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Jarace Walker vs. Terry Mills: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Terry Mills ranks higher in career impact so far

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.

#3009Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1325Leads
-1.0Peak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Leads
-1.2Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.2
#242Best league finish#69Leads
+48 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+325 ptsLeads
184Games678Leads

Career Impact Rank places Terry Mills #1325 and Jarace Walker #3009. 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.

Early career · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/jarace-walker/terry-mills/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJarace Walker350.573 · No. 3,009Terry Mills130.293 · No. 1,325

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.

Jarace Walker

350.573 composite · No. 3,009 all-time

Jarace Walker's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2422024–25No. 3722025–261 open slot × No. 393335.66750%167.833
Best 5No. 2422024–25No. 3722025–263 open slots × No. 393358.60030%107.580
Best 10No. 2422024–25No. 3722025–268 open slots × No. 393375.80020%75.160

167.833 + 107.580 + 75.160= 350.573

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

Terry Mills

130.293 composite · No. 1,325 all-time

Terry Mills's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 691996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1581994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate107.66750%53.833
Best 5No. 691996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1581994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1601990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1681991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate130.20030%39.060
Best 10No. 691996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1581994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1601990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1681991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1841995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1951992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2221999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3071997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 311187.00020%37.400

53.833 + 39.060 + 37.400= 130.293

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 311, 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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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: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#3009#1325Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better335.7107.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better358.6130.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better375.8187.0Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1635#975Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0+1.4Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+0.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.3
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+48 pts+325 ptsBetter result for this metric.
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: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Games184678
Minutes3,48016,422

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: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
True shooting percentage55.6%Better result for this metric.53.1%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.6%Better result for this metric.52.5%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Field-goal percentage43.4%45.7%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage38.6%Better result for this metric.38.4%
Free-throw percentage73.2%78.1%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: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.3%Better result for this metric.8.6%
Assists per game1.9Better result for this metric.1.3
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.6%11.5%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.9%12.8%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.75.4Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.9%Better result for this metric.1.3%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%Better result for this metric.1.2%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jarace Walker and Terry Mills
MetricJarace WalkerTerry Mills
Points per game8.010.6Better 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

Terry Mills ranks higher in career impact so far.

Jarace WalkerMetricTerry Mills
#3009Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1325Leads
-1.0Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
+48 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+325 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.

Jarace WalkerMetricTerry Mills
116Listed-team regular-season wins445Leads
47.2%LeadsListed-team winning percentage46.7%
150-win team seasons2Leads
060-win team seasons0
2Playoff team seasons7Leads

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.

Jarace WalkerMetricTerry Mills
2Playoff appearances5Leads
21LeadsPlayoff games17
23LeadsTeam playoff wins5
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.

Jarace WalkerMetricTerry Mills
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.

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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Jarace WalkerTerry MillsPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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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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.