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Al Roges vs. Stephen Jackson: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Al Roges ranks higher in career impact

Al Roges

1953–54 to 1954–55 · 2 seasons

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#795LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1185
-1.9Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
-1.9Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.7Leads
#63LeadsBest league finish#85
-8 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+807 ptsLeads
84Games858Leads

Career Impact Rank places Al Roges #795 and Stephen Jackson #1185. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Stephen Jackson had the higher single-season impact estimate and more total career value.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/al-roges/stephen-jackson/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAl Roges78.820 · No. 795Stephen Jackson114.527 · No. 1,185

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Al Roges

78.820 composite · No. 795 all-time

Al Roges's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 631953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 8477.00050%38.500
Best 5No. 631953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 8479.80030%23.940
Best 10No. 631953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 8481.90020%16.380

38.500 + 23.940 + 16.380= 78.820

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 84, this player's stored replacement finish.

Stephen Jackson

114.527 composite · No. 1,185 all-time

Stephen Jackson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 852009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1092003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1162002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate103.33350%51.667
Best 5No. 852009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1092003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1162002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate117.60030%35.280
Best 10No. 852009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1092003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1162002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1412005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1422004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1452006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1532007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2102000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate137.90020%27.580

51.667 + 35.280 + 27.580= 114.527

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#795Better result for this metric.#1185
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better77.0Better result for this metric.103.3
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better79.8Better result for this metric.117.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better81.9Better result for this metric.137.9
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Impact: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#2651#556Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.9+0.8Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+0.4
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+0.2
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.2
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-8 pts+807 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons00

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Games84858
Minutes2,13827,398

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
True shooting percentage41.3%51.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable52.2%
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Shooting: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Field-goal percentage36.0%41.4%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailable33.3%
Free-throw percentage71.4%79.8%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable16.8%
Assists per game2.13.1Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable14.5%

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable7.0%
Rebounds per game2.83.9Better result for this metric.

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable2.1%
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Defense: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable0.8%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Al Roges and Stephen Jackson
MetricAl RogesStephen Jackson
Points per game7.515.1Better result for this metric.

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Al Roges ranks higher in career impact.

Al RogesMetricStephen Jackson
#795LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1185
-1.9Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.2
-8 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+807 ptsLeads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

Stephen Jackson leads every available measure below.

Al RogesMetricStephen Jackson
59Listed-team regular-season wins711Leads
41.0%Listed-team winning percentage52.2%Leads
050-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons1Leads
1Playoff team seasons9Leads

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Al RogesMetricStephen Jackson
Not availablePlayoff appearances6
Not availablePlayoff games72
Not availableTeam playoff wins39
Not availableFinals appearances1
Not availableChampionships1

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Al RogesMetricStephen Jackson
Not availableAll-StarNot available
Not availableMVPNot available
Not availableAll-NBANot available
Not availableAll-DefenseNot available
Not availableDPOYNot available
Not availableRookie of the YearNot available

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.

Career Shape Explorer

How the careers developed

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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Al RogesStephen JacksonPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

S means NBA season number; A means player age. Peak labels identify each player's accepted best season. Hover or focus any pair for season detail, or open Season timeline for the complete evidence ledger.