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Doug Edwards vs. Will Perdue: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Will Perdue 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.

#2720Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1466Leads
-2.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
-2.7Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.9Leads
#250Best league finish#124Leads
-36 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+46 ptsLeads
85Games792Leads

Career Impact Rank places Will Perdue #1466 and Doug Edwards #2720. 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/doug-edwards/will-perdue/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDoug Edwards308.007 · No. 2,720Will Perdue147.667 · No. 1,466

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.

Doug Edwards

308.007 composite · No. 2,720 all-time

Doug Edwards's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2501995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 327301.33350%150.667
Best 5No. 2501995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 327311.60030%93.480
Best 10No. 2501995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 327319.30020%63.860

150.667 + 93.480 + 63.860= 308.007

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 327, this player's stored replacement finish.

Will Perdue

147.667 composite · No. 1,466 all-time

Will Perdue's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1241992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate129.33350%64.667
Best 5No. 1241992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1521991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1661994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate141.20030%42.360
Best 10No. 1241992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1321997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1521991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1661994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2051990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2201995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2841989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3061999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 311203.20020%40.640

64.667 + 42.360 + 40.640= 147.667

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 311, 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: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2720#1466Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better301.3129.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better311.6141.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better319.3203.2Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3891#1649Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.7-0.2Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.2
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.5
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-36 pts+46 ptsBetter result for this metric.
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: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Games85792
Minutes83812,360

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: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
True shooting percentage44.9%53.7%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile43.2%53.0%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Field-goal percentage37.8%51.5%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage0.0%6.7%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage70.9%Better result for this metric.57.7%

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: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.8%Better result for this metric.7.3%
Assists per game0.70.8Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile21.2%19.2%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.8%18.2%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game1.84.9Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.0%Better result for this metric.0.9%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.6%3.1%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Doug Edwards and Will Perdue
MetricDoug EdwardsWill Perdue
Points per game2.44.7Better 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

Will Perdue ranks higher in career impact.

Doug EdwardsMetricWill Perdue
#2720Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1466Leads
-2.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5
-36 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+46 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Will Perdue leads every available measure below.

Doug EdwardsMetricWill Perdue
114Listed-team regular-season wins628Leads
46.3%Listed-team winning percentage60.7%Leads
150-win team seasons8Leads
060-win team seasons2Leads
2Playoff team seasons11Leads

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

Will Perdue leads every available measure below.

Doug EdwardsMetricWill Perdue
1Playoff appearances10Leads
1Playoff games108Leads
5Team playoff wins93Leads
0Finals appearances4Leads
0Championships4Leads

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.

Doug EdwardsMetricWill Perdue
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.