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Audie Norris vs. Jack Haley: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Audie Norris 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.

#2225LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2518
-3.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.2
-3.8LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-4.4
#218LeadsBest league finish#245
-117 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-240 pts
187Games341Leads

Career Impact Rank places Audie Norris #2225 and Jack Haley #2518. 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 calculatedAudie Norris240.907 · No. 2,225Jack Haley277.433 · No. 2,518

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.

Audie Norris

240.907 composite · No. 2,225 all-time

Audie Norris's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2181984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2401983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 252.5236.83350%118.417
Best 5No. 2181984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2401983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 252.5243.10030%72.930
Best 10No. 2181984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2401983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 252.5247.80020%49.560

118.417 + 72.930 + 49.560= 240.907

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 252.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Jack Haley

277.433 composite · No. 2,518 all-time

Jack Haley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 291272.66750%136.333
Best 5No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 291280.00030%84.000
Best 10No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 291285.50020%57.100

136.333 + 84.000 + 57.100= 277.433

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 291, 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: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2225Better result for this metric.#2518
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better236.8Better result for this metric.272.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better243.1Better result for this metric.280.0
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better247.8Better result for this metric.285.5
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Impact: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4580Better result for this metric.#4738
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.2-3.2
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
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-117 ptsBetter result for this metric.-240 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: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Games187341
Minutes2,5853,288

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: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
True shooting percentage56.7%Better result for this metric.47.9%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile58.3%Better result for this metric.48.1%
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Shooting: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Field-goal percentage51.1%Better result for this metric.42.5%
Three-point percentage0.0%0.0%
Free-throw percentage66.2%Better result for this metric.65.5%

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: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.7%Better result for this metric.3.6%
Assists per game0.8Better result for this metric.0.2
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Passing: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile24.9%14.1%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.8%15.3%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.1Better result for this metric.2.7

Defense

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

Defense: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%Better result for this metric.0.8%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%Better result for this metric.0.8%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Audie Norris and Jack Haley
MetricAudie NorrisJack Haley
Points per game4.4Better result for this metric.3.5

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

Audie Norris ranks higher in career impact.

Audie NorrisMetricJack Haley
#2225LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2518
-3.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.2
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-117 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-240 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.

Audie NorrisMetricJack Haley
136Listed-team regular-season wins446Leads
55.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage54.4%
050-win team seasons4Leads
060-win team seasons2Leads
3Playoff team seasons7Leads

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

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Audie NorrisMetricJack Haley
3Playoff appearances4Leads
20LeadsPlayoff games14
9Team playoff wins20Leads
0Finals appearances0
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.

Audie NorrisMetricJack Haley
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.