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Hassan Adams vs. John Jenkins: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Hassan Adams 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.

#2669LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2702
-0.9Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4Leads
-0.9LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0
#189Best league finish#169Leads
+0 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-8 pts
73Games171Leads

Career Impact Rank places Hassan Adams #2669 and John Jenkins #2702. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. John Jenkins 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/hassan-adams/john-jenkins/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedHassan Adams299.740 · No. 2,669John Jenkins305.220 · No. 2,702

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.

Hassan Adams

299.740 composite · No. 2,669 all-time

Hassan Adams's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1892006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 336287.00050%143.500
Best 5No. 1892006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 336306.60030%91.980
Best 10No. 1892006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 336321.30020%64.260

143.500 + 91.980 + 64.260= 299.740

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 336, this player's stored replacement finish.

John Jenkins

305.220 composite · No. 2,702 all-time

John Jenkins's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1692012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 358.5286.50050%143.250
Best 5No. 1692012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 358.5315.30030%94.590
Best 10No. 1692012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3322015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8 open slots × No. 358.5336.90020%67.380

143.250 + 94.590 + 67.380= 305.220

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 358.5, 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: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2669Better result for this metric.#2702
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better287.0286.5Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better306.6Better result for this metric.315.3
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better321.3Better result for this metric.336.9
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Impact: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#2023Better result for this metric.#2646
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.9-0.4Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
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+0 ptsBetter result for this metric.-8 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: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Games73171
Minutes5472,183

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: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
True shooting percentage55.6%55.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile57.7%Better result for this metric.54.9%
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Shooting: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Field-goal percentage53.4%Better result for this metric.44.1%
Three-point percentage0.0%36.7%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage64.3%84.7%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: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile4.5%10.8%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game0.20.8Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.7%12.3%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.2%Better result for this metric.6.3%
Rebounds per game1.21.5Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%Better result for this metric.0.8%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.6%Better result for this metric.0.5%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Hassan Adams and John Jenkins
MetricHassan AdamsJohn Jenkins
Points per game2.55.0Better 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.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Hassan Adams ranks higher in career impact.

Hassan AdamsMetricJohn Jenkins
#2669LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2702
-0.9Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+0 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-8 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.

Hassan AdamsMetricJohn Jenkins
74Listed-team regular-season wins280Leads
45.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage42.7%
050-win team seasons1Leads
060-win team seasons1Leads
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

John Jenkins leads every available measure below.

Hassan AdamsMetricJohn Jenkins
1Playoff appearances2Leads
6Playoff games8Leads
6Team playoff wins10Leads
0Finals 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.

Hassan AdamsMetricJohn Jenkins
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.