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Leo Mogus vs. Rich Jones: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Leo Mogus ranks higher in career impact

Leo Mogus

1950–51 to 1950–51 · 1 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.

#1028LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2116
-1.6LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0
-1.6LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0
#71LeadsBest league finish#183
+6 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+0 pts
57LeadsGames34

Career Impact Rank places Leo Mogus #1028 and Rich Jones #2116. 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.

Short-career comparisonhusseyquation.com/compare/leo-mogus/rich-jones/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedLeo Mogus97.367 · No. 1,028Rich Jones229.707 · No. 2,116

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.

Leo Mogus

97.367 composite · No. 1,028 all-time

Leo Mogus's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 711950–51Reconstructed historical estimate2 open slots × No. 10694.33350%47.167
Best 5No. 711950–51Reconstructed historical estimate4 open slots × No. 10699.00030%29.700
Best 10No. 711950–51Reconstructed historical estimate9 open slots × No. 106102.50020%20.500

47.167 + 29.700 + 20.500= 97.367

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 106, this player's stored replacement finish.

Rich Jones

229.707 composite · No. 2,116 all-time

Rich Jones's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1831976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 245224.33350%112.167
Best 5No. 1831976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 245232.60030%69.780
Best 10No. 1831976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate9 open slots × No. 245238.80020%47.760

112.167 + 69.780 + 47.760= 229.707

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 245, 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: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1028Better result for this metric.#2116
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better94.3Better result for this metric.224.3
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better99.0Better result for this metric.232.6
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better102.5Better result for this metric.238.8
Show more stats: Impact
Impact: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1949Better result for this metric.#2018
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.6Better result for this metric.-2.0
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
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+6 ptsBetter result for this metric.+0 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: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Games5734
Minutes666877

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. Statistics that were not recorded in earlier eras are left out. 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: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
True shooting percentage43.5%44.9%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable44.9%
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Shooting: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Field-goal percentage35.2%38.5%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentageUnavailableUnavailable
Free-throw percentage61.6%76.0%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: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable8.3%
Assists per game0.61.4Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable11.2%
Rebounds per game1.85.7Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable2.0%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profileUnavailable0.7%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Leo Mogus and Rich Jones
MetricLeo MogusRich Jones
Points per game2.410.6Better 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.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Leo Mogus ranks higher in career impact.

Leo MogusMetricRich Jones
#1028LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2116
-1.6LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+6 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+0 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Leo Mogus leads every available measure below.

Leo MogusMetricRich Jones
40LeadsListed-team regular-season wins22
60.6%LeadsListed-team winning percentage26.8%
050-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
1LeadsPlayoff team seasons0

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.

Leo MogusMetricRich Jones
1Playoff appearancesNot available
1Playoff gamesNot available
0Team playoff winsNot available
0Finals appearancesNot available
0ChampionshipsNot available

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.

Leo MogusMetricRich Jones
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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Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

S1

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.