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Chandler Hutchison vs. Frank Kudelka: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Frank Kudelka 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.

#2824Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#868Leads
-1.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5Leads
-2.3LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4
#236Best league finish#50Leads
-50 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-11 ptsLeads
103Games163Leads

Career Impact Rank places Frank Kudelka #868 and Chandler Hutchison #2824. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

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/chandler-hutchison/frank-kudelka/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedChandler Hutchison323.520 · No. 2,824Frank Kudelka83.680 · No. 868

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.

Chandler Hutchison

323.520 composite · No. 2,824 all-time

Chandler Hutchison's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2362019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 362310.00050%155.000
Best 5No. 2362019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 362330.80030%99.240
Best 10No. 2362019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 362346.40020%69.280

155.000 + 99.240 + 69.280= 323.520

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 362, this player's stored replacement finish.

Frank Kudelka

83.680 composite · No. 868 all-time

Frank Kudelka's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 501951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 891952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981950–51Reconstructed historical estimate79.00050%39.500
Best 5No. 501951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 891952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981950–51Reconstructed historical estimate2 open slots × No. 9786.20030%25.860
Best 10No. 501951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 891952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 981950–51Reconstructed historical estimate7 open slots × No. 9791.60020%18.320

39.500 + 25.860 + 18.320= 83.680

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 97, 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: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2824#868Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better310.079.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better330.886.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better346.491.6Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4134#2818Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4-0.5Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-2.4
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-50 pts-11 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: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Games103163
Minutes1,7903,652

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: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
True shooting percentage50.6%Better result for this metric.39.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.4%Unavailable
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Field-goal percentage44.2%Better result for this metric.33.4%
Three-point percentage30.9%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage64.3%73.0%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: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.3%Unavailable
Assists per game0.82.2Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.7%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.3%Unavailable
Rebounds per game3.7Better result for this metric.3.2

Defense

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

Defense: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.9%Unavailable
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%Unavailable

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Chandler Hutchison and Frank Kudelka
MetricChandler HutchisonFrank Kudelka
Points per game5.47.4Better 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

Frank Kudelka ranks higher in career impact.

Chandler HutchisonMetricFrank Kudelka
#2824Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#868Leads
-1.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-50 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-11 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Chandler Hutchison leads every available measure below.

Chandler HutchisonMetricFrank Kudelka
173LeadsListed-team regular-season wins97
46.4%LeadsListed-team winning percentage31.4%
1Leads50-win team seasons0
1Leads60-win team seasons0
2Playoff team seasons2

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

Chandler Hutchison leads every available measure below.

Chandler HutchisonMetricFrank Kudelka
1Playoff appearances1
2LeadsPlayoff games1
1LeadsTeam playoff wins0
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.

Chandler HutchisonMetricFrank Kudelka
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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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.