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Jonathan Kuminga vs. Justin Champagnie: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Jonathan Kuminga 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.

#2304LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2400
-0.6Peak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.5Leads
-1.3Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Leads
#194Best league finish#93Leads
+104 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+182 ptsLeads
294LeadsGames187

Career Impact Rank places Jonathan Kuminga #2304 and Justin Champagnie #2400. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Justin Champagnie had the higher single-season impact estimate and 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.

Early career · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/jonathan-kuminga/justin-champagnie/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJonathan Kuminga249.347 · No. 2,304Justin Champagnie259.307 · No. 2,400

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.

Jonathan Kuminga

249.347 composite · No. 2,304 all-time

Jonathan Kuminga's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1942023–24No. 2382024–25No. 2442025–26225.33350%112.667
Best 5No. 1942023–24No. 2382024–25No. 2442025–26No. 2692022–23No. 2812021–22245.20030%73.560
Best 10No. 1942023–24No. 2382024–25No. 2442025–26No. 2692022–23No. 2812021–225 open slots × No. 386315.60020%63.120

112.667 + 73.560 + 63.120= 249.347

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 386, this player's stored replacement finish.

Justin Champagnie

259.307 composite · No. 2,400 all-time

Justin Champagnie's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 932024–25No. 1512025–261 open slot × No. 393212.33350%106.167
Best 5No. 932024–25No. 1512025–263 open slots × No. 393284.60030%85.380
Best 10No. 932024–25No. 1512025–268 open slots × No. 393338.80020%67.760

106.167 + 85.380 + 67.760= 259.307

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 393, 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: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2304Better result for this metric.#2400
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better225.3212.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better245.2Better result for this metric.284.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better315.6Better result for this metric.338.8
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Impact: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1405#1224Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6+1.5Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.0Unavailable
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.3Unavailable
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+104 pts+182 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: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Games294187
Minutes6,5023,267

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: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
True shooting percentage58.0%59.0%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile57.7%60.1%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Field-goal percentage50.2%Better result for this metric.49.4%
Three-point percentage33.2%34.6%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage69.9%75.9%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: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.6%Better result for this metric.7.8%
Assists per game1.8Better result for this metric.1.0
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Passing: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.3%9.6%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.7%14.3%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game4.24.6Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%2.1%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.7%2.7%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jonathan Kuminga and Justin Champagnie
MetricJonathan KumingaJustin Champagnie
Points per game12.5Better result for this metric.7.1

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

Jonathan Kuminga ranks higher in career impact so far.

Jonathan KumingaMetricJustin Champagnie
#2304LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2400
-0.6Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.5Leads
-1.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+104 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+182 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Jonathan Kuminga leads every available measure below.

Jonathan KumingaMetricJustin Champagnie
274LeadsListed-team regular-season wins196
55.7%LeadsListed-team winning percentage39.8%
150-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons0
4LeadsPlayoff 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

Jonathan Kuminga leads every available measure below.

Jonathan KumingaMetricJustin Champagnie
4LeadsPlayoff appearances1
40LeadsPlayoff games4
29LeadsTeam playoff wins11
1LeadsFinals appearances0
1LeadsChampionships0

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.

Jonathan KumingaMetricJustin Champagnie
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

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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.

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.