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Jack Marin vs. Jim Barnett: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Jim Barnett 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.

#403Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#365Leads
+1.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.8Leads
+0.4Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
37.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better31.3Leads
+947 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+839 pts
76.2LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better79.6

Career Impact Rank places Jim Barnett #365 and Jack Marin #403. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Jack Marin 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/jack-marin/jim-barnett/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJack Marin47.393 · No. 403Jim Barnett44.187 · No. 365

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.

Jack Marin

47.393 composite · No. 403 all-time

Jack Marin's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 341968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 381971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate37.66750%18.833
Best 5No. 341968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 381971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 521966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate44.40030%13.320
Best 10No. 341968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 381971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 411969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 521966–67Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 791972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1171975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1281973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1591974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate76.20020%15.240

18.833 + 13.320 + 15.240= 47.393

Jim Barnett

44.187 composite · No. 365 all-time

Jim Barnett's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 241970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 301969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 401968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate31.33350%15.667
Best 5No. 241970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 301969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 401968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 431972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 731967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate42.00030%12.600
Best 10No. 241970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 301969–70Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 401968–69Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 431972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 731967–68Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 731971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 731973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1251974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1461975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 16979.60020%15.920

15.667 + 12.600 + 15.920= 44.187

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 169, 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: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#403#365Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better37.731.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better44.442.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better76.2Better result for this metric.79.6
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#478Better result for this metric.#532
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0+1.8Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7+1.1Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4+0.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.5Unavailable
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+947 ptsBetter result for this metric.+839 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: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Games849732
Minutes24,59017,410

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. Statistics that were not recorded in earlier eras are left out. 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: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
True shooting percentage51.6%Better result for this metric.49.2%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.3%Better result for this metric.49.2%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Field-goal percentage46.5%Better result for this metric.43.5%
Three-point percentageUnavailableUnavailable
Free-throw percentage84.3%Better result for this metric.79.7%

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: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.5%17.3%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game2.13.0Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.1%Better result for this metric.5.5%
Rebounds per game5.2Better result for this metric.3.1

Defense

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

Defense: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.0%1.3%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.5%Better result for this metric.0.3%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jack Marin and Jim Barnett
MetricJack MarinJim Barnett
Points per game14.8Better result for this metric.11.7

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

Jim Barnett ranks higher in career impact.

Jack MarinMetricJim Barnett
#403Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#365Leads
+1.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.8Leads
+0.4Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
+947 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+839 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Jack Marin leads every available measure below.

Jack MarinMetricJim Barnett
1,027LeadsListed-team regular-season wins951
0.4%Listed-team winning percentage0.4%
1250-win team seasons12
12Leads60-win team seasons11
8LeadsPlayoff team seasons6

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

Jack Marin leads every available measure below.

Jack MarinMetricJim Barnett
7LeadsPlayoff appearances5
51LeadsPlayoff games30
19LeadsTeam playoff wins13
1LeadsFinals 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.

Jack MarinMetricJim Barnett
2All-StarNot available
0MVPNot available
0All-NBANot available
0All-DefenseNot available
0DPOYNot available
0Rookie 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.