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Brian Davis vs. Johnny Newman: Career comparison

hussEyquationShort-career comparison
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#1529
—Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
—Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2
—Best league finish#114
-23 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+61 ptsLeads
68Games1,159Leads

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 calculatedBrian DavisUnavailableJohnny Newman155.733 · No. 1,529

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.

Brian Davis

Career Composite unavailable

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

Johnny Newman

155.733 composite · No. 1,529 all-time

Johnny Newman's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1141988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1641990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate143.66750%71.833
Best 5No. 1141988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1641990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1801993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1821997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate158.60030%47.580
Best 10No. 1141988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1641990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1801993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1821997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1891991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1941989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1981987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2171995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2251999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate181.60020%36.320

71.833 + 47.580 + 36.320= 155.733

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: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rankUnavailable#1529
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable143.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable158.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is betterUnavailable181.6
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Impact: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3504#1583Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.7
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-1.4
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-23 pts+61 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: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Games681,159
Minutes37428,435

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: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
True shooting percentage42.0%55.8%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable56.5%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Field-goal percentage31.7%46.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage33.3%33.6%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage73.5%81.0%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: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable10.0%
Assists per game0.31.5Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable12.4%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable5.0%
Rebounds per game0.82.2Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable1.9%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable0.6%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Brian Davis and Johnny Newman
MetricBrian DavisJohnny Newman
Points per game1.911.0Better 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.

Brian DavisMetricJohnny Newman
Not availableCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1529
Not availablePeak 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
-23 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+61 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Johnny Newman leads every available measure below.

Brian DavisMetricJohnny Newman
20Listed-team regular-season wins592Leads
24.4%Listed-team winning percentage43.5%Leads
050-win team seasons2Leads
060-win team seasons0
0Playoff team seasons6Leads

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.

Brian DavisMetricJohnny Newman
Not availablePlayoff appearances6
Not availablePlayoff games39
Not availableTeam playoff wins19
Not availableFinals appearances0
Not availableChampionships0

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.

Brian DavisMetricJohnny Newman
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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Brian DavisJohnny NewmanPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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

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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.