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Brandin Knight vs. Corliss Williamson: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

There is not enough comparable regular-season data to name a leader

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.

—Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1619
—Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4
—Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4
—Best league finish#112
-1 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+36 ptsLeads
1Games822Leads

Career Impact Rank is unavailable for at least one player in this scope. hussEyquation does not substitute a different measure or declare a winner.

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

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Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBrandin KnightUnavailableCorliss Williamson166.093 · No. 1,619

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.

Brandin Knight

Career Composite unavailable

An official score cannot be shown because the stored rank or required source inputs are unavailable.

Corliss Williamson

166.093 composite · No. 1,619 all-time

Corliss Williamson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1121997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1892000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate144.66750%72.333
Best 5No. 1121997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1892000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2111996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2132002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate171.60030%51.480
Best 10No. 1121997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1892000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2111996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2132002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2141998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2312003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2321999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2662004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3132006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate211.40020%42.280

72.333 + 51.480 + 42.280= 166.093

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: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rankUnavailable#1619
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable144.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable171.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable211.4
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Impact: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#2055#1714Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+0.4
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.3
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 betterUnavailable-1.7
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-1 pts+36 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: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Games1822
Minutes318,749

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: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
True shooting percentage0.0%53.5%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable53.8%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Field-goal percentage0.0%49.0%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailable13.6%
Free-throw percentageUnavailable71.4%

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: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable9.0%
Assists per game1.01.2Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable13.0%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable9.6%
Rebounds per game0.03.9Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable1.3%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable1.0%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Brandin Knight and Corliss Williamson
MetricBrandin KnightCorliss Williamson
Points per game0.011.1Better 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

There is not enough comparable regular-season data to name a leader.

Brandin KnightMetricCorliss Williamson
Not availableCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1619
Not availablePeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.9
-1 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+36 ptsLeads

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.

Brandin KnightMetricCorliss Williamson
51Listed-team regular-season wins574Leads
62.2%LeadsListed-team winning percentage51.4%
150-win team seasons4Leads
060-win team seasons0
1Playoff team seasons10Leads

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

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Brandin KnightMetricCorliss Williamson
Not availablePlayoff appearances8
Not availablePlayoff games66
Not availableTeam playoff wins36
Not availableFinals appearances1
Not availableChampionships1

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.

Brandin KnightMetricCorliss Williamson
Not availableAll-Star0
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.

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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Brandin KnightCorliss WilliamsonPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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.