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Hakeem Olajuwon
1998-99

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Age:36
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:50
Minutes (Per Game):35.7
Total Minutes:1784.0
Player
Index
A+
89.4
Rank #19 (1998-99)
  • 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 18.9
Rebounds 9.6
Assists 1.8
Steals 1.6
Blocks 2.5
Field Goal Pct 51.4%
Field Goals Made 7.5
Field Goals Attempted 14.5
Three Point Pct 30.8%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.3
Free Throw Pct 71.7%
Free Throws Made 3.9
Free Throws Attempted 5.4
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 6.5
True Shooting Pct 55.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.1
Usage Pct 25.9%
Box Plus Minus 3.2
Value Over Replacement Player 2.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.1
Reg. Win Burden % 24.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 264.3
Postseason ISR 57.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 23.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 7.6%

HooperROI

Salary $12,943,000
Overpay Index 1.27
Contract Value Rating 9.3/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 87.72
Postseason Score 12.32
Season Score 100.78
Years Experience 15

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%