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Bill Curley vs. Todd Fuller: Career comparison

hussEyquationShort-career comparison
Regular-season verdict

Todd Fuller 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.

#2713Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2670Leads
-4.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.8Leads
-4.6LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-5.3
#293Best league finish#275Leads
-97 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-176 pts
147Games225Leads

Career Impact Rank places Todd Fuller #2670 and Bill Curley #2713. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Bill Curley 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/bill-curley/todd-fuller/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBill Curley306.560 · No. 2,713Todd Fuller299.993 · No. 2,670

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.

Bill Curley

306.560 composite · No. 2,713 all-time

Bill Curley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2931994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 311305.00050%152.500
Best 5No. 2931994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 311307.40030%92.220
Best 10No. 2931994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 311309.20020%61.840

152.500 + 92.220 + 61.840= 306.560

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 311, this player's stored replacement finish.

Todd Fuller

299.993 composite · No. 2,670 all-time

Todd Fuller's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2751998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2941997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate293.66750%146.833
Best 5No. 2751998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2941997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 318303.40030%91.020
Best 10No. 2751998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2941997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3121996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 318310.70020%62.140

146.833 + 91.020 + 62.140= 299.993

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 318, 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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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: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2713#2670Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better305.0293.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better307.4303.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better309.2Better result for this metric.310.7
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Impact: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4492Better result for this metric.#4689
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-4.6-3.8Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-5.3
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-97 ptsBetter result for this metric.-176 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: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Games147225
Minutes1,6142,500

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: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
True shooting percentage49.2%Better result for this metric.47.2%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile47.7%48.1%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Field-goal percentage44.4%Better result for this metric.42.2%
Three-point percentage22.2%Better result for this metric.0.0%
Free-throw percentage74.3%Better result for this metric.66.8%

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: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.2%Better result for this metric.3.0%
Assists per game0.4Better result for this metric.0.2
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Passing: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.3%Better result for this metric.14.4%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.2%15.3%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game2.03.0Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%Better result for this metric.0.6%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.6%Better result for this metric.1.9%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bill Curley and Todd Fuller
MetricBill CurleyTodd Fuller
Points per game2.73.7Better 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

Todd Fuller ranks higher in career impact.

Bill CurleyMetricTodd Fuller
#2713Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2670Leads
-4.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.8Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-97 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-176 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.

Bill CurleyMetricTodd Fuller
221LeadsListed-team regular-season wins185
40.8%Listed-team winning percentage48.9%Leads
150-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons0
3Playoff team seasons3

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

Todd Fuller leads every available measure below.

Bill CurleyMetricTodd Fuller
1Playoff appearances1
2Playoff games10Leads
2Team playoff wins5Leads
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.

Bill CurleyMetricTodd Fuller
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.