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Tiago Splitter vs. Tom Burleson: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Tom Burleson 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.

#1234Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#819Leads
+1.8LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6
+0.6LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4
80.0Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better55.3Leads
+346 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+469 ptsLeads
222.1Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better151.6Leads

Career Impact Rank places Tom Burleson #819 and Tiago Splitter #1234. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Tiago Splitter 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/tiago-splitter/tom-burleson/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedTiago Splitter120.360 · No. 1,234Tom Burleson80.247 · No. 819

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.

Tiago Splitter

120.360 composite · No. 1,234 all-time

Tiago Splitter's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 612014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate80.00050%40.000
Best 5No. 612014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1502013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2092010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate119.80030%35.940
Best 10No. 612014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 642012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1152011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1502013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2092010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2122015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate4 open slots × No. 352.5222.10020%44.420

40.000 + 35.940 + 44.420= 120.360

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 352.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Tom Burleson

80.247 composite · No. 819 all-time

Tom Burleson's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 321975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate55.33350%27.667
Best 5No. 321975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 751976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1301978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate74.20030%22.260
Best 10No. 321975–76Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 661974–75Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 681977–78Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 751976–77Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1301978–79Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate5 open slots × No. 229151.60020%30.320

27.667 + 22.260 + 30.320= 80.247

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 229, 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: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1234#819Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better80.055.3Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better119.874.2Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better222.1151.6Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#952#815Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.8Better result for this metric.+1.6
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.4Better result for this metric.+0.9
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.6Better result for this metric.+0.4
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+346 pts+469 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: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Games355446
Minutes6,8129,425

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: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
True shooting percentage59.8%Better result for this metric.50.3%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile59.2%Better result for this metric.50.8%
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Shooting: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Field-goal percentage55.5%Better result for this metric.44.5%
Three-point percentage14.3%Better result for this metric.0.0%
Free-throw percentage69.7%72.6%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: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile9.0%Better result for this metric.8.7%
Assists per game1.21.3Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.8%Better result for this metric.15.2%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.6%15.7%Better result for this metric.
Rebounds per game5.06.3Better result for this metric.

Defense

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

Defense: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.5%1.5%
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Defense: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.2%3.4%Better result for this metric.

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Tiago Splitter and Tom Burleson
MetricTiago SplitterTom Burleson
Points per game7.99.4Better 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

Tom Burleson ranks higher in career impact.

Tiago SplitterMetricTom Burleson
#1234Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#819Leads
+1.8LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.6
+0.6LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4
+346 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+469 ptsLeads

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

Context

Team Success

Tiago Splitter leads every available measure below.

Tiago SplitterMetricTom Burleson
362LeadsListed-team regular-season wins361
64.9%LeadsListed-team winning percentage0.9%
5Leads50-win team seasons2
260-win team seasons2
6LeadsPlayoff 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

Tiago Splitter leads every available measure below.

Tiago SplitterMetricTom Burleson
5LeadsPlayoff appearances2
65LeadsPlayoff games15
46LeadsTeam playoff wins6
2LeadsFinals 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.

Tiago SplitterMetricTom Burleson
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.

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