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Hakeem Olajuwon
1994-95

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:32
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:72
Minutes (Per Game):39.6
Total Minutes:2853.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1994-95)
  • 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 27.8
Rebounds 10.8
Assists 3.5
Steals 1.8
Blocks 3.4
Field Goal Pct 51.7%
Field Goals Made 11.1
Field Goals Attempted 21.5
Three Point Pct 18.8%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 75.6%
Free Throws Made 5.6
Free Throws Attempted 7.5
Turnovers 3.3
Personal Fouls 3.5
Win Shares 10.7
True Shooting Pct 56.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 26.0
Usage Pct 31.7%
Box Plus Minus 5.4
Value Over Replacement Player 5.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.8
Reg. Win Burden % 31.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 359.5
Postseason ISR 394.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 33.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 30.8%

HooperROI

Salary $3,169,900
Overpay Index 0.5
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 163.38
Postseason Score 153.13
Season Score 518.4
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $391,346
Availability % 87.8%
Cap Wasted % 2.40%