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Hakeem Olajuwon
1997-98

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Age:35
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:47
Minutes (Per Game):34.7
Total Minutes:1633.0
Player
Index
A-
79.0
Rank #45 (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 16.4
Rebounds 9.8
Assists 3.0
Steals 1.8
Blocks 2.0
Field Goal Pct 48.3%
Field Goals Made 6.5
Field Goals Attempted 13.5
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 75.5%
Free Throws Made 3.4
Free Throws Attempted 4.5
Turnovers 2.7
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 4.5
True Shooting Pct 53.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.8
Usage Pct 23.7%
Box Plus Minus 3.0
Value Over Replacement Player 2.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 6.6
Reg. Win Burden % 12.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 143.0
Postseason ISR 282.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 14.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 31.4%

HooperROI

Salary $11,156,000
Overpay Index 2.52
Contract Value Rating 6.2/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 94.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 72.98
Postseason Score 27.6
Season Score 102.24
Years Experience 14

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $4,820,494
Availability % 57.3%
Cap Wasted % 17.70%