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Charles Barkley
1989-90

Charles Barkley

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#1 PLI
Age:26
Position:SF
Team:PHI
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):39.1
Total Minutes:3085.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1989-90)
  • Player Index (PLI) — A measure of how valuable a player is to a franchise given the player's contract value, production, availability, and overall impact both in the regular season and postseason. Scored 0–100, graded D- to S+.
  • Potential Index (POI) — A measure of how high a player's PLI can be: the player's projected PLI ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as PLI; shown only for players under 25. POI blends the legacy formula (45%) with the Performance Potential Score / PPS from per-100 stats (55%).

Season badges

  • Peak — Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime — One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout — A or better Potential Index (POI) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 PLI — Ranked #1 in the league in Player Index that season.
  • #1 POI — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Index that season.

Score thresholds for each grade (PLI and POI share the same 0–100 scale):

PLI = Player Index  |  POI = Potential Index

S+
PLI/POI: ≥95
S
PLI/POI: 90–94
A+
PLI/POI: 85–89
A
PLI/POI: 80–84
A-
PLI/POI: 75–79
B+
PLI/POI: 70–74
B
PLI/POI: 60–69
B-
PLI/POI: 55–59
C+
PLI/POI: 50–54
C
PLI/POI: 45–49
C-
PLI/POI: 40–44
D+
PLI/POI: 35–39
D
PLI/POI: 30–34
D-
PLI/POI: <30
Points 25.2
Rebounds 11.5
Assists 3.9
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 60.0%
Field Goals Made 8.9
Field Goals Attempted 14.9
Three Point Pct 21.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.2
Free Throw Pct 74.9%
Free Throws Made 7.1
Free Throws Attempted 9.4
Turnovers 3.1
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 17.3
True Shooting Pct 66.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.1
Usage Pct 24.0%
Box Plus Minus 8.2
Value Over Replacement Player 8.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 17.3
Reg. Win Burden % 38.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 421.9
Postseason ISR 313.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 36.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 34.7%

HooperROI

Salary $3,000,000
Overpay Index 0.58
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 262.06
Postseason Score 83.59
Season Score 475.67
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $111,111
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 1.10%