Advanced Metric
The first advanced metric we will view is box score plus/minus and value over replacement player (VORP). Carter-Williams has a career average negative 1.2 offensive box score plus/minus and positive 0.7 defensive. McLemore’s career average offensive is negative 0.9 and negative 1.3 defensive. Carter-Williams rates significantly better in VORP with a career total of positive 2.3 compared to McLemore’s negative 0.3.
For a different viewpoint let us examine win shares. Carter-Williams cumulative offensive win shares for his career are negative 3.3, but he produced a positive 6.6 defensive win shares. McLemore has created positive 1.2 offensive win shares and positive 2.4 defensive win shares for his career. Win shares per 48 minutes (0.100 is league average) rates both players very similar with Carter-Williams at 0.025 and McLemore at 0.027. All stats and advanced metrics courtesy of Basketball-Reference.
The advanced metrics are very much a mixed bag. VORP rates Carter-Williams significantly better, but win shares per 48 minutes rates McLemore as the slightly better player.