Darrick Martin
1998–99
37 games · 941 minutes
NBA player comparison
Darrick Martin vs. Lorenzen Wright: 1998–99 season
Regular-season verdict
Lorenzen Wright leads in impact for 1998–99
Lorenzen Wright ranks ahead of Darrick Martin in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
Lorenzen Wright
1998–99
48 games · 1,135 minutes
Impact comparison
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
-2.7Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.3Leads
#238Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#221Leads
37Games48
941Minutes1,135
8.0LeadsPPG6.6
47.5%TS%51.2%Leads
Lorenzen Wright's estimated impact per 100 possessions was -2.3, compared with -2.7 for Darrick Martin. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 1998–99 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Darrick Martin: 37 games and 941 minutes. Lorenzen Wright: 48 games and 1,135 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Read turnover rate alongside offensive workload. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
A verified breakdown of this season’s published estimate is unavailable. We do not substitute another season’s calculation.
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 1998–99 season
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?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | -2.7 | -2.3Better result for this metric. |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #238 | #221Better result for this metric. |
Darrick Martin: verified lineup window unavailable. Lorenzen Wright: verified lineup window unavailable. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
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.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 37 | 48 |
| Minutes | 941 | 1,135 |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. 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.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 47.5% | 51.2%Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 36.7% | 45.8%Better result for this metric. |
| Three-point percentage | 29.2%Better result for this metric. | 0.0% |
| Free-throw percentage | 80.3%Better result for this metric. | 69.2% |
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.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Assists per game | 3.9Better result for this metric. | 0.7 |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Rebounds per game | 1.3 | 7.5Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Darrick Martin | Lorenzen Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 8.0Better result for this metric. | 6.6 |
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.
Regular Season Impact
Lorenzen Wright leads in impact for 1998–99.
Darrick MartinMetricLorenzen Wright
-2.7Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.3Leads
#238Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#221Leads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Darrick MartinMetricLorenzen Wright
490LeadsListed-team regular-season wins481
43.9%LeadsListed-team winning percentage43.1%
3Leads50-win team seasons2
060-win team seasons1Leads
7LeadsPlayoff team seasons6
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Darrick Martin leads every available measure below.
Darrick MartinMetricLorenzen Wright
5LeadsPlayoff appearances4
25LeadsPlayoff games15
17LeadsTeam 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.
Awards
No recorded measure separates these careers.
Darrick MartinMetricLorenzen Wright
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.
Selected seasons
Box impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Darrick MartinLorenzen Wright
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average
Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.