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Charles Barkley
1997-98

Charles Barkley

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Age:34
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:68
Minutes (Per Game):33.0
Total Minutes:2243.0
Player
Index
A
82.9
Rank #29 (1997-98)
  • 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 15.2
Rebounds 11.7
Assists 3.2
Steals 1.0
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 48.5%
Field Goals Made 5.3
Field Goals Attempted 10.9
Three Point Pct 21.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.2
Free Throw Pct 74.6%
Free Throws Made 4.4
Free Throws Attempted 5.8
Turnovers 2.2
Personal Fouls 2.8
Win Shares 8.6
True Shooting Pct 56.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.6
Usage Pct 21.6%
Box Plus Minus 2.8
Value Over Replacement Player 2.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.8
Reg. Win Burden % 23.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 192.0
Postseason ISR 74.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 8.3%

HooperROI

Salary $2,250,000
Overpay Index 0.26
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 87.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 126.8
Postseason Score 11.87
Season Score 139.38
Years Experience 14

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $388,889
Availability % 82.9%
Cap Wasted % 1.40%