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KJ Martin vs. Mickey Davis: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Mickey Davis ranks higher in career impact

KJ Martin

2020–21 to 2024–25 · 5 seasons

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.

#1936Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1143Leads
+0.3Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5Leads
-1.3Average box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4Leads
#134Best league finish#54Leads
+176 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+101 pts
309LeadsGames286

Career Impact Rank places Mickey Davis #1143 and KJ Martin #1936. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. KJ Martin 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/kj-martin/mickey-davis/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedKJ Martin210.193 · No. 1,936Mickey Davis109.180 · No. 1,143

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.

KJ Martin

210.193 composite · No. 1,936 all-time

KJ Martin's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1342022–23No. 1552020–21No. 1842021–22157.66750%78.833
Best 5No. 1342022–23No. 1552020–21No. 1842021–22No. 3462024–25No. 3482023–24233.40030%70.020
Best 10No. 1342022–23No. 1552020–21No. 1842021–22No. 3462024–25No. 3482023–245 open slots × No. 380306.70020%61.340

78.833 + 70.020 + 61.340= 210.193

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

Mickey Davis

109.180 composite · No. 1,143 all-time

Mickey Davis's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 541973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1111972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate85.00050%42.500
Best 5No. 541973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1111972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 178122.20030%36.660
Best 10No. 541973–74Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1111972–73Reconstructed historical estimateIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 178150.10020%30.020

42.500 + 36.660 + 30.020= 109.180

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 178, 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: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1936#1143Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better157.785.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better233.4122.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better306.7150.1Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1238Better result for this metric.#1414
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.5Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.0Better result for this metric.-0.4
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+176 ptsBetter result for this metric.+101 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: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Games309286
Minutes6,6743,711

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: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
True shooting percentage61.1%Better result for this metric.51.6%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile60.2%Better result for this metric.52.7%
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Field-goal percentage54.5%Better result for this metric.45.8%
Three-point percentage32.9%Unavailable
Free-throw percentage67.3%84.2%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: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile8.2%10.0%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.2Better result for this metric.1.0
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.6%Unavailable

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile10.0%11.1%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game4.0Better result for this metric.2.8

Defense

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

Defense: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.1%1.3%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.1%Better result for this metric.0.3%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: KJ Martin and Mickey Davis
MetricKJ MartinMickey Davis
Points per game8.6Better result for this metric.5.2

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

Mickey Davis ranks higher in career impact.

KJ MartinMetricMickey Davis
#1936Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1143Leads
+0.3Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.5Leads
-1.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+176 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+101 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.

KJ MartinMetricMickey Davis
198Listed-team regular-season wins358Leads
35.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.4%
150-win team seasons4Leads
060-win team seasons4Leads
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

No recorded measure separates these careers.

KJ MartinMetricMickey Davis
Not availablePlayoff appearances2
Not availablePlayoff games21
Not availableTeam playoff wins13
Not availableFinals appearances1
Not availableChampionships0

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.

KJ MartinMetricMickey Davis
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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KJ MartinMickey DavisPeak seasonHistorical source qualification

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.