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Jamison Battle vs. Joe Holup: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Joe Holup ranks higher in career impact so far

Joe Holup

1956–57 to 1958–59 · 3 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.

#2938Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#621Leads
-1.0LeadsPeak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4
-1.6LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.8
#246Best league finish#58Leads
+20 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+18 pts
120Games192Leads

Career Impact Rank places Joe Holup #621 and Jamison Battle #2938. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Jamison Battle had the higher single-season impact estimate and 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.

Early career · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/jamison-battle/joe-holup/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJamison Battle339.227 · No. 2,938Joe Holup65.953 · No. 621

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.

Jamison Battle

339.227 composite · No. 2,938 all-time

Jamison Battle's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2462024–25No. 3222025–261 open slot × No. 393320.33350%160.167
Best 5No. 2462024–25No. 3222025–263 open slots × No. 393349.40030%104.820
Best 10No. 2462024–25No. 3222025–268 open slots × No. 393371.20020%74.240

160.167 + 104.820 + 74.240= 339.227

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 393, this player's stored replacement finish.

Joe Holup

65.953 composite · No. 621 all-time

Joe Holup's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 581956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 611958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631957–58Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate60.66750%30.333
Best 5No. 581956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 611958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631957–58Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 8168.80030%20.640
Best 10No. 581956–57Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 611958–59Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 631957–58Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 8174.90020%14.980

30.333 + 20.640 + 14.980= 65.953

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: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2938#621Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better320.360.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better349.468.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better371.274.9Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1828Better result for this metric.#1844
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0Better result for this metric.-1.4
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-1.8
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+20 ptsBetter result for this metric.+18 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: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Games120192
Minutes1,5593,526

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: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
True shooting percentage60.4%Better result for this metric.42.5%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile61.3%Unavailable
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Field-goal percentage45.3%Better result for this metric.34.2%
Three-point percentage40.7%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage78.1%78.1%

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: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.7%Unavailable
Assists per game0.61.0Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.1%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.9%Unavailable
Rebounds per game2.14.4Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%Unavailable
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%Unavailable

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jamison Battle and Joe Holup
MetricJamison BattleJoe Holup
Points per game5.17.0Better 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.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Joe Holup ranks higher in career impact so far.

Jamison BattleMetricJoe Holup
#2938Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#621Leads
-1.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+20 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+18 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Joe Holup leads every available measure below.

Jamison BattleMetricJoe Holup
76Listed-team regular-season wins140Leads
46.3%Listed-team winning percentage48.6%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

Joe Holup leads every available measure below.

Jamison BattleMetricJoe Holup
1Playoff appearances3Leads
6Playoff games15Leads
3Team playoff wins6Leads
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.

Jamison BattleMetricJoe Holup
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. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

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How the careers developed

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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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