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Bob Harris vs. Herbert Jones: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Bob Harris 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.

#463LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1863
+0.3Peak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3
-0.5LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.9
#33LeadsBest league finish#134
+221 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+248 ptsLeads
263Games296Leads

Career Impact Rank places Bob Harris #463 and Herbert Jones #1863. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Herbert Jones 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.

Early career · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/bob-harris/herbert-jones/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBob Harris53.483 · No. 463Herbert Jones198.440 · No. 1,863

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.

Bob Harris

53.483 composite · No. 463 all-time

Bob Harris's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 331951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 451952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 471953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate41.66750%20.833
Best 5No. 331951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 451952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 471953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661950–51Reconstructed historical estimate1 open slot × No. 96.557.50030%17.250
Best 10No. 331951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 451952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 471953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661950–51Reconstructed historical estimate6 open slots × No. 96.577.00020%15.400

20.833 + 17.250 + 15.400= 53.483

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 96.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Herbert Jones

198.440 composite · No. 1,863 all-time

Herbert Jones's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1342023–24No. 1712021–22No. 1872022–23164.00050%82.000
Best 5No. 1342023–24No. 1712021–22No. 1872022–23No. 1872025–26No. 2942024–25194.60030%58.380
Best 10No. 1342023–24No. 1712021–22No. 1872022–23No. 1872025–26No. 2942024–255 open slots × No. 386290.30020%58.060

82.000 + 58.380 + 58.060= 198.440

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 386, 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: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#463Better result for this metric.#1863
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better41.7Better result for this metric.164.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better57.5Better result for this metric.194.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better77.0Better result for this metric.290.3
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1153#1099Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2-0.1Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.9
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+221 pts+248 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: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Games263296
Minutes6,7058,843

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: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
True shooting percentage44.5%56.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable56.2%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Field-goal percentage39.1%45.8%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailable35.0%
Free-throw percentage62.8%82.2%Better result for this metric.

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: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable11.8%
Assists per game1.42.5Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable13.5%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable6.8%
Rebounds per game6.9Better result for this metric.3.7

Defense

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

Defense: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable2.6%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable2.0%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bob Harris and Herbert Jones
MetricBob HarrisHerbert Jones
Points per game6.69.9Better 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

Bob Harris ranks higher in career impact so far.

Bob HarrisMetricHerbert Jones
#463LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1863
+0.3Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.9
+221 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+248 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Bob Harris leads every available measure below.

Bob HarrisMetricHerbert Jones
198LeadsListed-team regular-season wins174
57.2%LeadsListed-team winning percentage42.4%
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
5LeadsPlayoff team seasons2

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

Bob Harris leads every available measure below.

Bob HarrisMetricHerbert Jones
4LeadsPlayoff appearances2
17LeadsPlayoff games10
4LeadsTeam playoff wins2
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.

Bob HarrisMetricHerbert Jones
Not availableAll-Star0
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense1
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.