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Duncan Robinson vs. Gary Trent Jr.: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Duncan Robinson ranks higher in career impact so far

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.

#1725LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1740
+0.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.9Leads
141.3Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better138.0Leads
+295 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+234 pts
268.7LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better277.2
-0.5Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5

Career Impact Rank places Duncan Robinson #1725 and Gary Trent Jr. #1740. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Gary Trent Jr. 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.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/duncan-robinson/gary-trent-jr/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDuncan Robinson178.707 · No. 1,725Gary Trent Jr.180.480 · No. 1,740

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.

Duncan Robinson

178.707 composite · No. 1,725 all-time

Duncan Robinson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 992025–26No. 1172019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2082020–21141.33350%70.667
Best 5No. 992025–26No. 1172019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2082020–21No. 2152023–24No. 2662024–25181.00030%54.300
Best 10No. 992025–26No. 1172019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2082020–21No. 2152023–24No. 2662024–25No. 2762021–22No. 3662022–233 open slots × No. 380268.70020%53.740

70.667 + 54.300 + 53.740= 178.707

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 380, this player's stored replacement finish.

Gary Trent Jr.

180.480 composite · No. 1,740 all-time

Gary Trent Jr.'s Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 962022–23No. 1132021–22No. 2052019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate138.00050%69.000
Best 5No. 962022–23No. 1132021–22No. 2052019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2252023–24No. 2952020–21186.80030%56.040
Best 10No. 962022–23No. 1132021–22No. 2052019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2252023–24No. 2952020–21No. 3142024–25No. 3842025–263 open slots × No. 380277.20020%55.440

69.000 + 56.040 + 55.440= 180.480

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 380, 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: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1725Better result for this metric.#1740
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better141.3138.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better181.0Better result for this metric.186.8
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better268.7Better result for this metric.277.2
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Impact: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1018Better result for this metric.#1121
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7+0.9Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1+0.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5-0.5
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+295 ptsBetter result for this metric.+234 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: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Games500480
Minutes13,12713,075

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: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
True shooting percentage61.4%Better result for this metric.55.3%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile60.8%Better result for this metric.55.7%
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Shooting: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Field-goal percentage43.7%Better result for this metric.42.0%
Three-point percentage39.9%Better result for this metric.38.7%
Free-throw percentage84.8%Better result for this metric.81.9%

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: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.6%Better result for this metric.7.4%
Assists per game1.9Better result for this metric.1.4
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Passing: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.4%5.5%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.6%Better result for this metric.4.3%
Rebounds per game2.6Better result for this metric.2.2

Defense

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

Defense: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.0%1.9%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.7%Better result for this metric.0.5%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Duncan Robinson and Gary Trent Jr.
MetricDuncan RobinsonGary Trent Jr.
Points per game11.513.0Better 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.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Duncan Robinson ranks higher in career impact so far.

Duncan RobinsonMetricGary Trent Jr.
#1725LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1740
+0.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.9Leads
-0.5Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5
+295 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+234 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Duncan Robinson leads every available measure below.

Duncan RobinsonMetricGary Trent Jr.
363LeadsListed-team regular-season wins351
57.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage49.4%
2Leads50-win team seasons1
1Leads60-win team seasons0
7LeadsPlayoff team seasons5

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

Duncan Robinson leads every available measure below.

Duncan RobinsonMetricGary Trent Jr.
7LeadsPlayoff appearances3
83LeadsPlayoff games16
46LeadsTeam playoff wins4
2LeadsFinals 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.

Duncan RobinsonMetricGary Trent Jr.
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. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

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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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

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.

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