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Todd MacCulloch vs. Vonteego Cummings: Career comparison

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Regular-season verdict

Todd MacCulloch 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.

#1566LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2065
+1.3LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
-0.2LeadsAverage box impact to dateEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-1.1
#68LeadsBest league finish#151
+141 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+83 pts
223LeadsGames199

Career Impact Rank places Todd MacCulloch #1566 and Vonteego Cummings #2065. 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/todd-macculloch/vonteego-cummings/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedTodd MacCulloch161.137 · No. 1,566Vonteego Cummings223.620 · No. 2,065

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.

Todd MacCulloch

161.137 composite · No. 1,566 all-time

Todd MacCulloch's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 682001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1291999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1552000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate117.33350%58.667
Best 5No. 682001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1291999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1552000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2012002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 323.5175.30030%52.590
Best 10No. 682001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1291999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1552000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2012002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate6 open slots × No. 323.5249.40020%49.880

58.667 + 52.590 + 49.880= 161.137

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 323.5, this player's stored replacement finish.

Vonteego Cummings

223.620 composite · No. 2,065 all-time

Vonteego Cummings's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 1511999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1972000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate188.00050%94.000
Best 5No. 1511999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1972000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate2 open slots × No. 325242.80030%72.840
Best 10No. 1511999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1972000–01Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2162001–02Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate7 open slots × No. 325283.90020%56.780

94.000 + 72.840 + 56.780= 223.620

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 325, 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: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Career Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#1566Better result for this metric.#2065
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better117.3Better result for this metric.188.0
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better175.3Better result for this metric.242.8
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better249.4Better result for this metric.283.9
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Impact: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#1317Better result for this metric.#1490
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Better result for this metric.-0.3
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3Better result for this metric.-1.1
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+141 ptsBetter result for this metric.+83 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: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Games223199
Minutes3,4393,789

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: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
True shooting percentage56.6%Better result for this metric.46.1%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile56.9%Better result for this metric.46.2%
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Shooting: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Field-goal percentage54.1%Better result for this metric.38.3%
Three-point percentageUnavailable32.1%
Free-throw percentage64.2%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: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile5.0%22.9%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game0.52.7Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.5%Better result for this metric.14.8%

Rebounding

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

Rebounding: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile14.9%Better result for this metric.5.4%
Rebounds per game4.0Better 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: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%2.3%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile3.7%Better result for this metric.0.7%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Todd MacCulloch and Vonteego Cummings
MetricTodd MacCullochVonteego Cummings
Points per game6.16.9Better 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

Todd MacCulloch ranks higher in career impact.

Todd MacCullochMetricVonteego Cummings
#1566LeadsCareer Impact RankPeak-weighted regular-season rank#2065
+1.3LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.3
Not availableBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterNot available
+141 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+83 pts

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

Context

Team Success

Todd MacCulloch leads every available measure below.

Todd MacCullochMetricVonteego Cummings
205LeadsListed-team regular-season wins79
62.5%LeadsListed-team winning percentage32.1%
2Leads50-win team seasons0
060-win team seasons0
4LeadsPlayoff team seasons1

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

Todd MacCulloch leads every available measure below.

Todd MacCullochMetricVonteego Cummings
3LeadsPlayoff appearances1
43LeadsPlayoff games1
28LeadsTeam playoff wins2
2LeadsFinals 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.

Todd MacCullochMetricVonteego Cummings
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.

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How the careers developed

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