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Bobby Portis vs. Chris Gatling: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Chris Gatling ranks higher in career impact so far

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.

#1283Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1066Leads
+2.3Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.9Leads
+0.7LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
100.3Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better80.7Leads
+617 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+358 pts
175.5Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better153.1Leads

Career Impact Rank places Chris Gatling #1066 and Bobby Portis #1283. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Bobby Portis 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.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/bobby-portis/chris-gatling/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedBobby Portis125.827 · No. 1,283Chris Gatling101.133 · No. 1,066

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.

Bobby Portis

125.827 composite · No. 1,283 all-time

Bobby Portis's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 512017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1022020–21No. 1482022–23100.33350%50.167
Best 5No. 512017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1022020–21No. 1482022–23No. 1872019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1882021–22135.20030%40.560
Best 10No. 512017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1022020–21No. 1482022–23No. 1872019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1882021–22No. 1892016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2092025–26No. 2182024–25No. 2282023–24No. 2352018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate175.50020%35.100

50.167 + 40.560 + 35.100= 125.827

Chris Gatling

101.133 composite · No. 1,066 all-time

Chris Gatling's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 351996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1021995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1051994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate80.66750%40.333
Best 5No. 351996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1021995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1051994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1241993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1371991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate100.60030%30.180
Best 10No. 351996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1021995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1051994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1241993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1371991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1721992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1761999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1992000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2131997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2682001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate153.10020%30.620

40.333 + 30.180 + 30.620= 101.133

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: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1283#1066Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better100.380.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better135.2100.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better175.5153.1Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#680Better result for this metric.#934
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.3+2.9Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3+1.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7Better result for this metric.+0.6
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Better result for this metric.-0.5
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+617 ptsBetter result for this metric.+358 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: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Games721700
Minutes16,52613,760

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: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
True shooting percentage55.7%Better result for this metric.55.5%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.1%56.4%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Field-goal percentage47.9%51.3%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage39.3%Better result for this metric.24.9%
Free-throw percentage76.1%Better result for this metric.66.0%

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: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.3%Better result for this metric.5.5%
Assists per game1.3Better result for this metric.0.7
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Passing: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.0%Better result for this metric.14.0%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile16.6%Better result for this metric.15.5%
Rebounds per game7.1Better result for this metric.5.3

Defense

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

Defense: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%1.7%Better result for this metric.
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Defense: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%2.0%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Bobby Portis and Chris Gatling
MetricBobby PortisChris Gatling
Points per game12.1Better result for this metric.10.3

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.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Chris Gatling ranks higher in career impact so far.

Bobby PortisMetricChris Gatling
#1283Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1066Leads
+2.3Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.9Leads
+0.7LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
+617 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+358 pts

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.

Bobby PortisMetricChris Gatling
469Listed-team regular-season wins522Leads
49.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage44.8%
250-win team seasons2
060-win team seasons0
6LeadsPlayoff team seasons5

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

Bobby Portis leads every available measure below.

Bobby PortisMetricChris Gatling
6LeadsPlayoff appearances5
54LeadsPlayoff games15
29LeadsTeam playoff wins1
1LeadsFinals appearances0
1LeadsChampionships0

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.

Bobby PortisMetricChris Gatling
Not availableAll-Star1
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
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. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

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How the careers developed

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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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