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Reggie Jackson vs. Sedale Threatt: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · regular season
Regular-season verdict

Sedale Threatt 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.

#1142Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#623Leads
+2.5LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6
+0.8Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.2Leads
85.7Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better57.0Leads
+501 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+848 ptsLeads
167.7Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better92.0Leads

Career Impact Rank places Sedale Threatt #623 and Reggie Jackson #1142. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Reggie Jackson had the higher single-season impact estimate.

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/reggie-jackson/sedale-threatt/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedReggie Jackson108.953 · No. 1,142Sedale Threatt66.160 · No. 623

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.

Reggie Jackson

108.953 composite · No. 1,142 all-time

Reggie Jackson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 402015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 972014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1202018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate85.66750%42.833
Best 5No. 402015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 972014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1202018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1422016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate108.60030%32.580
Best 10No. 402015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 972014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1202018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1422016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1442017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1762013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1982012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2092019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2212020–21No. 3302011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate167.70020%33.540

42.833 + 32.580 + 33.540= 108.953

Sedale Threatt

66.160 composite · No. 623 all-time

Sedale Threatt's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 541991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate57.00050%28.500
Best 5No. 541991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 741992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 761989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate64.20030%19.260
Best 10No. 541991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 571987–88Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 601988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 741992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 761989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 771994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 901993–94Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1381986–87Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1401990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1541995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate92.00020%18.400

28.500 + 19.260 + 18.400= 66.160

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: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1142#623Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better85.757.0Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better108.664.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better167.792.0Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#773#531Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.5Better result for this metric.+1.6
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3+1.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8+1.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.2+0.5Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+501 pts+848 ptsBetter result for this metric.
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: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Games884951
Minutes21,85922,436

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: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
True shooting percentage52.1%53.1%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile52.7%54.0%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Field-goal percentage42.3%48.5%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage34.5%Better result for this metric.29.3%
Free-throw percentage85.4%Better result for this metric.81.5%

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: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile27.1%Better result for this metric.25.2%
Assists per game4.1Better result for this metric.3.8
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Passing: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile12.9%12.4%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.6%Better result for this metric.4.4%
Rebounds per game2.8Better result for this metric.1.8

Defense

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

Defense: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%2.5%Better result for this metric.
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Defense: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.4%0.4%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Reggie Jackson and Sedale Threatt
MetricReggie JacksonSedale Threatt
Points per game12.3Better result for this metric.9.8

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

Sedale Threatt ranks higher in career impact.

Reggie JacksonMetricSedale Threatt
#1142Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#623Leads
+2.5LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6
+0.8Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.2Leads
+501 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+848 ptsLeads

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.

Reggie JacksonMetricSedale Threatt
740Listed-team regular-season wins745Leads
55.1%Listed-team winning percentage56.8%Leads
450-win team seasons6Leads
1Leads60-win team seasons0
10Playoff team seasons14Leads

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

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Reggie JacksonMetricSedale Threatt
8Playoff appearances12Leads
87LeadsPlayoff games70
55LeadsTeam playoff wins41
1LeadsFinals appearances0
1LeadsChampionships0

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.

Reggie JacksonMetricSedale Threatt
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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Reggie JacksonSedale ThreattPeak 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.