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Chris Carr vs. Daequan Cook: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Daequan Cook 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.

#2280Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2151Leads
-0.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
-2.7Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2Leads
#144Best league finish#120Leads
-39 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-62 pts
297Games328Leads

Career Impact Rank places Daequan Cook #2151 and Chris Carr #2280. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Chris Carr had 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/chris-carr/daequan-cook/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedChris Carr247.110 · No. 2,280Daequan Cook233.327 · No. 2,151

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.

Chris Carr

247.110 composite · No. 2,280 all-time

Chris Carr's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1441996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2601999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate223.00050%111.500
Best 5No. 1441996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2601999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3051995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 320.5258.90030%77.670
Best 10No. 1441996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2601999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3051995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 320.5289.70020%57.940

111.500 + 77.670 + 57.940= 247.110

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 320.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Daequan Cook

233.327 composite · No. 2,151 all-time

Daequan Cook's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1202010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2202008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2732011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate204.33350%102.167
Best 5No. 1202010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2202008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2732011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2992007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3052009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate243.40030%73.020
Best 10No. 1202010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2202008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2732011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2992007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3052009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate5 open slots × No. 338290.70020%58.140

102.167 + 73.020 + 58.140= 233.327

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 338, 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: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2280#2151Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better223.0204.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better258.9243.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better289.7Better result for this metric.290.7
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Impact: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3970Better result for this metric.#4280
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6+0.4Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.1-1.2Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-2.2
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-39 ptsBetter result for this metric.-62 pts
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: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Games297328
Minutes4,5055,993

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: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
True shooting percentage50.9%Better result for this metric.49.4%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.0%51.1%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Field-goal percentage41.6%Better result for this metric.36.9%
Three-point percentage33.8%35.9%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage80.7%81.3%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.

Passing: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.9%Better result for this metric.6.5%
Assists per game1.0Better result for this metric.0.7
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Passing: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.7%7.6%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.6%Better result for this metric.6.9%
Rebounds per game2.2Better result for this metric.2.1

Defense

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

Defense: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.2%Better result for this metric.1.1%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%Better result for this metric.0.6%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Chris Carr and Daequan Cook
MetricChris CarrDaequan Cook
Points per game6.7Better 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

Daequan Cook ranks higher in career impact.

Chris CarrMetricDaequan Cook
#2280Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2151Leads
-0.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2
-39 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-62 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Daequan Cook leads every available measure below.

Chris CarrMetricDaequan Cook
239Listed-team regular-season wins297Leads
40.4%Listed-team winning percentage53.2%Leads
050-win team seasons1Leads
060-win team seasons0
4Playoff 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

Daequan Cook leads every available measure below.

Chris CarrMetricDaequan Cook
2Playoff appearances4Leads
4Playoff games46Leads
1Team playoff wins30Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
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.

Chris CarrMetricDaequan Cook
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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Align careers by
Chris CarrDaequan CookPeak 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.