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Jawad Williams vs. Mark West: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Mark West ranks higher in career impact

Mark West

1983–84 to 1999–00 · 17 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.

#2898Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1279Leads
-3.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3Leads
-3.7Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.7Leads
#313Best league finish#93Leads
-58 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-53 ptsLeads
90Games1,090Leads

Career Impact Rank places Mark West #1279 and Jawad Williams #2898. 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/jawad-williams/mark-west/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJawad Williams331.833 · No. 2,898Mark West125.007 · No. 1,279

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.

Jawad Williams

331.833 composite · No. 2,898 all-time

Jawad Williams's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 3132009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 338329.66750%164.833
Best 5No. 3132009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 338333.00030%99.900
Best 10No. 3132009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 338335.50020%67.100

164.833 + 99.900 + 67.100= 331.833

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 338, this player's stored replacement finish.

Mark West

125.007 composite · No. 1,279 all-time

Mark West's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 931989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate97.33350%48.667
Best 5No. 931989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1631987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2061986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate132.20030%39.660
Best 10No. 931989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1031988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1631987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2061986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2311992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2321993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2361985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2371984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2371991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate183.40020%36.680

48.667 + 39.660 + 36.680= 125.007

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: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2898#1279Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better329.797.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better333.0132.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better335.5183.4Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4245#4177Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.7+0.3Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+0.2
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-0.7
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable-1.9
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-58 pts-53 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: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Games901,090
Minutes1,15320,213

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: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
True shooting percentage46.1%59.2%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile49.6%60.2%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Field-goal percentage36.9%58.0%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage31.3%Better result for this metric.0.0%
Free-throw percentage71.9%Better result for this metric.56.8%

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: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.8%Better result for this metric.3.0%
Assists per game0.6Better result for this metric.0.4
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Passing: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.4%Better result for this metric.18.1%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.7%14.7%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game1.54.9Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.8%0.8%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.5%4.4%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jawad Williams and Mark West
MetricJawad WilliamsMark West
Points per game3.85.7Better 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

Mark West ranks higher in career impact.

Jawad WilliamsMetricMark West
#2898Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1279Leads
-3.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.7
-58 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-53 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.

Jawad WilliamsMetricMark West
146Listed-team regular-season wins861Leads
59.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage56.4%
250-win team seasons9Leads
2Leads60-win team seasons1
2Playoff team seasons14Leads

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

Mark West leads every available measure below.

Jawad WilliamsMetricMark West
1Playoff appearances11Leads
3Playoff games95Leads
6Team playoff wins58Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
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.

Jawad WilliamsMetricMark West
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

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.