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Greg Minor vs. Pep Saul: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Pep Saul ranks higher in career impact

Pep Saul

1950–51 to 1954–55 · 5 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.

#1729Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#592Leads
-0.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
-1.2LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.5
153.0Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better56.0Leads
+88 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+83 pts
248.2Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better80.6Leads

Career Impact Rank places Pep Saul #592 and Greg Minor #1729. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Greg Minor 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.

Career impact · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/greg-minor/pep-saul/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedGreg Minor179.660 · No. 1,729Pep Saul63.680 · No. 592

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.

Greg Minor

179.660 composite · No. 1,729 all-time

Greg Minor's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1261994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1801995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate153.00050%76.500
Best 5No. 1261994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1801995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2091996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2241998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate178.40030%53.520
Best 10No. 1261994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1531997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1801995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2091996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2241998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate5 open slots × No. 318248.20020%49.640

76.500 + 53.520 + 49.640= 179.660

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 318, this player's stored replacement finish.

Pep Saul

63.680 composite · No. 592 all-time

Pep Saul's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 441951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 591953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 651954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate56.00050%28.000
Best 5No. 441951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 591953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 651954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901950–51Reconstructed historical estimate65.20030%19.560
Best 10No. 441951–52Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 591953–54Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 651954–55Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681952–53Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901950–51Reconstructed historical estimate5 open slots × No. 9680.60020%16.120

28.000 + 19.560 + 16.120= 63.680

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 96, 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: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1729#592Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better153.056.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better178.465.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better248.280.6Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1465Better result for this metric.#1488
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2-0.1Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.7Better result for this metric.-1.0
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.2Better result for this metric.-1.5
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+88 ptsBetter result for this metric.+83 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: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Games277335
Minutes5,1447,242

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: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
True shooting percentage52.0%Better result for this metric.42.5%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.4%Unavailable
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Shooting: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Field-goal percentage47.8%Better result for this metric.35.6%
Three-point percentage22.6%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage76.7%Better result for this metric.74.0%

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: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.5%Unavailable
Assists per game1.41.7Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.2%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.3%Unavailable
Rebounds per game2.7Better result for this metric.2.0

Defense

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

Defense: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%Unavailable
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.7%Unavailable

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Greg Minor and Pep Saul
MetricGreg MinorPep Saul
Points per game6.9Better result for this metric.5.9

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

Pep Saul ranks higher in career impact.

Greg MinorMetricPep Saul
#1729Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#592Leads
-0.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
-1.2LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.5
+88 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+83 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Pep Saul leads every available measure below.

Greg MinorMetricPep Saul
138Listed-team regular-season wins221Leads
36.5%Listed-team winning percentage53.4%Leads
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
1Playoff 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

Pep Saul leads every available measure below.

Greg MinorMetricPep Saul
1Playoff appearances4Leads
4Playoff games47Leads
1Team playoff wins33Leads
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.

Greg MinorMetricPep Saul
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.