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Eugene Jeter vs. Jonathon Simmons: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Jonathon Simmons 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.

#2930Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2709Leads
-2.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2Leads
-2.8Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.8
#292Best league finish#279Leads
-13 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-74 pts
62Games258Leads

Career Impact Rank places Jonathon Simmons #2709 and Eugene Jeter #2930. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Eugene Jeter 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/eugene-jeter/jonathon-simmons/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedEugene Jeter337.953 · No. 2,930Jonathon Simmons306.087 · No. 2,709

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.

Eugene Jeter

337.953 composite · No. 2,930 all-time

Eugene Jeter's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2922010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 353332.66750%166.333
Best 5No. 2922010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 353340.80030%102.240
Best 10No. 2922010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 353346.90020%69.380

166.333 + 102.240 + 69.380= 337.953

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 353, this player's stored replacement finish.

Jonathon Simmons

306.087 composite · No. 2,709 all-time

Jonathon Simmons's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2792017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2892015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2942016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate287.33350%143.667
Best 5No. 2792017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2892015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2942016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3472018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 365314.80030%94.440
Best 10No. 2792017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2892015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2942016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3472018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 365339.90020%67.980

143.667 + 94.440 + 67.980= 306.087

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 365, 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: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2930#2709Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better332.7287.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better340.8314.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better346.9339.9Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#3011Better result for this metric.#4382
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.8-2.2Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-2.4
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-13 ptsBetter result for this metric.-74 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: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Games62258
Minutes8585,298

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: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
True shooting percentage46.0%53.0%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile46.0%52.8%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Field-goal percentage40.9%44.3%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage20.0%31.7%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage90.2%Better result for this metric.75.6%

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: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile28.4%Better result for this metric.13.4%
Assists per game2.6Better result for this metric.1.9
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.5%14.7%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile4.6%6.5%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game1.12.4Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.7%Better result for this metric.1.5%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.2%0.9%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Eugene Jeter and Jonathon Simmons
MetricEugene JeterJonathon Simmons
Points per game4.18.3Better 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

Jonathon Simmons ranks higher in career impact.

Eugene JeterMetricJonathon Simmons
#2930Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2709Leads
-2.8Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-13 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-74 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Jonathon Simmons leads every available measure below.

Eugene JeterMetricJonathon Simmons
24Listed-team regular-season wins246Leads
29.3%Listed-team winning percentage60.0%Leads
050-win team seasons3Leads
060-win team seasons2Leads
0Playoff 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

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Eugene JeterMetricJonathon Simmons
Not availablePlayoff appearances3
Not availablePlayoff games25
Not availableTeam playoff wins21
Not availableFinals appearances0
Not availableChampionships0

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.

Eugene JeterMetricJonathon Simmons
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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Align careers by
Eugene JeterJonathon SimmonsPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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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.