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Scott Hastings vs. Terry Davis: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Scott Hastings 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.

#1948LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2243
-2.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0Leads
-3.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.7Leads
196.7LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better233.0
-149 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value-292 pts
237.5LeadsBest 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better265.5

Career Impact Rank places Scott Hastings #1948 and Terry Davis #2243. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Terry Davis 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/scott-hastings/terry-davis/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedScott Hastings211.533 · No. 1,948Terry Davis242.440 · No. 2,243

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.

Scott Hastings

211.533 composite · No. 1,948 all-time

Scott Hastings's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1911983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1941984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2051988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate196.66750%98.333
Best 5No. 1911983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1941984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2051988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2401985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate219.00030%65.700
Best 10No. 1911983–84Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1941984–85Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2051988–89Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2401985–86Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate5 open slots × No. 256237.50020%47.500

98.333 + 65.700 + 47.500= 211.533

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 256, this player's stored replacement finish.

Terry Davis

242.440 composite · No. 2,243 all-time

Terry Davis's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 2071990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2451991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2471997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate233.00050%116.500
Best 5No. 2071990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2451991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2471997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2501998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate242.80030%72.840
Best 10No. 2071990–91Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2451991–92Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2471997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2501998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2651995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2731989–90Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2761992–93Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 3021994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 295265.50020%53.100

116.500 + 72.840 + 53.100= 242.440

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 295, 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: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1948Better result for this metric.#2243
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better196.7Better result for this metric.233.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better219.0Better result for this metric.242.8
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better237.5Better result for this metric.265.5
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Impact: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#4649Better result for this metric.#4766
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.2-2.0Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.4-2.4
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-3.1-2.7Better result for this metric.
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-149 ptsBetter result for this metric.-292 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: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Games578480
Minutes5,98510,369

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: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
True shooting percentage52.5%Better result for this metric.50.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile53.5%Better result for this metric.51.9%
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Shooting: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Field-goal percentage44.1%47.2%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage29.2%Better result for this metric.15.8%
Free-throw percentage81.1%Better result for this metric.60.5%

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: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.4%Better result for this metric.3.9%
Assists per game0.50.6Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile17.5%15.1%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.3%14.7%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game2.26.0Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.3%Better result for this metric.0.9%
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Defense: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.4%Better result for this metric.0.9%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Scott Hastings and Terry Davis
MetricScott HastingsTerry Davis
Points per game2.86.4Better 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

Scott Hastings ranks higher in career impact.

Scott HastingsMetricTerry Davis
#1948LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2243
-2.2Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.0Leads
-3.1Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-2.7Leads
-149 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better-292 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Scott Hastings leads every available measure below.

Scott HastingsMetricTerry Davis
502LeadsListed-team regular-season wins250
51.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage31.7%
5Leads50-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
8LeadsPlayoff 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.

Scott HastingsMetricTerry Davis
6Playoff appearancesNot available
44Playoff gamesNot available
38Team playoff winsNot available
1Finals appearancesNot available
1ChampionshipsNot 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.

Scott HastingsMetricTerry 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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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.