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Cedrick Hordges vs. Mike Batiste: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Cedrick Hordges 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.

#2274LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2731
-3.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.3Leads
-4.5Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.3Leads
#230LeadsBest league finish#275
-167 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-32 ptsLeads
145LeadsGames75

Career Impact Rank places Cedrick Hordges #2274 and Mike Batiste #2731. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Mike Batiste 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/cedrick-hordges/mike-batiste/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedCedrick Hordges246.587 · No. 2,274Mike Batiste308.900 · No. 2,731

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.

Cedrick Hordges

246.587 composite · No. 2,274 all-time

Cedrick Hordges's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2301980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2501981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 253244.33350%122.167
Best 5No. 2301980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2501981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 253247.80030%74.340
Best 10No. 2301980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2501981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 253250.40020%50.080

122.167 + 74.340 + 50.080= 246.587

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 253, this player's stored replacement finish.

Mike Batiste

308.900 composite · No. 2,731 all-time

Mike Batiste's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2752002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 320305.00050%152.500
Best 5No. 2752002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 320311.00030%93.300
Best 10No. 2752002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 320315.50020%63.100

152.500 + 93.300 + 63.100= 308.900

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 320, 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: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2274Better result for this metric.#2731
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better244.3Better result for this metric.305.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better247.8Better result for this metric.311.0
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better250.4Better result for this metric.315.5
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Impact: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4675#3780Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.6-3.3Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
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-167 pts-32 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: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Games14575
Minutes2,9711,248

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: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
True shooting percentage51.7%Better result for this metric.47.6%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.7%Better result for this metric.47.6%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Field-goal percentage47.5%Better result for this metric.42.2%
Three-point percentage18.8%22.2%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage63.9%78.4%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: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.8%6.9%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.2Better result for this metric.0.7
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile17.9%12.0%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.0%Better result for this metric.11.6%
Rebounds per game5.9Better result for this metric.3.4

Defense

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

Defense: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%1.7%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.6%0.9%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Cedrick Hordges and Mike Batiste
MetricCedrick HordgesMike Batiste
Points per game7.6Better result for this metric.6.4

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

Cedrick Hordges ranks higher in career impact.

Cedrick HordgesMetricMike Batiste
#2274LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2731
-3.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.3Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-167 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-32 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Cedrick Hordges leads every available measure below.

Cedrick HordgesMetricMike Batiste
83LeadsListed-team regular-season wins28
50.6%LeadsListed-team winning percentage34.1%
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
1LeadsPlayoff team seasons0

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.

Cedrick HordgesMetricMike Batiste
1Playoff appearancesNot available
3Playoff gamesNot available
1Team playoff winsNot available
0Finals appearancesNot available
0ChampionshipsNot available

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.

Cedrick HordgesMetricMike Batiste
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.

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How the careers developed

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