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Dominic McGuire vs. Hilton Armstrong: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Dominic McGuire 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.

#2071LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2746
-0.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.6
-1.5LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-4.2
#130LeadsBest league finish#275
+54 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-159 pts
342LeadsGames292

Career Impact Rank places Dominic McGuire #2071 and Hilton Armstrong #2746. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

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/dominic-mcguire/hilton-armstrong/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDominic McGuire224.200 · No. 2,071Hilton Armstrong311.010 · No. 2,746

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.

Dominic McGuire

224.200 composite · No. 2,071 all-time

Dominic McGuire's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1302008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1622011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2782010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate190.00050%95.000
Best 5No. 1302008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1622011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2782010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2802007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 340238.00030%71.400
Best 10No. 1302008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1622011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2782010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2802007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 340289.00020%57.800

95.000 + 71.400 + 57.800= 224.200

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 340, this player's stored replacement finish.

Hilton Armstrong

311.010 composite · No. 2,746 all-time

Hilton Armstrong's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2752006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3152010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3192008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate303.00050%151.500
Best 5No. 2752006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3152010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3192008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3302007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 335.5314.90030%94.470
Best 10No. 2752006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3152010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3192008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3302007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 335.5325.20020%65.040

151.500 + 94.470 + 65.040= 311.010

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 335.5, 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: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2071Better result for this metric.#2746
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better190.0Better result for this metric.303.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better238.0Better result for this metric.314.9
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better289.0Better result for this metric.325.2
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Impact: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1609Better result for this metric.#4662
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.0Better result for this metric.-2.6
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.9Better result for this metric.-3.5
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+54 ptsBetter result for this metric.-159 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: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Games342292
Minutes5,3483,378

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: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
True shooting percentage45.4%52.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile45.1%54.0%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Field-goal percentage41.9%50.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage18.8%28.6%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage65.8%Better result for this metric.58.2%

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.

Passing: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.3%Better result for this metric.3.9%
Assists per game1.2Better result for this metric.0.3
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Passing: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile19.0%Better result for this metric.22.1%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.0%13.2%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.4Better result for this metric.2.6

Defense

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

Defense: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%Better result for this metric.1.3%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile3.0%3.4%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Dominic McGuire and Hilton Armstrong
MetricDominic McGuireHilton Armstrong
Points per game2.73.0Better 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

Dominic McGuire ranks higher in career impact.

Dominic McGuireMetricHilton Armstrong
#2071LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2746
-0.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.6
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+54 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-159 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Hilton Armstrong leads every available measure below.

Dominic McGuireMetricHilton Armstrong
280Listed-team regular-season wins366Leads
38.8%Listed-team winning percentage49.6%Leads
050-win team seasons2Leads
060-win team seasons0
2Playoff team seasons4Leads

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

Hilton Armstrong leads every available measure below.

Dominic McGuireMetricHilton Armstrong
1Playoff appearances4Leads
3Playoff games27Leads
2Team playoff wins17Leads
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.

Dominic McGuireMetricHilton Armstrong
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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