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Jose Alvarado vs. Khalid Reeves: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Jose Alvarado 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.

#1574LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1765
+2.3LeadsPeak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.9
+0.1LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8
#52Best league finish#51Leads
+229 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+129 pts
296LeadsGames277

Career Impact Rank places Jose Alvarado #1574 and Khalid Reeves #1765. 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/jose-alvarado/khalid-reeves/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJose Alvarado161.800 · No. 1,574Khalid Reeves184.997 · No. 1,765

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.

Jose Alvarado

161.800 composite · No. 1,574 all-time

Jose Alvarado's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 522021–22No. 1372024–25No. 1712023–24120.00050%60.000
Best 5No. 522021–22No. 1372024–25No. 1712023–24No. 1722025–26No. 2582022–23158.00030%47.400
Best 10No. 522021–22No. 1372024–25No. 1712023–24No. 1722025–26No. 2582022–235 open slots × No. 386272.00020%54.400

60.000 + 47.400 + 54.400= 161.800

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

Khalid Reeves

184.997 composite · No. 1,765 all-time

Khalid Reeves's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 511994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2101996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate147.33350%73.667
Best 5No. 511994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2101996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2331995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 318.5198.70030%59.610
Best 10No. 511994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1811997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2101996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2331995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 318.5258.60020%51.720

73.667 + 59.610 + 51.720= 184.997

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 318.5, 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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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: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1574Better result for this metric.#1765
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better120.0Better result for this metric.147.3
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better158.0Better result for this metric.198.7
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better272.0258.6Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1133Better result for this metric.#1344
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.3Better result for this metric.+1.9
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.9Better result for this metric.-0.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.1Unavailable
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+229 ptsBetter result for this metric.+129 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: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Games296277
Minutes5,9085,837

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: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
True shooting percentage53.0%Better result for this metric.52.8%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile53.0%53.0%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Field-goal percentage41.2%41.6%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage34.9%36.3%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage75.7%Better result for this metric.74.4%

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: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile22.5%24.4%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game3.23.2
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Passing: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.4%Better result for this metric.18.0%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.4%Better result for this metric.5.7%
Rebounds per game2.3Better result for this metric.2.1

Defense

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

Defense: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.9%Better result for this metric.2.1%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%Better result for this metric.0.4%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Jose Alvarado and Khalid Reeves
MetricJose AlvaradoKhalid Reeves
Points per game8.0Better result for this metric.7.8

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.

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

Jose Alvarado ranks higher in career impact so far.

Jose AlvaradoMetricKhalid Reeves
#1574LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1765
+2.3LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.9
+0.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+229 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+129 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Jose Alvarado leads every available measure below.

Jose AlvaradoMetricKhalid Reeves
227LeadsListed-team regular-season wins219
46.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage35.1%
1Leads50-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
3LeadsPlayoff team seasons1

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.

Jose AlvaradoMetricKhalid Reeves
3Playoff appearancesNot available
28Playoff gamesNot available
18Team playoff winsNot available
1Finals appearancesNot available
1ChampionshipsNot available

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.

Jose AlvaradoMetricKhalid Reeves
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.

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