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Baylor Scheierman vs. Bill Bradley: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Bill Bradley ranks higher in career impact so far

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.

#2959Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1082Leads
-0.4LeadsPeak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0
-0.4LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.1
#177Best league finish#90Leads
+42 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-10 pts
108Games742Leads

Career Impact Rank places Bill Bradley #1082 and Baylor Scheierman #2959. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Baylor Scheierman had the higher single-season impact estimate and 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.

Early career · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/baylor-scheierman/bill-bradley/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBaylor Scheierman341.980 · No. 2,959Bill Bradley102.307 · No. 1,082

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.

Baylor Scheierman

341.980 composite · No. 2,959 all-time

Baylor Scheierman's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1772025–262 open slots × No. 396323.00050%161.500
Best 5No. 1772025–264 open slots × No. 396352.20030%105.660
Best 10No. 1772025–269 open slots × No. 396374.10020%74.820

161.500 + 105.660 + 74.820= 341.980

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 396, this player's stored replacement finish.

Bill Bradley

102.307 composite · No. 1,082 all-time

Bill Bradley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 901968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate93.33350%46.667
Best 5No. 901968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1081970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate97.60030%29.280
Best 10No. 901968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1081970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1091971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1561973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1671974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1731975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2251976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate131.80020%26.360

46.667 + 29.280 + 26.360= 102.307

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: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2959#1082Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better323.093.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better352.297.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better374.1131.8Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1680Better result for this metric.#2793
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4Better result for this metric.-1.0
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-1.1
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-1.2
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-2.1
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+42 ptsBetter result for this metric.-10 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: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Games108742
Minutes1,81322,799

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: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
True shooting percentage58.5%Better result for this metric.48.6%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile61.6%Better result for this metric.48.5%
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Shooting: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Field-goal percentage42.9%44.8%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage37.8%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage86.0%Better result for this metric.84.0%

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: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.5%15.7%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.43.4Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.7%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.3%Better result for this metric.4.8%
Rebounds per game3.13.2Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%Better result for this metric.1.0%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.4%0.4%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Baylor Scheierman and Bill Bradley
MetricBaylor ScheiermanBill Bradley
Points per game5.012.4Better 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.

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

Bill Bradley ranks higher in career impact so far.

Baylor ScheiermanMetricBill Bradley
#2959Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1082Leads
-0.4LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.2
+42 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-10 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.

Baylor ScheiermanMetricBill Bradley
117Listed-team regular-season wins778Leads
71.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.4%
250-win team seasons9Leads
160-win team seasons9Leads
2Playoff team seasons8Leads

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

Bill Bradley leads every available measure below.

Baylor ScheiermanMetricBill Bradley
2Playoff appearances8Leads
11Playoff games95Leads
9Team playoff wins54Leads
0Finals appearances3Leads
0Championships2Leads

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.

Baylor ScheiermanMetricBill Bradley
Not availableAll-Star1
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense0
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0

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.

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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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

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.