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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Seth Curry: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Seth Curry ranks higher in career impact so far

Seth Curry

2013–14 to 2025–26 · 12 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.

#1462Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1451Leads
+0.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.5Leads
-0.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.2Leads
126.3Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better116.3Leads
+716 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+356 pts
193.4LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better218.4

Career Impact Rank places Seth Curry #1451 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1462. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 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.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/kentavious-caldwell-pope/seth-curry/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedKentavious Caldwell-Pope147.387 · No. 1,462Seth Curry146.127 · No. 1,451

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

147.387 composite · No. 1,462 all-time

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1082017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1112016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1602018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate126.33350%63.167
Best 5No. 1082017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1112016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1602018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1882015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1922022–23151.80030%45.540
Best 10No. 1082017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1112016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1602018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1882015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1922022–23No. 2132014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2352021–22No. 2402023–24No. 2432013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2442019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate193.40020%38.680

63.167 + 45.540 + 38.680= 147.387

Seth Curry

146.127 composite · No. 1,451 all-time

Seth Curry's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 682016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1402019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1412015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate116.33350%58.167
Best 5No. 682016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1402019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1412015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1722024–25No. 2172020–21147.60030%44.280
Best 10No. 682016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1402019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1412015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1722024–25No. 2172020–21No. 2172021–22No. 2622018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2742022–23No. 3232023–241 open slot × No. 370218.40020%43.680

58.167 + 44.280 + 43.680= 146.127

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 370, 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: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1462#1451Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better126.3116.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better151.8147.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better193.4Better result for this metric.218.4
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#614Better result for this metric.#939
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7+1.5Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.6Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.1+0.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.6Unavailable
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+716 ptsBetter result for this metric.+356 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: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Games963560
Minutes28,12412,512

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: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
True shooting percentage55.1%60.6%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.0%59.9%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Field-goal percentage42.7%47.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage36.5%43.3%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage82.6%86.4%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: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.9%12.1%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.91.9
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.4%Better result for this metric.10.3%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.6%Better result for this metric.5.0%
Rebounds per game2.9Better result for this metric.2.0

Defense

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

Defense: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.9%Better result for this metric.1.4%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%Better result for this metric.0.5%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Seth Curry
MetricKentavious Caldwell-PopeSeth Curry
Points per game11.0Better result for this metric.9.9

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

Seth Curry ranks higher in career impact so far.

Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMetricSeth Curry
#1462Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1451Leads
+0.7Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.5Leads
-0.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.2Leads
+716 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+356 pts

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMetricSeth Curry
519Listed-team regular-season wins600Leads
49.7%LeadsListed-team winning percentage49.5%
350-win team seasons4Leads
060-win team seasons0
6Playoff team seasons8Leads

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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope leads every available measure below.

Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMetricSeth Curry
6LeadsPlayoff appearances5
67LeadsPlayoff games41
42LeadsTeam playoff wins17
2LeadsFinals appearances0
2LeadsChampionships0

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.

Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMetricSeth Curry
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.