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Glen Rice vs. Khris Middleton: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Glen Rice ranks higher in career impact so far

Illustrated portrait of NBA player Glen Rice

Glen Rice

1989–90 to 2003–04 · 15 seasons

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.

#488LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#731
+3.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.6Leads
42.0LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better62.0
+1,621 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+1,281 pts
89.8LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better100.9
+1.7Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.7

Career Impact Rank places Glen Rice #488 and Khris Middleton #731. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Khris Middleton 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/glen-rice/khris-middleton/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedGlen Rice55.700 · No. 488Khris Middleton74.100 · No. 731

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.

Glen Rice

55.700 composite · No. 488 all-time

Glen Rice's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 281994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate42.00050%21.000
Best 5No. 281994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 851995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate55.80030%16.740
Best 10No. 281994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 851995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1001999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1161990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1181997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1191992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1661998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate89.80020%17.960

21.000 + 16.740 + 17.960= 55.700

Khris Middleton

74.100 composite · No. 731 all-time

Khris Middleton's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 242019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912021–2262.00050%31.000
Best 5No. 242019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912021–22No. 922015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1042024–2576.40030%22.920
Best 10No. 242019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 912021–22No. 922015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1042024–25No. 1082020–21No. 1192022–23No. 1252023–24No. 1292018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1462017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate100.90020%20.180

31.000 + 22.920 + 20.180= 74.100

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: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#488Better result for this metric.#731
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better42.0Better result for this metric.62.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better55.8Better result for this metric.76.4
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better89.8Better result for this metric.100.9
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Impact: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#249Better result for this metric.#346
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.0+3.6Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.1+2.1
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.7+1.7
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8+1.1Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,621 ptsBetter result for this metric.+1,281 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: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Games1,000839
Minutes34,98525,262

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: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
True shooting percentage55.4%57.2%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.0%57.8%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Field-goal percentage45.6%45.8%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage40.0%Better result for this metric.38.5%
Free-throw percentage84.6%87.8%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: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.3%22.7%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game2.13.9Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.5%Better result for this metric.12.8%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.4%8.8%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game4.44.7Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%1.8%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.5%0.6%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Glen Rice and Khris Middleton
MetricGlen RiceKhris Middleton
Points per game18.3Better result for this metric.16.1

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

Glen Rice ranks higher in career impact so far.

Glen RiceMetricKhris Middleton
#488LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#731
+3.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.6Leads
+1.7Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.7
+1,621 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,281 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Khris Middleton leads every available measure below.

Glen RiceMetricKhris Middleton
581Listed-team regular-season wins633Leads
48.5%Listed-team winning percentage49.0%Leads
350-win team seasons4Leads
160-win team seasons1
7Playoff team seasons10Leads

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

Khris Middleton leads every available measure below.

Glen RiceMetricKhris Middleton
7Playoff appearances9Leads
55Playoff games80Leads
26Team playoff wins48Leads
1Finals appearances1
1Championships1

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

Glen Rice leads every available measure below.

Glen RiceMetricKhris Middleton
3All-Star3
0MVP0
2LeadsAll-NBA0
0All-Defense0
0DPOY0
0Rookie of the Year0

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

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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.

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.