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Alexey Shved vs. Gustavo Ayón: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Alexey Shved 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.

#1913LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2226
+4.6LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.7
+0.7Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
#13LeadsBest league finish#45
+137 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+115 pts
182LeadsGames135

Career Impact Rank places Alexey Shved #1913 and Gustavo Ayón #2226. 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.

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Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAlexey Shved206.960 · No. 1,913Gustavo Ayón240.953 · No. 2,226

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.

Alexey Shved

206.960 composite · No. 1,913 all-time

Alexey Shved's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 132014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2252012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2302013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate156.00050%78.000
Best 5No. 132014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2252012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2302013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 352234.40030%70.320
Best 10No. 132014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2252012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2302013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 352293.20020%58.640

78.000 + 70.320 + 58.640= 206.960

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 352, this player's stored replacement finish.

Gustavo Ayón

240.953 composite · No. 2,226 all-time

Gustavo Ayón's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 452011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 348.5203.16750%101.583
Best 5No. 452011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 348.5261.30030%78.390
Best 10No. 452011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 348.5304.90020%60.980

101.583 + 78.390 + 60.980= 240.953

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 348.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

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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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: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1913Better result for this metric.#2226
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better156.0Better result for this metric.203.2
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better234.4Better result for this metric.261.3
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better293.2Better result for this metric.304.9
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Impact: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1329Better result for this metric.#1381
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+4.6Better result for this metric.+2.7
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7Unavailable
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+137 ptsBetter result for this metric.+115 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: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Games182135
Minutes3,2712,251

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: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
True shooting percentage48.9%53.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile48.9%54.6%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Field-goal percentage36.9%53.6%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage30.6%Better result for this metric.0.0%
Free-throw percentage76.2%Better result for this metric.50.4%

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: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile21.9%Better result for this metric.13.1%
Assists per game2.5Better result for this metric.1.3
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Passing: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.3%Better result for this metric.16.8%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.4%14.8%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game2.04.4Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%2.0%Better result for this metric.
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Defense: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.2%2.6%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Alexey Shved and Gustavo Ayón
MetricAlexey ShvedGustavo Ayón
Points per game7.4Better result for this metric.4.7

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

Alexey Shved ranks higher in career impact.

Alexey ShvedMetricGustavo Ayón
#1913LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2226
+4.6LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.7
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+137 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+115 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.

Alexey ShvedMetricGustavo Ayón
162LeadsListed-team regular-season wins117
39.5%LeadsListed-team winning percentage37.5%
1Leads50-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
1Playoff team seasons2Leads

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.

Alexey ShvedMetricGustavo Ayón
Not availablePlayoff appearances1
Not availablePlayoff games3
Not availableTeam playoff wins0
Not availableFinals appearances0
Not availableChampionships0

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.

Alexey ShvedMetricGustavo Ayón
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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Alexey ShvedGustavo AyónPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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

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S2
S3

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.