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James Harden
2012-13

James Harden

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#1 PLI
Age:23
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:78
Minutes (Per Game):38.3
Total Minutes:2985.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2012-13)
Potential Index
S+
96.2
Rank #4 (2012-13)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🔥 Volume Scorer 🎭 Playmaker ⚖️ Two-Way
  • 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 25.9
Rebounds 4.9
Assists 5.8
Steals 1.8
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 43.8%
Field Goals Made 7.5
Field Goals Attempted 17.1
Three Point Pct 36.8%
Three Pointers Made 2.3
Three Pointers Attempted 6.2
Free Throw Pct 85.1%
Free Throws Made 8.6
Free Throws Attempted 10.2
Turnovers 3.8
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 12.8
True Shooting Pct 60.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.9
Usage Pct 29.0%
Box Plus Minus 5.6
Value Over Replacement Player 5.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.8
Reg. Win Burden % 41.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 341.9
Postseason ISR 270.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 32.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 32.5%

HooperROI

Salary $5,820,417
Overpay Index 0.2
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 189.08
Postseason Score 40.9
Season Score 267.43
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $287,428
Availability % 95.1%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%