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Antoine Carr vs. Drew Gooden: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Antoine Carr 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.

#1158LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1227
+0.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
92.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better91.7Leads
+145 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+365 ptsLeads
157.0LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better186.0
+2.1Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.1

Career Impact Rank places Antoine Carr #1158 and Drew Gooden #1227. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Drew Gooden had 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.

Career impact · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/antoine-carr/drew-gooden/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedAntoine Carr110.613 · No. 1,158Drew Gooden119.453 · No. 1,227

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.

Antoine Carr

110.613 composite · No. 1,158 all-time

Antoine Carr's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 441990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1311986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate92.66750%46.333
Best 5No. 441990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1311986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1351989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1351992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate109.60030%32.880
Best 10No. 441990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1311986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1351989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1351992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1471984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1701988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2081991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2411993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2561994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate157.00020%31.400

46.333 + 32.880 + 31.400= 110.613

Drew Gooden

119.453 composite · No. 1,227 all-time

Drew Gooden's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 472004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1372006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate91.66750%45.833
Best 5No. 472004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1372006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1562005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1762010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate121.40030%36.420
Best 10No. 472004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1372006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1562005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1762010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2232003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2502007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2562008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2592009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2652002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate186.00020%37.200

45.833 + 36.420 + 37.200= 119.453

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: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1158Better result for this metric.#1227
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better92.791.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better109.6Better result for this metric.121.4
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better157.0Better result for this metric.186.0
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1308#925Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.1+2.1
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5+1.1Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.1+0.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0-0.8Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+145 pts+365 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: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Games987790
Minutes19,78020,127

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: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
True shooting percentage55.1%Better result for this metric.51.4%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.1%Better result for this metric.51.3%
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Shooting: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Field-goal percentage50.3%Better result for this metric.46.2%
Three-point percentage13.0%25.7%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage78.0%Better result for this metric.76.0%

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: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.5%Better result for this metric.8.0%
Assists per game1.11.1
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.7%11.6%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.1%16.1%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.47.1Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.0%1.4%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile3.1%Better result for this metric.1.7%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Antoine Carr and Drew Gooden
MetricAntoine CarrDrew Gooden
Points per game9.311.0Better 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

Antoine Carr ranks higher in career impact.

Antoine CarrMetricDrew Gooden
#1158LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1227
+2.1Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.1
+0.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
+145 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+365 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Antoine Carr leads every available measure below.

Antoine CarrMetricDrew Gooden
777LeadsListed-team regular-season wins742
57.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage48.1%
9Leads50-win team seasons4
3Leads60-win team seasons0
12LeadsPlayoff team seasons10

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

Antoine Carr leads every available measure below.

Antoine CarrMetricDrew Gooden
11LeadsPlayoff appearances6
107LeadsPlayoff games64
57LeadsTeam playoff wins35
2LeadsFinals appearances1
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.

Antoine CarrMetricDrew Gooden
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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Antoine CarrDrew GoodenPeak 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.