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Jarvis Hayes vs. Stanley Johnson: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Jarvis Hayes 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.

#2056LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2249
-0.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0Leads
204.0LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better216.3
-45 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-92 pts
268.9LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better300.1
-1.6Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6

Career Impact Rank places Jarvis Hayes #2056 and Stanley Johnson #2249. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Stanley Johnson 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.

Career impact · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/jarvis-hayes/stanley-johnson/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJarvis Hayes222.620 · No. 2,056Stanley Johnson242.887 · No. 2,249

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.

Jarvis Hayes

222.620 composite · No. 2,056 all-time

Jarvis Hayes's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1542007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2212005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2372009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate204.00050%102.000
Best 5No. 1542007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2212005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2372009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2402008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2622004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate222.80030%66.840
Best 10No. 1542007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2212005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2372009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2402008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2622004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2712006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2992003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 335268.90020%53.780

102.000 + 66.840 + 53.780= 222.620

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 335, this player's stored replacement finish.

Stanley Johnson

242.887 composite · No. 2,249 all-time

Stanley Johnson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 922022–23No. 2782021–22No. 2792020–21216.33350%108.167
Best 5No. 922022–23No. 2782021–22No. 2792020–21No. 2972017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2992016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate249.00030%74.700
Best 10No. 922022–23No. 2782021–22No. 2792020–21No. 2972017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2992016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3072018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3392015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate3 open slots × No. 370300.10020%60.020

108.167 + 74.700 + 60.020= 242.887

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 370, 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: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2056Better result for this metric.#2249
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better204.0Better result for this metric.216.3
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better222.8Better result for this metric.249.0
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better268.9Better result for this metric.300.1
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4059Better result for this metric.#4475
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4+1.0Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3-0.9Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6-1.6
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-45 ptsBetter result for this metric.-92 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: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Games427449
Minutes9,8988,879

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: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
True shooting percentage49.8%Better result for this metric.48.9%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile50.1%51.0%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Field-goal percentage41.5%Better result for this metric.39.1%
Three-point percentage35.6%Better result for this metric.30.5%
Free-throw percentage79.8%Better result for this metric.74.8%

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: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.8%11.6%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.11.5Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.3%Better result for this metric.14.8%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.8%8.8%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.13.1

Defense

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

Defense: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%2.1%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.4%1.1%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jarvis Hayes and Stanley Johnson
MetricJarvis HayesStanley Johnson
Points per game8.3Better result for this metric.6.2

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

Jarvis Hayes ranks higher in career impact.

Jarvis HayesMetricStanley Johnson
#2056LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2249
-0.4Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0Leads
-1.6Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6
-45 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-92 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.

Jarvis HayesMetricStanley Johnson
258Listed-team regular-season wins329Leads
44.9%Listed-team winning percentage45.8%Leads
150-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons0
4LeadsPlayoff team seasons3

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

Jarvis Hayes leads every available measure below.

Jarvis HayesMetricStanley Johnson
2Playoff appearances2
15LeadsPlayoff games7
10LeadsTeam playoff wins7
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.

Jarvis HayesMetricStanley Johnson
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

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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.

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