Cross-era · careers 53 years apart

Slater Martin vs Anthony Davis

Slater Martin 1949-1959 · Guard Anthony Davis 2012-2025 · Forward-Center · active

Slater Martin (1949-1959) and Anthony Davis (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 53 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Anthony Davis was the higher-volume scorer (24.0 points per game to 9.9); adjusted for era they scored at 1.01× and 2.37× their league average respectively; Anthony Davis was the more efficient scorer (60.1% true shooting to 43.6%). Anthony Davis holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #61 all-time ranking to Slater Martin's #67.

Career averages

Slater MartinStatAnthony Davis
9.9 Points / game 24.0
3.1 Rebounds / game 10.7
4.3 Assists / game 2.6
0.0 Steals / game 1.3
0.0 Blocks / game 2.3
36.5% Field goal % 52.2%
0.0% 3-point % 24.6%
74.7% Free throw % 78.8%
43.6% True shooting % 60.1%
745 Games played 807

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Slater MartinStatAnthony Davis
1.01× Points vs era avg 2.37×
0.60× Rebounds vs era avg 2.58×
1.90× Assists vs era avg 1.11×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Slater Martin's era.

Slater MartinStatAnthony Davis
— Offensive rating 110.2
— Defensive rating 107.5
— Net rating 2.7
— Usage % 27.5%
— Assist % 15.1%
— Rebound % 18.7%

Playoff averages

Slater MartinStatAnthony Davis
10.0 Points / game 26.1
2.9 Rebounds / game 11.7
3.8 Assists / game 2.9
0.0 Steals / game 1.3
0.0 Blocks / game 2.1
35.5% Field goal % 54.0%
0.0% 3-point % 28.0%
67.7% Free throw % 83.8%
92 Playoff games 60

Accolades

Slater MartinStatAnthony Davis
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
5 Championships 1
7 All-Star selections 7
0 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#67 All-time GOAT rank #61

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