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Brad Wanamaker vs. Quinn Cook: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Quinn Cook 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.

#2820Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2696Leads
-1.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.7
-2.4Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4
#214LeadsBest league finish#254
-29 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-33 pts
191LeadsGames188

Career Impact Rank places Quinn Cook #2696 and Brad Wanamaker #2820. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Brad Wanamaker 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/brad-wanamaker/quinn-cook/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBrad Wanamaker322.780 · No. 2,820Quinn Cook303.800 · No. 2,696

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.

Brad Wanamaker

322.780 composite · No. 2,820 all-time

Brad Wanamaker's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2142019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3512020–211 open slot × No. 362309.00050%154.500
Best 5No. 2142019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3512020–213 open slots × No. 362330.20030%99.060
Best 10No. 2142019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3512020–218 open slots × No. 362346.10020%69.220

154.500 + 99.060 + 69.220= 322.780

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 362, this player's stored replacement finish.

Quinn Cook

303.800 composite · No. 2,696 all-time

Quinn Cook's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2542018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2702017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3252019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate283.00050%141.500
Best 5No. 2542018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2702017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3252019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 363315.00030%94.500
Best 10No. 2542018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2702017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3252019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 363339.00020%67.800

141.500 + 94.500 + 67.800= 303.800

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 363, 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: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2820#2696Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better309.0283.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better330.2315.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better346.1339.0Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3694Better result for this metric.#3815
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0Better result for this metric.-1.7
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-2.4
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-29 ptsBetter result for this metric.-33 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: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Games191188
Minutes3,0852,652

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: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
True shooting percentage53.9%55.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile53.3%55.6%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Field-goal percentage42.1%46.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage30.0%40.8%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage90.7%Better result for this metric.79.5%

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: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile20.1%Better result for this metric.15.2%
Assists per game2.4Better result for this metric.1.6
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Passing: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile16.2%11.3%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.4%6.5%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game1.71.7

Defense

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

Defense: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.0%Better result for this metric.0.9%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%Better result for this metric.0.2%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Brad Wanamaker and Quinn Cook
MetricBrad WanamakerQuinn Cook
Points per game5.56.4Better 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.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Quinn Cook ranks higher in career impact.

Brad WanamakerMetricQuinn Cook
#2820Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2696Leads
-1.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.7
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-29 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-33 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Quinn Cook leads every available measure below.

Brad WanamakerMetricQuinn Cook
229Listed-team regular-season wins298Leads
49.6%Listed-team winning percentage54.9%Leads
050-win team seasons3Leads
060-win team seasons0
2Playoff team seasons4Leads

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 Cook leads every available measure below.

Brad WanamakerMetricQuinn Cook
2Playoff appearances3Leads
21Playoff games40Leads
15Team playoff wins46Leads
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.

Brad WanamakerMetricQuinn Cook
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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Brad WanamakerQuinn CookPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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S3
S4
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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.