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Matisse Thybulle vs. Obi Toppin: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Matisse Thybulle ranks higher in career impact so far

Obi Toppin

2020–21 to 2025–26 · 6 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.

#1127LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1332
+4.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.9
+1.7LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
75.7LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better80.7
+514 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+428 pts
209.9LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better256.3

Career Impact Rank places Matisse Thybulle #1127 and Obi Toppin #1332. 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.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/matisse-thybulle/obi-toppin/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedMatisse Thybulle106.873 · No. 1,127Obi Toppin131.373 · No. 1,332

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.

Matisse Thybulle

106.873 composite · No. 1,127 all-time

Matisse Thybulle's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 632025–26No. 762023–24No. 882020–2175.66750%37.833
Best 5No. 632025–26No. 762023–24No. 882020–21No. 982021–22No. 1262019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate90.20030%27.060
Best 10No. 632025–26No. 762023–24No. 882020–21No. 982021–22No. 1262019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442022–234 open slots × No. 376209.90020%41.980

37.833 + 27.060 + 41.980= 106.873

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 376, this player's stored replacement finish.

Obi Toppin

131.373 composite · No. 1,332 all-time

Obi Toppin's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 722021–22No. 822024–25No. 882023–2480.66750%40.333
Best 5No. 722021–22No. 822024–25No. 882023–24No. 1822022–23No. 2392020–21132.60030%39.780
Best 10No. 722021–22No. 822024–25No. 882023–24No. 1822022–23No. 2392020–215 open slots × No. 380256.30020%51.260

40.333 + 39.780 + 51.260= 131.373

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 380, 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: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1127Better result for this metric.#1332
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better75.7Better result for this metric.80.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better90.2Better result for this metric.132.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better209.9Better result for this metric.256.3
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Impact: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#764Better result for this metric.#853
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+4.1Better result for this metric.+1.9
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.3Better result for this metric.+1.6
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.7Better result for this metric.+0.6
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+514 ptsBetter result for this metric.+428 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: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Games377386
Minutes7,7496,662

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: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
True shooting percentage55.5%62.6%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile55.5%61.4%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Field-goal percentage43.8%52.1%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage34.9%35.5%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage68.3%78.6%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: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile7.0%9.6%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game1.11.3Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.1%9.3%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.6%10.9%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game2.03.5Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile4.0%Better result for this metric.1.2%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile3.4%Better result for this metric.1.9%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Matisse Thybulle and Obi Toppin
MetricMatisse ThybulleObi Toppin
Points per game5.08.7Better 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

Matisse Thybulle ranks higher in career impact so far.

Matisse ThybulleMetricObi Toppin
#1127LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1332
+4.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.9
+1.7LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6
+514 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+428 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Matisse Thybulle leads every available measure below.

Matisse ThybulleMetricObi Toppin
329LeadsListed-team regular-season wins241
51.6%LeadsListed-team winning percentage50.0%
2Leads50-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons0
5LeadsPlayoff team seasons4

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

Obi Toppin leads every available measure below.

Matisse ThybulleMetricObi Toppin
4Playoff appearances4
29Playoff games56Leads
14Team playoff wins30Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
0Championships0

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.

Matisse ThybulleMetricObi Toppin
0All-StarNot available
0MVPNot available
0All-NBANot available
2All-DefenseNot available
0DPOYNot available
0Rookie 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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