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Andy Johnson vs. Tom Hawkins: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Tom Hawkins 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.

#516Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#354Leads
-0.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
-1.8Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Leads
#40Best league finish#33Leads
+25 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+335 ptsLeads
292Games764Leads

Career Impact Rank places Tom Hawkins #354 and Andy Johnson #516. 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/andy-johnson/tom-hawkins/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAndy Johnson57.690 · No. 516Tom Hawkins42.973 · No. 354

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.

Andy Johnson

57.690 composite · No. 516 all-time

Andy Johnson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 401961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 621958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate51.00050%25.500
Best 5No. 401961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 621958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 81.560.10030%18.030
Best 10No. 401961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 621958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 81.570.80020%14.160

25.500 + 18.030 + 14.160= 57.690

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 81.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Tom Hawkins

42.973 composite · No. 354 all-time

Tom Hawkins's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 331962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 341960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 431959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate36.66750%18.333
Best 5No. 331962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 341960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 431959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 541961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate43.00030%12.900
Best 10No. 331962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 341960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 431959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 511966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 541961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 591963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 591965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 731964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 871967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 941968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate58.70020%11.740

18.333 + 12.900 + 11.740= 42.973

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: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#516#354Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better51.036.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better60.143.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better70.858.7Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1782#966Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8-0.2Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4-0.6Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.8
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-1.3
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+25 pts+335 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: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Games292764
Minutes6,77218,465

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. Statistics that were not recorded in earlier eras are left out. 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: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
True shooting percentage43.7%47.3%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile43.7%47.2%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Field-goal percentage39.2%44.7%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailableUnavailable
Free-throw percentage60.5%Better result for this metric.57.0%

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: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable6.0%
Assists per game2.3Better result for this metric.1.1

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Rebounds per game4.16.0Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Andy Johnson and Tom Hawkins
MetricAndy JohnsonTom Hawkins
Points per game9.8Better result for this metric.8.7

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

Tom Hawkins ranks higher in career impact.

Andy JohnsonMetricTom Hawkins
#516Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#354Leads
-0.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8
+25 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+335 ptsLeads

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.

Andy JohnsonMetricTom Hawkins
145Listed-team regular-season wins617Leads
47.4%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.6%
050-win team seasons7Leads
060-win team seasons5Leads
2Playoff team seasons10Leads

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

Tom Hawkins leads every available measure below.

Andy JohnsonMetricTom Hawkins
2Playoff appearances10Leads
12Playoff games96Leads
4Team playoff wins52Leads
0Finals appearances3Leads
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.

Andy JohnsonMetricTom Hawkins
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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