Dave Feitl
1986–87 to 1991–92 · 5 seasons
NBA player comparison
1986–87 to 1991–92 · 5 seasons
1988–89 to 1997–98 · 9 seasons
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.
Career Impact Rank places Dave Feitl #2331 and Jack Haley #2518. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Jack Haley had the higher single-season impact estimate.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
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.
251.833 composite · No. 2,331 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 2441987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2491986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2561988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate | 249.667 | 50% | 124.833 |
| Best 5No. 2441987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2491986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2561988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 258 | 253.000 | 30% | 75.900 |
| Best 10No. 2441987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2491986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2561988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 258 | 255.500 | 20% | 51.100 |
124.833 + 75.900 + 51.100= 251.833
Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 258, this player's stored replacement finish.
277.433 composite · No. 2,518 all-time
| Window and finishes used | Average finish | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best 3No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 291 | 272.667 | 50% | 136.333 |
| Best 5No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 291 | 280.000 | 30% | 84.000 |
| Best 10No. 2451990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2821989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 291 | 285.500 | 20% | 57.100 |
136.333 + 84.000 + 57.100= 277.433
Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 291, 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 →
Full comparison · Career comparison
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
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.
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank | #2331Better result for this metric. | #2518 |
| Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 249.7Better result for this metric. | 272.7 |
| Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 253.0Better result for this metric. | 280.0 |
| Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better | 255.5Better result for this metric. | 285.5 |
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement | #4722Better result for this metric. | #4738 |
| Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | -4.8 | -3.2Better result for this metric. |
| Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | -5.0 | Unavailable |
| Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better | -213 ptsBetter result for this metric. | -240 pts |
| Seasons ranked No. 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-five impact seasons | 0 | 0 |
| Top-ten impact seasons | 0 | 0 |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
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 | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 275 | 341 |
| Minutes | 3,001 | 3,288 |
3 · Individual skills
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.
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 48.2%Better result for this metric. | 47.9% |
| True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 49.0%Better result for this metric. | 48.1% |
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 43.3%Better result for this metric. | 42.5% |
| Three-point percentage | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Free-throw percentage | 75.1%Better result for this metric. | 65.5% |
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 | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 6.2%Better result for this metric. | 3.6% |
| Assists per game | 0.5Better result for this metric. | 0.2 |
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 16.0% | 14.1%Better result for this metric. |
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 14.2% | 15.3%Better result for this metric. |
| Rebounds per game | 3.0Better result for this metric. | 2.7 |
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Dave Feitl | Jack Haley |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 4.3Better result for this metric. | 3.5 |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Four separate questions
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.
Dave Feitl ranks higher in career impact.
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Jack Haley leads every available measure below.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Jack Haley leads every available measure below.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
No recorded measure separates these careers.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09.
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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.
Every observed season keeps its age, era-centered impact estimate, league rank when qualified, career-stage label, and exact evidence link. A missing career point stays missing.
Observed values come from the accepted season comparison record. Historical source qualifications stay attached to affected seasons. Missing means no NBA season exists at that aligned point; it is never interpolated. Missing is not the same as estimated.