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Andre Drummond vs. Mason Plumlee: 2020–21 season

hussEyquation2020–21 season · regular-season impact
Regular-season verdict

Mason Plumlee leads in impact for 2020–21

Mason Plumlee ranks ahead of Andre Drummond in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.

Impact comparison

Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.

-0.6Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.5Leads
#199Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#51Leads
46Games56
1,242Minutes1,499
14.9LeadsPPG10.4
51.9%TS%63.8%Leads

Mason Plumlee's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +2.5, compared with -0.6 for Andre Drummond. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2020–21 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.

Andre Drummond: 46 games and 1,242 minutes. Mason Plumlee: 56 games and 1,499 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.

Read turnover rate alongside offensive workload. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.

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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Behind the estimate

Why the model rates them this way

A verified breakdown of this season’s published estimate is unavailable. We do not substitute another season’s calculation.

What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.

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Full comparison · 2020–21 season

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?

The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.

Impact: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6+2.5Better result for this metric.
Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#199#51Better result for this metric.

Andre Drummond: verified lineup window unavailable. Mason Plumlee: verified lineup window unavailable. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.

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: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Games4656
Minutes1,2421,499

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. 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: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
True shooting percentage51.9%63.8%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Field-goal percentage49.3%61.4%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage0.0%0.0%
Free-throw percentage60.0%66.9%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: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Assists per game2.03.6Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Rebounds per game12.0Better result for this metric.9.3

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Andre Drummond and Mason Plumlee
MetricAndre DrummondMason Plumlee
Points per game14.9Better result for this metric.10.4

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.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Mason Plumlee leads in impact for 2020–21.

Andre DrummondMetricMason Plumlee
-0.6Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.5Leads
#199Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#51Leads

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

Context

Team Success

Mason Plumlee leads every available measure below.

Andre DrummondMetricMason Plumlee
597Listed-team regular-season wins680Leads
44.5%Listed-team winning percentage52.6%Leads
150-win team seasons3Leads
060-win team seasons1Leads
6Playoff 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

Mason Plumlee leads every available measure below.

Andre DrummondMetricMason Plumlee
5Playoff appearances8Leads
28Playoff games77Leads
6Team playoff wins44Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
0Championships0

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.

Andre DrummondMetricMason Plumlee
2All-StarNot available
0MVPNot available
1All-NBANot available
0All-DefenseNot available
0DPOYNot available
0Rookie 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. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

Selected seasons

Box impact

Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.

Andre DrummondMason Plumlee

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

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Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.