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Jeremiah Fears vs. Mike Bibby: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Mike Bibby 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.

#3125Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#430Leads
-1.6Peak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.2Leads
-1.6Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7Leads
#319Best league finish#32Leads
+17 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+1,949 ptsLeads
82Games1,001Leads

Career Impact Rank places Mike Bibby #430 and Jeremiah Fears #3125. 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/jeremiah-fears/mike-bibby/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJeremiah Fears377.007 · No. 3,125Mike Bibby50.180 · No. 430

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.

Jeremiah Fears

377.007 composite · No. 3,125 all-time

Jeremiah Fears's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 3192025–262 open slots × No. 396370.33350%185.167
Best 5No. 3192025–264 open slots × No. 396380.60030%114.180
Best 10No. 3192025–269 open slots × No. 396388.30020%77.660

185.167 + 114.180 + 77.660= 377.007

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 396, this player's stored replacement finish.

Mike Bibby

50.180 composite · No. 430 all-time

Mike Bibby's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate41.00050%20.500
Best 5No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 512005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 612002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate47.00030%14.100
Best 10No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 512005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 612002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 652000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1052006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1342009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate77.90020%15.580

20.500 + 14.100 + 15.580= 50.180

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: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#3125#430Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better370.341.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better380.647.0Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better388.377.9Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1851#190Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6+3.2Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+2.5
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+2.2
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailable+1.3
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+17 pts+1,949 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: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Games821,001
Minutes2,11233,962

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: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
True shooting percentage52.5%53.6%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile52.5%54.0%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Field-goal percentage43.4%43.6%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage33.0%37.9%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage78.9%80.2%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: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile19.9%27.7%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game3.45.5Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.8%13.4%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.7%Better result for this metric.5.4%
Rebounds per game3.7Better result for this metric.3.1

Defense

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

Defense: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.2%Better result for this metric.1.8%
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Defense: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%Better result for this metric.0.3%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jeremiah Fears and Mike Bibby
MetricJeremiah FearsMike Bibby
Points per game14.314.7Better 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.

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

Mike Bibby ranks higher in career impact so far.

Jeremiah FearsMetricMike Bibby
#3125Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#430Leads
-1.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.2Leads
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.2
+17 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,949 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Mike Bibby leads every available measure below.

Jeremiah FearsMetricMike Bibby
26Listed-team regular-season wins691Leads
31.7%Listed-team winning percentage51.3%Leads
050-win team seasons6Leads
060-win team seasons1Leads
0Playoff team seasons11Leads

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

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Jeremiah FearsMetricMike Bibby
Not availablePlayoff appearances10
Not availablePlayoff games105
Not availableTeam playoff wins53
Not availableFinals appearances1
Not availableChampionships0

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.

Jeremiah FearsMetricMike Bibby
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

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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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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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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