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Juan Toscano-Anderson vs. Justin Anderson: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Justin Anderson 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.

#2494Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1989Leads
+1.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
-1.4Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.8Leads
#105LeadsBest league finish#152
+40 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+54 ptsLeads
202Games242Leads

Career Impact Rank places Justin Anderson #1989 and Juan Toscano-Anderson #2494. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Juan Toscano-Anderson had the higher single-season impact estimate.

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/juan-toscano-anderson/justin-anderson/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJuan Toscano-Anderson274.673 · No. 2,494Justin Anderson215.687 · No. 1,989

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.

Juan Toscano-Anderson

274.673 composite · No. 2,494 all-time

Juan Toscano-Anderson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1052020–21No. 2462021–22No. 3622022–23237.66750%118.833
Best 5No. 1052020–21No. 2462021–22No. 3622022–232 open slots × No. 380294.60030%88.380
Best 10No. 1052020–21No. 2462021–22No. 3622022–237 open slots × No. 380337.30020%67.460

118.833 + 88.380 + 67.460= 274.673

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 380, this player's stored replacement finish.

Justin Anderson

215.687 composite · No. 1,989 all-time

Justin Anderson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1522015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1642016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2102017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate175.33350%87.667
Best 5No. 1522015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1642016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2102017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2532018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 365228.80030%68.640
Best 10No. 1522015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1642016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2102017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2532018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 365296.90020%59.380

87.667 + 68.640 + 59.380= 215.687

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 365, 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: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2494#1989Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better237.7175.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better294.6228.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better337.3296.9Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1695#1612Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.0Better result for this metric.-0.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4-0.5Better result for this metric.
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+40 pts+54 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: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Games202242
Minutes3,1263,280

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: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
True shooting percentage57.7%Better result for this metric.52.2%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile58.1%Better result for this metric.52.9%
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Shooting: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Field-goal percentage50.2%Better result for this metric.41.0%
Three-point percentage32.9%Better result for this metric.29.2%
Free-throw percentage64.6%77.5%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: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.8%Better result for this metric.7.4%
Assists per game1.8Better result for this metric.0.8
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Passing: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile20.0%10.3%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.2%10.4%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game3.0Better result for this metric.2.6

Defense

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

Defense: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.7%1.7%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.6%2.1%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Juan Toscano-Anderson and Justin Anderson
MetricJuan Toscano-AndersonJustin Anderson
Points per game4.15.3Better 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

Justin Anderson ranks higher in career impact.

Juan Toscano-AndersonMetricJustin Anderson
#2494Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1989Leads
+1.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+40 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+54 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.

Juan Toscano-AndersonMetricJustin Anderson
233Listed-team regular-season wins288Leads
50.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage44.6%
150-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons0
2Playoff team seasons3Leads

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

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Juan Toscano-AndersonMetricJustin Anderson
1Playoff appearances3Leads
14Playoff games15Leads
16LeadsTeam playoff wins6
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.

Juan Toscano-AndersonMetricJustin Anderson
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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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.