Okay, so yesterday afternoon, I was scrolling through some forums, right? Kept seeing these heated debates about who’s the better player right now: OEI or FRD. People were yelling “OEI is clutch!” or “FRD carries!” but nobody was really pointing to specific stuff. Like, cool opinions, but where’s the proof? That got me thinking. I figured, why not dig into some actual stats and see what numbers have to say? Simple question: OEI vs FRD Player Stats: Who’s Better?
Starting the Dig: Where’s the Numbers Hiding?
First thing, I needed raw data. Went straight to a couple of the main stats sites. Man, you gotta hunt sometimes. Found the main pages for both players eventually. Now, the trick is figuring out which stats actually matter for this “who’s better” thing. It’s not just about who scores the most, right? We gotta look at the whole package.
So, I settled on these key things:
- Total Points per Game: Obvious one, gotta score to win.
- Assists & Rebounds per Game: Are they playmakers? Can they grab boards?
- Shooting Percentages: Efficiency! High points mean nothing if you take 50 shots to get them.
- Turnovers & Steals: How careful are they? Can they disrupt the other team?
- Recent Form: Last 5 or 10 games? Who’s hot right now?
Opened up a spreadsheet. Named it “OEI_vs_FRD_Data”. Felt official.
The Grunt Work: Copy, Paste, Sweat
This part… always takes longer than you think. Hopped back and forth between browser tabs. Copy a number for OEI’s points per game. Switch tab. Paste in my spreadsheet. Copy FRD’s points per game. Switch tab. Paste. Multiply by 82 for a full-season projection? Yeah, did that too just to see the bigger picture. Same drill for assists, rebounds, FG%, FT%, 3P%… you get the idea. Painstaking. Made sure I double-checked each paste. Garbage data in, garbage results out. I hate finding mistakes later.
Then the messy stuff: digging into their individual game logs for the last couple of weeks. Scrolled, scrolled some more. Typed in points, shots made, turnovers… game by game for both guys. Tedious, but needed to see if one was surging lately or cooling off. My coffee went cold doing this part.
Numbers Talk: What Popped Out
Finally time to look! Got the averages calculated:
- Points: OEI nudges ahead slightly, 24.8 vs FRD’s 23.5. But it’s close.
- Rebounds: Bam! FRD wins this clean, pulling down almost 2 more boards per game (8.1 vs 6.3). Big difference.
- Assists: Another win for FRD. Setup man. Almost 7 dimes a night compared to OEI’s 5.
- Shooting: Hold up. OEI is way more efficient. Hits a higher clip from the floor AND from downtown. FRD takes more shots to get his points.
- Defense/Control: FRD gets more steals, but also coughs the ball up more. OEI plays cleaner.
- Last 5 Games: OEI is on a tear, averaging nearly 27. FRD’s holding steady around his average.
So, like, the big surprise for me? I kinda expected OEI to maybe lead scoring slightly. But I figured FRD was just a scorer. Nope. Dude is grabbing boards and dropping dimes like crazy. A legit triple-double threat every night. That rebounding gap especially stood out. But then you see OEI just being super smooth and efficient, and suddenly he’s getting hot.
My Takeaway? It’s Not So Simple…
So, who’s “better”? Sitting here looking at the spreadsheet? Depends on what you need! If my team desperately needed rebounding and someone to run the offense? Give me FRD, that all-around production is legit. If I needed a pure, efficient bucket-getter who takes care of the ball and is heating up? OEI is your guy right now.
The numbers don’t lie, but they also don’t give one easy answer. FRD fills up the stat sheet more broadly. OEI scores cleaner and is on fire. Neither is clearly “better” overall just from the stats. They bring different things to the court. Maybe that’s why fans argue so much!
Honestly, doing this was fun! Way better than just reading opinions. Next time someone shouts “Player X is better!” I’m just gonna crack open a spreadsheet. Cold coffee and spreadsheets: my research life!
