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Mike Bibby vs. Rickey Green: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Rickey Green 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.

#430Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#254Leads
+3.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.3Leads
+2.2Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.4Leads
41.0Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better21.0Leads
+1,949 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+1,474 pts
77.9Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better72.6Leads

Career Impact Rank places Rickey Green #254 and Mike Bibby #430. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Mike Bibby 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 · regular seasonhusseyquation.com/compare/mike-bibby/rickey-green/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedMike Bibby50.180 · No. 430Rickey Green32.940 · No. 254

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.

Mike Bibby

50.180 composite · No. 430 all-time

Mike Bibby's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate41.00050%20.500
Best 5No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 512005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 612002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate47.00030%14.100
Best 10No. 322004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 452008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 462003–04Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 512005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 612002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 652000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 961999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1052006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1342009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate77.90020%15.580

20.500 + 14.100 + 15.580= 50.180

Rickey Green

32.940 composite · No. 254 all-time

Rickey Green's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 151983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 221982–83Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate21.00050%10.500
Best 5No. 151983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 221982–83Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 321984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 371981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate26.40030%7.920
Best 10No. 151983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 221982–83Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 261986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 321984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 371981–82Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 471985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 991988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1201987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1361980–81Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1921977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate72.60020%14.520

10.500 + 7.920 + 14.520= 32.940

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: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#430#254Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better41.021.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better47.026.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better77.972.6Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#190Better result for this metric.#293
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.2+3.3Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.5+2.8Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.2+2.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Better result for this metric.+1.1
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,949 ptsBetter result for this metric.+1,474 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: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Games1,001946
Minutes33,96223,271

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: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
True shooting percentage53.6%Better result for this metric.51.8%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile54.0%Better result for this metric.52.4%
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Shooting: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Field-goal percentage43.6%46.9%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage37.9%Better result for this metric.20.7%
Free-throw percentage80.2%80.7%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: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile27.7%31.7%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game5.55.5
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.4%Better result for this metric.15.8%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.4%Better result for this metric.4.2%
Rebounds per game3.1Better result for this metric.1.9

Defense

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

Defense: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.8%2.6%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.3%Better result for this metric.0.1%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Mike Bibby and Rickey Green
MetricMike BibbyRickey Green
Points per game14.7Better result for this metric.9.4

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

Rickey Green ranks higher in career impact.

Mike BibbyMetricRickey Green
#430Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#254Leads
+3.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.3Leads
+2.2Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.4Leads
+1,949 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,474 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Mike Bibby leads every available measure below.

Mike BibbyMetricRickey Green
691LeadsListed-team regular-season wins581
51.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage47.2%
6Leads50-win team seasons1
1Leads60-win team seasons0
11LeadsPlayoff team seasons9

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

Mike Bibby leads every available measure below.

Mike BibbyMetricRickey Green
10LeadsPlayoff appearances8
105LeadsPlayoff games55
53LeadsTeam playoff wins25
1LeadsFinals appearances0
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.

Mike BibbyMetricRickey Green
Not availableAll-Star1
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA0
Not availableAll-Defense0
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0

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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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.