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Justise Winslow vs. Will Riley: Career comparison

hussEyquationEarly career · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Justise Winslow ranks higher in career impact so far

Will Riley

2025–26 to 2025–26 · 1 seasons · active

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.

#2060LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#3154
-0.0LeadsPeak box impact so farEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4
-2.5Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4Leads
#145LeadsBest league finish#371
+10 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-14 pts
344LeadsGames74

Career Impact Rank places Justise Winslow #2060 and Will Riley #3154. 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/justise-winslow/will-riley/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedJustise Winslow223.153 · No. 2,060Will Riley389.833 · No. 3,154

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.

Justise Winslow

223.153 composite · No. 2,060 all-time

Justise Winslow's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1452018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1922017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2142021–22183.66750%91.833
Best 5No. 1452018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1922017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2142021–22No. 3052015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3292022–23237.00030%71.100
Best 10No. 1452018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1922017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2142021–22No. 3052015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3292022–23No. 3482016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3682020–213 open slots × No. 370301.10020%60.220

91.833 + 71.100 + 60.220= 223.153

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 370, this player's stored replacement finish.

Will Riley

389.833 composite · No. 3,154 all-time

Will Riley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 3712025–262 open slots × No. 396387.66750%193.833
Best 5No. 3712025–264 open slots × No. 396391.00030%117.300
Best 10No. 3712025–269 open slots × No. 396393.50020%78.700

193.833 + 117.300 + 78.700= 389.833

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 396, 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: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#2060Better result for this metric.#3154
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better183.7Better result for this metric.387.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better237.0Better result for this metric.391.0
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better301.1Better result for this metric.393.5
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1907Better result for this metric.#3030
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.0Better result for this metric.-2.4
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4Unavailable
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.4Unavailable
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+10 ptsBetter result for this metric.-14 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: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Games34474
Minutes8,9061,633

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: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
True shooting percentage47.7%54.8%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile46.2%54.8%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Field-goal percentage41.2%43.9%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage31.5%31.6%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage63.8%80.0%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: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.9%Better result for this metric.12.7%
Assists per game2.6Better result for this metric.2.0
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.4%11.9%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.1%Better result for this metric.7.0%
Rebounds per game5.1Better result for this metric.2.9

Defense

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

Defense: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%Better result for this metric.1.6%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%Better result for this metric.0.5%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Justise Winslow and Will Riley
MetricJustise WinslowWill Riley
Points per game8.210.3Better 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.

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

Justise Winslow ranks higher in career impact so far.

Justise WinslowMetricWill Riley
#2060LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#3154
-0.0LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4
-1.4Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+10 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-14 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Justise Winslow leads every available measure below.

Justise WinslowMetricWill Riley
356LeadsListed-team regular-season wins17
49.5%LeadsListed-team winning percentage20.7%
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
4LeadsPlayoff team seasons0

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.

Justise WinslowMetricWill Riley
3Playoff appearancesNot available
19Playoff gamesNot available
9Team playoff winsNot available
0Finals appearancesNot available
0ChampionshipsNot 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.

Justise WinslowMetricWill Riley
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.

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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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.