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James Harden
2018-19

James Harden

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Peak Prime #1 PLI
Age:29
Position:PG
Team:HOU
Games:78
Minutes (Per Game):36.8
Total Minutes:2867.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2018-19)
  • 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 36.1
Rebounds 6.6
Assists 7.5
Steals 2.0
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 44.2%
Field Goals Made 10.8
Field Goals Attempted 24.5
Three Point Pct 36.8%
Three Pointers Made 4.8
Three Pointers Attempted 13.2
Free Throw Pct 87.9%
Free Throws Made 9.7
Free Throws Attempted 11.0
Turnovers 5.0
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 15.2
True Shooting Pct 61.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 30.6
Usage Pct 40.5%
Box Plus Minus 11.0
Value Over Replacement Player 9.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.2
Reg. Win Burden % 59.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 527.3
Postseason ISR 388.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 46.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 37.2%

HooperROI

Salary $30,421,854
Overpay Index 0.6
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 243.62
Postseason Score 100.73
Season Score 475.39
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,502,314
Availability % 95.1%
Cap Wasted % 1.50%