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Jeff Halliburton vs. Jimmy Collins: Career comparison

hussEyquationShort-career comparison
Regular-season verdict

Jimmy Collins 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.

#1553Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1519Leads
-1.5Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Leads
-1.5Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Leads
#114Best league finish#112Leads
-6 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-7 pts
92LeadsGames74

Career Impact Rank places Jimmy Collins #1519 and Jeff Halliburton #1553. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Jeff Halliburton had 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/jeff-halliburton/jimmy-collins/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJeff Halliburton159.200 · No. 1,553Jimmy Collins154.940 · No. 1,519

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.

Jeff Halliburton

159.200 composite · No. 1,553 all-time

Jeff Halliburton's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1141972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 174154.00050%77.000
Best 5No. 1141972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 174162.00030%48.600
Best 10No. 1141972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 174168.00020%33.600

77.000 + 48.600 + 33.600= 159.200

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 174, this player's stored replacement finish.

Jimmy Collins

154.940 composite · No. 1,519 all-time

Jimmy Collins's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1121970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 169150.00050%75.000
Best 5No. 1121970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 169157.60030%47.280
Best 10No. 1121970–71Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 169163.30020%32.660

75.000 + 47.280 + 32.660= 154.940

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 169, 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: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1553#1519Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better154.0150.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better162.0157.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better168.0163.3Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#2470Better result for this metric.#2522
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.5-1.3Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
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-6 ptsBetter result for this metric.-7 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: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Games9274
Minutes1,075612

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. Statistics that were not recorded in earlier eras are left out. 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: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
True shooting percentage48.4%Better result for this metric.45.4%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile47.7%Better result for this metric.46.8%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Field-goal percentage44.0%Better result for this metric.41.4%
Three-point percentageUnavailableUnavailable
Free-throw percentage81.4%Better result for this metric.80.4%

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: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile18.1%18.4%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.3Better result for this metric.0.9

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.2%Better result for this metric.5.3%
Rebounds per game1.6Better result for this metric.0.9

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jeff Halliburton and Jimmy Collins
MetricJeff HalliburtonJimmy Collins
Points per game6.1Better result for this metric.3.8

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

Jimmy Collins ranks higher in career impact.

Jeff HalliburtonMetricJimmy Collins
#1553Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1519Leads
-1.5Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
-6 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-7 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Jeff Halliburton leads every available measure below.

Jeff HalliburtonMetricJimmy Collins
246LeadsListed-team regular-season wins164
0.4%Listed-team winning percentage0.4%
3Leads50-win team seasons2
3Leads60-win team seasons2
2Playoff team seasons2

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

Jimmy Collins leads every available measure below.

Jeff HalliburtonMetricJimmy Collins
1Playoff appearances1
1Playoff games2Leads
2Team playoff wins3Leads
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.

Jeff HalliburtonMetricJimmy Collins
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

S1
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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.