Who doesn't love a good blind statistical comparison? As I look through the numbers and put together my columns for ESPN each week, I inevitably run into simple comparisons between players or teams that surprise me. Some of those end up in columns or tweets. Others get penciled in as future ideas, most of which get written off when the comparisons no longer apply.
Today, though, I'm throwing out an entire column of blind comparisons. I'll list two players or teams that have similar statistics by several key measures and then reveal who they are. In some cases, we'll be making comparisons between teams and players from 2019 and the past; in others, I'll contrast players and teams from this current season to contextualize their ongoing campaigns.