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DeAndre Liggins vs. Eric Maynor: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Eric Maynor 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.

#2915Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2744Leads
-2.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0Leads
-2.8LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.1
#301Best league finish#268Leads
-40 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-102 pts
177Games267Leads

Career Impact Rank places Eric Maynor #2744 and DeAndre Liggins #2915. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. DeAndre Liggins 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.

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Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDeAndre Liggins334.153 · No. 2,915Eric Maynor310.807 · No. 2,744

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.

DeAndre Liggins

334.153 composite · No. 2,915 all-time

DeAndre Liggins's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 3012017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3062016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 364323.66750%161.833
Best 5No. 3012017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3062016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 364339.80030%101.940
Best 10No. 3012017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3062016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 364351.90020%70.380

161.833 + 101.940 + 70.380= 334.153

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 364, this player's stored replacement finish.

Eric Maynor

310.807 composite · No. 2,744 all-time

Eric Maynor's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2682009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2812010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3402012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate296.33350%148.167
Best 5No. 2682009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2812010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3402012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 352318.60030%95.580
Best 10No. 2682009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2812010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3402012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 352335.30020%67.060

148.167 + 95.580 + 67.060= 310.807

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 352, 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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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: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2915#2744Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better323.7296.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better339.8318.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better351.9335.3Better result for this metric.
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Impact: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3989Better result for this metric.#4519
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.6-2.0Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-3.1
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-40 ptsBetter result for this metric.-102 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: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Games177267
Minutes1,9073,896

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: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
True shooting percentage48.4%Better result for this metric.47.0%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile47.2%47.8%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Field-goal percentage40.2%Better result for this metric.39.2%
Three-point percentage35.2%Better result for this metric.35.0%
Free-throw percentage54.9%72.1%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: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.8%30.2%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game0.72.8Better result for this metric.
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Passing: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile18.2%Better result for this metric.18.5%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.8%Better result for this metric.4.9%
Rebounds per game1.4Better result for this metric.1.3

Defense

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

Defense: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.8%Better result for this metric.1.4%
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Defense: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%Better result for this metric.0.4%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: DeAndre Liggins and Eric Maynor
MetricDeAndre LigginsEric Maynor
Points per game2.04.3Better 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

Eric Maynor ranks higher in career impact.

DeAndre LigginsMetricEric Maynor
#2915Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2744Leads
-2.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-40 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-102 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.

DeAndre LigginsMetricEric Maynor
327Listed-team regular-season wins361Leads
58.6%LeadsListed-team winning percentage56.4%
350-win team seasons4Leads
160-win team seasons1
6Playoff 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.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Eric Maynor leads every available measure below.

DeAndre LigginsMetricEric Maynor
2Playoff appearances2
11Playoff games23Leads
10Team playoff wins11Leads
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.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

DeAndre LigginsMetricEric Maynor
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.