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Bogdan Bogdanović vs. Quinn Buckner: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Quinn Buckner 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.

#1241Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#649Leads
+2.9LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.2
96.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better50.7Leads
+621 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+726 ptsLeads
197.4Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better123.2Leads
+1.0Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0

Career Impact Rank places Quinn Buckner #649 and Bogdan Bogdanović #1241. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Bogdan Bogdanović had the higher single-season impact estimate.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/bogdan-bogdanovic/quinn-buckner/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBogdan Bogdanović120.933 · No. 1,241Quinn Buckner67.613 · No. 649

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.

Bogdan Bogdanović

120.933 composite · No. 1,241 all-time

Bogdan Bogdanović's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 392020–21No. 1222021–22No. 1292019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate96.66750%48.333
Best 5No. 392020–21No. 1222021–22No. 1292019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1292022–23No. 1332023–24110.40030%33.120
Best 10No. 392020–21No. 1222021–22No. 1292019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1292022–23No. 1332023–24No. 1692018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1772017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3302024–25No. 3742025–261 open slot × No. 372197.40020%39.480

48.333 + 33.120 + 39.480= 120.933

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 372, this player's stored replacement finish.

Quinn Buckner

67.613 composite · No. 649 all-time

Quinn Buckner's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 311979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate50.66750%25.333
Best 5No. 311979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 741980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate58.80030%17.640
Best 10No. 311979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 581977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 741980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1051976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1691982–83Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1951983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2191984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 250123.20020%24.640

25.333 + 17.640 + 24.640= 67.613

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 250, 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: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1241#649Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better96.750.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better110.458.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better197.4123.2Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#679#609Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.9Better result for this metric.+2.2
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Better result for this metric.+1.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0+1.0
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+621 pts+726 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: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Games526719
Minutes14,75016,245

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: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
True shooting percentage56.4%Better result for this metric.48.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.3%Better result for this metric.47.7%
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Shooting: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Field-goal percentage43.6%46.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage38.1%Better result for this metric.18.4%
Free-throw percentage84.5%Better result for this metric.65.7%

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: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile16.5%24.3%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game3.24.3Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.7%Better result for this metric.20.9%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.6%Better result for this metric.6.5%
Rebounds per game3.3Better 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: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%3.7%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%Better result for this metric.0.2%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bogdan Bogdanović and Quinn Buckner
MetricBogdan BogdanovićQuinn Buckner
Points per game14.0Better result for this metric.8.2

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

Quinn Buckner ranks higher in career impact so far.

Bogdan BogdanovićMetricQuinn Buckner
#1241Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#649Leads
+2.9LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.2
+1.0Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0
+621 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+726 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Quinn Buckner leads every available measure below.

Bogdan BogdanovićMetricQuinn Buckner
390Listed-team regular-season wins483Leads
48.8%Listed-team winning percentage58.9%Leads
150-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons3Leads
4Playoff 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

Quinn Buckner leads every available measure below.

Bogdan BogdanovićMetricQuinn Buckner
4Playoff appearances6Leads
35Playoff games68Leads
16Team playoff wins41Leads
0Finals appearances2Leads
0Championships1Leads

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.

Bogdan BogdanovićMetricQuinn Buckner
Not availableAll-Star0
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense4
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.