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Alec Burks vs. J.J. Barea: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Alec Burks ranks higher in career impact

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.

#1098LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1210
+2.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.8
+1.0LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5
81.0LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better95.7
+521 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+392 pts
165.5LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better165.8

Career Impact Rank places Alec Burks #1098 and J.J. Barea #1210. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

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

Career impact · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/alec-burks/j-j-barea/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAlec Burks103.960 · No. 1,098J.J. Barea117.893 · No. 1,210

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.

Alec Burks

103.960 composite · No. 1,098 all-time

Alec Burks's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 572022–23No. 672019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192020–2181.00050%40.500
Best 5No. 572022–23No. 672019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192020–21No. 1252021–22No. 1382024–25101.20030%30.360
Best 10No. 572022–23No. 672019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192020–21No. 1252021–22No. 1382024–25No. 1792013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2142018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2482017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2502023–24No. 2582015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate165.50020%33.100

40.500 + 30.360 + 33.100= 103.960

J.J. Barea

117.893 composite · No. 1,210 all-time

J.J. Barea's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 662017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 692016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1522012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate95.66750%47.833
Best 5No. 662017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 692016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1522012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1592018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1692015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate123.00030%36.900
Best 10No. 662017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 692016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1522012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1592018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1692015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2012008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2052009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2062010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2072011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2242014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate165.80020%33.160

47.833 + 36.900 + 33.160= 117.893

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: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1098Better result for this metric.#1210
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better81.0Better result for this metric.95.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better101.2Better result for this metric.123.0
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better165.5Better result for this metric.165.8
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Impact: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#760Better result for this metric.#901
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.0Better result for this metric.+1.8
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Better result for this metric.+1.0
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0Better result for this metric.+0.5
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Better result for this metric.-0.3
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+521 ptsBetter result for this metric.+392 pts
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: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Games791831
Minutes17,57616,287

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: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
True shooting percentage54.5%Better result for this metric.51.5%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile55.5%Better result for this metric.51.9%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Field-goal percentage41.5%42.4%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage38.6%Better result for this metric.35.2%
Free-throw percentage80.5%Better result for this metric.79.4%

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: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.6%35.1%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.93.9Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.0%Better result for this metric.14.9%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.5%Better result for this metric.6.1%
Rebounds per game3.3Better result for this metric.2.1

Defense

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

Defense: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%Better result for this metric.1.1%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%Better result for this metric.0.1%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Alec Burks and J.J. Barea
MetricAlec BurksJ.J. Barea
Points per game10.6Better result for this metric.8.9

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

Alec Burks ranks higher in career impact.

Alec BurksMetricJ.J. Barea
#1098LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1210
+2.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.8
+1.0LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5
+521 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+392 pts

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

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Alec BurksMetricJ.J. Barea
643LeadsListed-team regular-season wins602
45.2%Listed-team winning percentage53.5%Leads
350-win team seasons6Leads
060-win team seasons1Leads
8Playoff team seasons8

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

J.J. Barea leads every available measure below.

Alec BurksMetricJ.J. Barea
6Playoff appearances8Leads
29Playoff games50Leads
13Team playoff wins30Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
0Championships1Leads

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.

Alec BurksMetricJ.J. Barea
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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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.