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Jae Crowder vs. Spencer Haywood: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · regular season
Regular-season verdict

Spencer Haywood 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.

#980Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#299Leads
+2.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.8Leads
+1.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Leads
68.0Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better19.0Leads
+784 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+1,233 ptsLeads
0Top-10 impact seasons1Leads

Career Impact Rank places Spencer Haywood #299 and Jae Crowder #980. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

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/jae-crowder/spencer-haywood/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJae Crowder92.440 · No. 980Spencer Haywood37.760 · No. 299

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.

Jae Crowder

92.440 composite · No. 980 all-time

Jae Crowder's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 372015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 962014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate68.00050%34.000
Best 5No. 372015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 962014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1132019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate92.20030%27.660
Best 10No. 372015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 712016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 962014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1132019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1692020–21No. 1792018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1932021–22No. 2292012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3082017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate153.90020%30.780

34.000 + 27.660 + 30.780= 92.440

Spencer Haywood

37.760 composite · No. 299 all-time

Spencer Haywood's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 101973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 211972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate19.00050%9.500
Best 5No. 101973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 211972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 501971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 851970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate38.40030%11.520
Best 10No. 101973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 211972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 501971–72Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 851970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1021978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1241977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1391976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1901981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate83.70020%16.740

9.500 + 11.520 + 16.740= 37.760

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: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#980#299Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better68.019.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better92.238.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better153.983.7Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#569#364Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.6+2.8Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6+2.1Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.1+1.3Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.0+0.1Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+784 pts+1,233 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons01Better result for this metric.

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: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Games812760
Minutes20,16125,600

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: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
True shooting percentage55.1%Better result for this metric.51.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile54.9%Better result for this metric.51.6%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Field-goal percentage41.8%46.5%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage34.7%Better result for this metric.12.5%
Free-throw percentage77.7%80.0%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: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.0%Better result for this metric.7.7%
Assists per game1.61.8Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.1%Better result for this metric.13.7%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.3%13.8%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game4.29.3Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.0%Better result for this metric.0.9%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.1%1.8%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jae Crowder and Spencer Haywood
MetricJae CrowderSpencer Haywood
Points per game9.319.2Better 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

Spencer Haywood ranks higher in career impact.

Jae CrowderMetricSpencer Haywood
#980Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#299Leads
+2.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.8Leads
+1.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Leads
+784 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,233 ptsLeads

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.

Jae CrowderMetricSpencer Haywood
769Listed-team regular-season wins777Leads
59.9%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.6%
750-win team seasons7
160-win team seasons7Leads
13LeadsPlayoff team seasons4

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

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Jae CrowderMetricSpencer Haywood
11LeadsPlayoff appearances4
115LeadsPlayoff games33
58LeadsTeam playoff wins21
2LeadsFinals appearances1
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.

Jae CrowderMetricSpencer Haywood
Not availableAll-Star4
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA4
Not availableAll-Defense0
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie 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.

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.