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Hakeem Olajuwon
1993-94

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:31
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):41.0
Total Minutes:3277.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1993-94)
  • 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 27.3
Rebounds 11.9
Assists 3.6
Steals 1.6
Blocks 3.7
Field Goal Pct 52.8%
Field Goals Made 11.2
Field Goals Attempted 21.2
Three Point Pct 42.1%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 71.6%
Free Throws Made 4.9
Free Throws Attempted 6.8
Turnovers 3.4
Personal Fouls 3.6
Win Shares 14.3
True Shooting Pct 56.5%
Player Efficiency Rating 25.3
Usage Pct 29.8%
Box Plus Minus 6.8
Value Over Replacement Player 7.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 14.3
Reg. Win Burden % 32.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 440.7
Postseason ISR 525.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 36.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 42.8%

HooperROI

Salary $3,170,000
Overpay Index 0.46
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 191.9
Postseason Score 262.76
Season Score 1101.13
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $78,272
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%