It's time for another round of "One on One", where we take too similar fantasy basketball players and compare and contrast the two based on the numbers.  All statistics are based on the 2007-2008 season.
 

Today's matchup:  Chris Paul vs Deron Williams
 

First off, and you'll probably hear me preaching about this a lot, when you're talking about anything fantasy, it's important to communicate how the scoring structure of your league works. For our purposes, I'm going to assume we're talking about rotisserie using Yahoo Fantasy Sport's default scoring system (why? because I think it's the best...that's why). The stat cats being points, rebounds, assists, 3's made, blocks, steals, fg%, ft% and to's.
 

In roto, you're looking to compare players stat-by-stat, since roto is really designed to level the playing field of statistics (for instance, by roto standards if a player gets about 2 steals per game, it's the equivalent in steals of a player scoring about 20-25 points per game).
 

So, let's compare stats.
 

Points per game:

Chris Paul 19.3
Deron Williams 19.1
 

Rebounds per game:

Chris Paul 4.6
Deron Williams 3.1
   

Assists per game:

Chris Paul 10.6
Deron Williams 10.0
   

Blocks:

Chris Paul 0.0
Deron Williams 0.3

Steals:

Chris Paul 2.9
Deron Williams 1.0

3s made:

Chris Paul 0.9
Deron Williams 1.5

FG% (and FG's attempted per game):

Chris Paul 50.4%/14.4 attempts
Deron Williams 50.9%/14.5 attemps
 

FT% (and FT's attempted per game):

Chris Paul 88.6%/4.4 attempts

Deron Williams 76.7%%/3.8 attempts
  

Turnovers:

Chris Paul 3.1
Deron Williams 3.8
  

Games played in '07-'08:

Chris Paul 8
Deron Williams 8
 

The Verdict:

Paul wins.

Obviously, Williams gets an edge last season for playing sixteen more games than Paul.  However, all in all, Williams simply doesn't fill as many stats as the Hornets' point.  Paul hasn't shot as well from the field in past seasons, but the difference in steals alone is enough to warrant taking Paul over Williams.
 

In addition, with a healthier crue to pass to in New Orleans, such as David West and Peja Stojakovic, Paul should have no trouble getting assists.
 

Though Paul typically goes higher in fantasy drafts, fantasy owners sometimes reach for Williams because of his high assists.  One can hardly blame them. Still, it's important to note just how huge the difference in steals is between Paul and Williams.  While Paul is near the top of the league, Williams has yet to really shine in that area.