Carey Scurry
1985–86 to 1987–88 · 3 seasons
NBA player comparison
Carey Scurry vs. Sam Jones: Career comparison
Regular-season verdict
Sam Jones ranks higher in career impact
Sam Jones
1957–58 to 1968–69 · 12 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.
#969Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#39Leads
+4.7LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+4.3
+2.8Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.0Leads
#10Best league finish#4Leads
+230 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+3,218 ptsLeads
180Games871Leads
Career Impact Rank places Sam Jones #39 and Carey Scurry #969. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Carey Scurry 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 RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedCarey Scurry91.720 · No. 969Sam Jones5.233 · No. 39
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.
Carey Scurry
91.720 composite · No. 969 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 101986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 231987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 691985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 34.000 | 50% | 17.000 |
| Best 5No. 101986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 231987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 691985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 256 | 122.800 | 30% | 36.840 |
| Best 10No. 101986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 231987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 691985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 256 | 189.400 | 20% | 37.880 |
17.000 + 36.840 + 37.880= 91.720
Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 256, this player's stored replacement finish.
Sam Jones
5.233 composite · No. 39 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 41965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 4.667 | 50% | 2.333 |
| Best 5No. 41965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 71960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 5.200 | 30% | 1.560 |
| Best 10No. 41965–66Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 51964–65Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 71960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 71961–62Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 81962–63Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 81963–64Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 91957–58Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 91967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 6.700 | 20% | 1.340 |
2.333 + 1.560 + 1.340= 5.233
Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →
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.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank | #969 | #39Better result for this metric. |
| Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 34.0 | 4.7Better result for this metric. |
| Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 122.8 | 5.2Better result for this metric. |
| Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 189.4 | 6.7Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Impact
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement | #1131 | #77Better result for this metric. |
| Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +4.7Better result for this metric. | +4.3 |
| Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +2.8 | +3.9Better result for this metric. |
| Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | Unavailable | +3.7 |
| Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | Unavailable | +3.3 |
| Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better | +230 pts | +3,218 ptsBetter result for this metric. |
| Seasons ranked No. 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-five impact seasons | 0 | 4Better result for this metric. |
| Top-ten impact seasons | 1 | 10Better result for this metric. |
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.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 180 | 871 |
| Minutes | 2,376 | 24,285 |
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.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 53.1%Better result for this metric. | 50.3% |
| True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 53.0%Better result for this metric. | 50.6% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 48.0%Better result for this metric. | 45.6% |
| Three-point percentage | 25.0% | Unavailable |
| Free-throw percentage | 66.6% | 80.3%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.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 11.5% | 13.9%Better result for this metric. |
| Assists per game | 1.1 | 2.5Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Passing
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 20.3% | Unavailable |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 11.6% | Unavailable |
| Rebounds per game | 2.9 | 4.9Better result for this metric. |
Defense
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 3.9% | Unavailable |
Show more stats: Defense
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 3.4% | Unavailable |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Carey Scurry | Sam Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 4.7 | 17.7Better 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.
Regular Season Impact
Sam Jones ranks higher in career impact.
Carey ScurryMetricSam Jones
#969Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#39Leads
+4.7LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+4.3
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.7
+230 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+3,218 ptsLeads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Carey ScurryMetricSam Jones
171Listed-team regular-season wins799Leads
52.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.8%
050-win team seasons11Leads
060-win team seasons6Leads
4Playoff team seasons12Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Sam Jones leads every available measure below.
Carey ScurryMetricSam Jones
2Playoff appearances12Leads
8Playoff games154Leads
3Team playoff wins101Leads
0Finals appearances11Leads
0Championships10Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
No recorded measure separates these careers.
Carey ScurryMetricSam Jones
Not availableAll-Star5
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA3
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.
Carey ScurrySam JonesPeak seasonHistorical source qualification
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average
Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.
Season-by-season evidenceRead both careers at the same stage
Every observed season keeps its age, era-centered impact estimate, league rank when qualified, career-stage label, and exact evidence link. A missing career point stays missing.
Carey ScurryNBA seasonSam Jones
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
No season
Season 4No season
Season 5No season
Season 6No season
Season 7No season
Season 8No season
Season 9No season
Season 10No season
Season 11Observed values come from the accepted season comparison record. Historical source qualifications stay attached to affected seasons. Missing means no NBA season exists at that aligned point; it is never interpolated. Missing is not the same as estimated.