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Greivis Vásquez vs. Johnny McCarthy: Career comparison

hussEyquationShort-career comparison
Regular-season verdict

Johnny McCarthy 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.

#2091Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#446Leads
-0.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
-2.3Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Leads
#187Best league finish#31Leads
+74 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+70 pts
401LeadsGames316

Career Impact Rank places Johnny McCarthy #446 and Greivis Vásquez #2091. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Greivis Vásquez 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/greivis-vasquez/johnny-mccarthy/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedGreivis Vásquez226.587 · No. 2,091Johnny McCarthy51.833 · No. 446

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.

Greivis Vásquez

226.587 composite · No. 2,091 all-time

Greivis Vásquez's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1872012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1932011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2002013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate193.33350%96.667
Best 5No. 1872012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1932011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2002013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2812014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3202010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate236.20030%70.860
Best 10No. 1872012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1932011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2002013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2812014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3202010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3622015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 352.5295.30020%59.060

96.667 + 70.860 + 59.060= 226.587

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 352.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Johnny McCarthy

51.833 composite · No. 446 all-time

Johnny McCarthy's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 311956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 481960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 491958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate42.66750%21.333
Best 5No. 311956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 481960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 491958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 711959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 8156.00030%16.800
Best 10No. 311956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 481960–61Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 491958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 711959–60Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 8168.50020%13.700

21.333 + 16.800 + 13.700= 51.833

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 81, 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: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2091#446Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better193.342.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better236.256.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better295.368.5Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1521Better result for this metric.#1536
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6-0.1Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8Better result for this metric.-0.9
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6Unavailable
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+74 ptsBetter result for this metric.+70 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: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Games401316
Minutes9,5208,828

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: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
True shooting percentage50.9%Better result for this metric.39.6%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile49.9%Better result for this metric.38.3%
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Shooting: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Field-goal percentage41.8%Better result for this metric.35.3%
Three-point percentage34.9%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage81.7%Better result for this metric.62.2%

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: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile31.5%Unavailable
Assists per game4.8Better result for this metric.3.7
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile18.5%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.0%Unavailable
Rebounds per game2.53.6Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%Unavailable
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Defense: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.3%Unavailable

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Greivis Vásquez and Johnny McCarthy
MetricGreivis VásquezJohnny McCarthy
Points per game9.0Better result for this metric.7.8

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

Johnny McCarthy ranks higher in career impact.

Greivis VásquezMetricJohnny McCarthy
#2091Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#446Leads
-0.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1Leads
-1.6Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+74 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+70 pts

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

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Greivis VásquezMetricJohnny McCarthy
272LeadsListed-team regular-season wins235
42.5%Listed-team winning percentage51.3%Leads
050-win team seasons2Leads
060-win team seasons0
3Playoff team seasons3

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

Johnny McCarthy leads every available measure below.

Greivis VásquezMetricJohnny McCarthy
3Playoff appearances3
24Playoff games27Leads
10Team playoff wins20Leads
0Finals appearances3Leads
0Championships1Leads

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.

Greivis VásquezMetricJohnny McCarthy
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.

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