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Cam Reddish vs. Ron Riley: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Ron Riley ranks higher in career impact

Ron Riley

1972–73 to 1975–76 · 4 seasons

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.

#2842Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1594Leads
-2.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.3
-3.2Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.1Leads
#299Best league finish#153Leads
-153 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-114 ptsLeads
254Games264Leads

Career Impact Rank places Ron Riley #1594 and Cam Reddish #2842. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Cam Reddish 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/cam-reddish/ron-riley/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedCam Reddish325.373 · No. 2,842Ron Riley163.390 · No. 1,594

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.

Cam Reddish

325.373 composite · No. 2,842 all-time

Cam Reddish's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2992021–22No. 3182022–23No. 3302019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate315.66750%157.833
Best 5No. 2992021–22No. 3182022–23No. 3302019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3402024–25No. 3422023–24325.80030%97.740
Best 10No. 2992021–22No. 3182022–23No. 3302019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3402024–25No. 3422023–24No. 3572020–214 open slots × No. 376349.00020%69.800

157.833 + 97.740 + 69.800= 325.373

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 376, this player's stored replacement finish.

Ron Riley

163.390 composite · No. 1,594 all-time

Ron Riley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1531974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1591975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1621972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate158.00050%79.000
Best 5No. 1531974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1591975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1621972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1681973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 183.5165.10030%49.530
Best 10No. 1531974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1591975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1621972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1681973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 183.5174.30020%34.860

79.000 + 49.530 + 34.860= 163.390

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 183.5, 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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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: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2842#1594Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better315.7158.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better325.8165.1Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better349.0174.3Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4652#4570Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.1Better result for this metric.-2.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.5Better result for this metric.-2.9
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.0Unavailable
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-153 pts-114 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: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Games254264
Minutes5,8764,852

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: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
True shooting percentage51.9%Better result for this metric.44.8%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.6%Better result for this metric.44.3%
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Shooting: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Field-goal percentage39.8%41.9%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage32.2%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage82.1%Better result for this metric.69.1%

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: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.7%8.7%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.21.2
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Passing: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.3%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.3%15.3%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game2.75.2Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.2%Better result for this metric.1.5%
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Defense: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%1.3%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Cam Reddish and Ron Riley
MetricCam ReddishRon Riley
Points per game8.5Better result for this metric.5.8

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

Ron Riley ranks higher in career impact.

Cam ReddishMetricRon Riley
#2842Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1594Leads
-2.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.3
-3.0Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-153 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-114 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.

Cam ReddishMetricRon Riley
318Listed-team regular-season wins410Leads
50.4%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.4%
150-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons5Leads
5LeadsPlayoff team seasons1

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

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Cam ReddishMetricRon Riley
1Playoff appearances1
4Playoff games8Leads
10LeadsTeam playoff wins3
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.

Cam ReddishMetricRon Riley
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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Cam ReddishRon RileyPeak 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.