and defense matters, I want West.

[xu82]

Stats updated as best I could with what is available. You'll get nothing more and like it.

Does one have a big X tattoo on his arm?

[D-West & PO-Z]

With the additional stats I change my vote to Player B.

Edit: Oh B is DFW!!!??? Definitely B!

[MADXSTER]

Is one LH and the other is Sweet 16???

[Muskie]

Player A is Larkin. Player B is West.

And a tough choice. Different positions, different eras. But I'm going with the former National Player of the Year.

The point of the exercise was to see if people would choose Larkin or West without knowing who they were by name.

[Cheesehead]

Which foot does A jump off Which foot does B jump off?

[bobbiemcgee]

I think A supported the Streetcar, so I voted for B. :medicated:

[THRILLHOUSE]

The point of the exercise was to see if people would choose Larkin or West without knowing who they were by name.

and then you gave enough info to figure out who the players were.

[Muskie]

and then you gave enough info to figure out who the players were.

Right because more people wanted stats... i had to oblige at that point. Oh well. It was interesting while it lasted.

[THRILLHOUSE]

Right because more people wanted stats... i had to oblige at that point. Oh well. It was interesting while it lasted.

yeah. kind of tough to present a blind comparison between players that played different positions.

[American X]

Johnny Wolf.