Passing Impact Score = (Assist Rate × 0.6) + (Assists per Game × 0.4)
(Assist Rate: This is assists divided by the field goals made by the player’s teammates while he is on the court. Example: When his teammates make a field goal while he is on the court, Jeremy Fears has assisted on about 50.7% of those made shots)
The Passing Impact Score is a strong measure because it blends Assist Rate and assists per game, showing how much of the offense a player is responsible for and how consistently he produces that creation over full games. Assist Rate shows who actually drives scoring while on the floor, while assists per game confirms that responsibility can be sustained across real minutes and defensive attention. The 0.6/0.4 weighting prioritizes offensive control without ignoring volume from APG, ensuring the score rewards true offense drivers rather than empty totals or small minute specialists. Higher scores indicate players whose teams scoring outcomes are most directly tied to their decision making and passing.
Why this works:
Assist Rate still leads, because role and decision making matter more than raw totals.
Volume still matters, because production must be sustained to be impactful.
Assist Rate alone identifies who drives offensive creation.
Assist volume separates players who can maintain that creation over real minutes.
The combined score penalizes empty volume and filters out low minute inflation
Assist Rate tells you who drives the offense; assists per game tell you how much came from it. The best passers usually rate high in both.
Top Passers Using Passing Impact Score
1. Jeremy Fears Jr. – 6’2 Sophomore Michigan state
Score: 34.1
50.7 ARate | 9.3 AST
Clear No. 1. Extreme control and elite volume.
2. Jay Rodgers – 6’3 Senior Central Conn State
Score: 32.8
49.9 ARate | 7.1 AST
Offense driver by definition.
3. Robert McCray V – 6’4 Senior Florida State
Score: 32.1
48.7 ARate | 7.1 AST
Massive creation share with real volume.
4. Braden Smith – 6’0 Senior Purdue
Score: 31.1
45.5 ARate | 9.5 AST
Best blend of responsibility and production among high major guards.
5. Money Williams – 6’4 Junior Montana
Score: 27.8
42.4 ARate | 5.8 AST
Slower pace, but offense clearly runs through him.
6. Joel Foxwell – 6’1 Freshmen Portland
Score: 27.4
40.6 ARate | 7.5 AST
Freshman with elite creation numbers.
7. Dedan Thomas Jr. – 6’1 Junior LSU
Score: 26.8
40.0 ARate | 7.1 AST
Strong primary initiator.
8. Nic McClain – 6’3 Senior Belmont
Score: 26.8
40.4 ARate | 6.4 AST
High share, steady output.
9. AJ Bates – 6’3 Sophomore Louisiana Tech
Score: 26.7
40.4 ARate | 6.3 AST
Nearly identical profile to McClain.
10. Zach Cleveland 6’7 Senior Liberty
Score: 25.6
37.5 ARate | 7.8 AST
Volume bumps him into the top 10.
Just Outside (Very Close)
Quadir Copeland 6’6 senior NC State — 25.5
Lamar Washington 6’4 senior GA Tech — 25.1
Themus Fulks 6’2 senior UCF — 24.9
Silas Demary 6’4 Junior UConn — 24.4
Moe Odum 6’2 senior Arizona State— 24.2
Donovan Dent 6’2 senior UCLA — 23.6
Christian Anderson 6’3 Sophomore Texas Tech— 23.3
Boopie Miller - 6’0 senior SMU – 22.2
Tre Donaldson 6’3 senior Miami – 21.88
