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Dalibor Bagarić vs. Larry Demic: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Larry Demic 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.

#2829Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2203Leads
-5.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-4.2Leads
-5.8Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-5.2Leads
#321Best league finish#232Leads
-91 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-255 pts
95Games206Leads

Career Impact Rank places Larry Demic #2203 and Dalibor Bagarić #2829. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Dalibor Bagarić 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/dalibor-bagaric/larry-demic/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDalibor Bagarić324.013 · No. 2,829Larry Demic238.293 · No. 2,203

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.

Dalibor Bagarić

324.013 composite · No. 2,829 all-time

Dalibor Bagarić's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 3212001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 325323.66750%161.833
Best 5No. 3212001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 325324.20030%97.260
Best 10No. 3212001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 325324.60020%64.920

161.833 + 97.260 + 64.920= 324.013

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 325, this player's stored replacement finish.

Larry Demic

238.293 composite · No. 2,203 all-time

Larry Demic's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2321979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2381980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 241.5237.16750%118.583
Best 5No. 2321979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2381980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 241.5238.90030%71.670
Best 10No. 2321979–80Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2381980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 241.5240.20020%48.040

118.583 + 71.670 + 48.040= 238.293

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 241.5, 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: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2829#2203Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better323.7237.2Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better324.2238.9Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better324.6240.2Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4472Better result for this metric.#4750
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-5.8-4.2Better 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-91 ptsBetter result for this metric.-255 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: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Games95206
Minutes9733,192

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: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
True shooting percentage40.0%48.6%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile44.3%50.1%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Field-goal percentage36.1%45.9%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage0.0%0.0%
Free-throw percentage55.9%58.0%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: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.0%Better result for this metric.4.0%
Assists per game0.40.5Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile18.1%Better result for this metric.19.1%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.8%Better result for this metric.14.3%
Rebounds per game2.53.9Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%Better result for this metric.0.9%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.8%Better result for this metric.0.9%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Dalibor Bagarić and Larry Demic
MetricDalibor BagarićLarry Demic
Points per game2.64.7Better 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

Larry Demic ranks higher in career impact.

Dalibor BagarićMetricLarry Demic
#2829Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2203Leads
-5.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-4.2Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-91 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-255 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Larry Demic leads every available measure below.

Dalibor BagarićMetricLarry Demic
66Listed-team regular-season wins122Leads
26.8%Listed-team winning percentage49.6%Leads
050-win team seasons1Leads
060-win team seasons0
0Playoff team seasons1Leads

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.

Dalibor BagarićMetricLarry Demic
Not availablePlayoff appearances1
Not availablePlayoff games2
Not availableTeam playoff wins0
Not availableFinals appearances0
Not availableChampionships0

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.

Dalibor BagarićMetricLarry Demic
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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Dalibor BagarićLarry DemicPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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

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S2
S3

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.