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Chucky Atkins vs. Devean George: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Devean George 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.

#1659Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1415Leads
+0.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
-0.8Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
150.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better118.3Leads
+191 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+153 pts
218.1Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better211.7Leads

Career Impact Rank places Devean George #1415 and Chucky Atkins #1659. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Chucky Atkins 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 · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/chucky-atkins/devean-george/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedChucky Atkins170.553 · No. 1,659Devean George141.707 · No. 1,415

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.

Chucky Atkins

170.553 composite · No. 1,659 all-time

Chucky Atkins's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1302006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate150.66750%75.333
Best 5No. 1302006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2002004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2082000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate172.00030%51.600
Best 10No. 1302006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2002004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2082000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2091999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2172003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2472002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3182009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 330218.10020%43.620

75.333 + 51.600 + 43.620= 170.553

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 330, this player's stored replacement finish.

Devean George

141.707 composite · No. 1,415 all-time

Devean George's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1052001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate118.33350%59.167
Best 5No. 1052001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1762002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate134.00030%40.200
Best 10No. 1052001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1392003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1762002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2322006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2672008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2872007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3282000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 333211.70020%42.340

59.167 + 40.200 + 42.340= 141.707

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 333, 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: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1659#1415Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better150.7118.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better172.0134.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better218.1211.7Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1201Better result for this metric.#1291
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.0+0.4Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4+0.1Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8-0.2Better result for this metric.
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+191 ptsBetter result for this metric.+153 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: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Games696630
Minutes17,30411,682

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: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
True shooting percentage52.2%Better result for this metric.48.5%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.8%Better result for this metric.48.1%
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Shooting: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Field-goal percentage41.2%Better result for this metric.39.2%
Three-point percentage36.4%Better result for this metric.34.3%
Free-throw percentage77.2%Better result for this metric.72.1%

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: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile23.7%Better result for this metric.6.4%
Assists per game3.4Better result for this metric.0.9
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Passing: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.7%10.6%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile3.8%9.4%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game1.73.1Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%1.9%Better result for this metric.
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Defense: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.1%1.4%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Chucky Atkins and Devean George
MetricChucky AtkinsDevean George
Points per game9.9Better result for this metric.5.6

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

Devean George ranks higher in career impact.

Chucky AtkinsMetricDevean George
#1659Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1415Leads
+0.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
-0.8Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
+191 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+153 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.

Chucky AtkinsMetricDevean George
564LeadsListed-team regular-season wins560
49.1%Listed-team winning percentage62.1%Leads
550-win team seasons8Leads
060-win team seasons2Leads
8Playoff team seasons9Leads

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

Devean George leads every available measure below.

Chucky AtkinsMetricDevean George
5Playoff appearances8Leads
36Playoff games86Leads
12Team playoff wins70Leads
0Finals appearances4Leads
0Championships3Leads

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.

Chucky AtkinsMetricDevean George
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.