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Charles Barkley
1996-97

Charles Barkley

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Age:33
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:53
Minutes (Per Game):37.9
Total Minutes:2009.0
Player
Index
A+
89.9
Rank #24 (1996-97)
  • 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 19.2
Rebounds 13.5
Assists 4.7
Steals 1.3
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 48.4%
Field Goals Made 6.3
Field Goals Attempted 13.1
Three Point Pct 28.3%
Three Pointers Made 1.1
Three Pointers Attempted 3.9
Free Throw Pct 69.4%
Free Throws Made 5.4
Free Throws Attempted 7.8
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 9.4
True Shooting Pct 58.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.0
Usage Pct 23.2%
Box Plus Minus 5.7
Value Over Replacement Player 3.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.4
Reg. Win Burden % 19.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 231.9
Postseason ISR 200.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 18.6%

HooperROI

Salary $4,695,000
Overpay Index 0.7
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 95.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 134.02
Postseason Score 85.34
Season Score 259.48
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,680,926
Availability % 64.6%
Cap Wasted % 6.80%