Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1978-79) - Lab Overview

Index Glossary

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

Season Stats

Points 23.8

Rebounds 12.8

Assists 5.4

Steals 1.0

Blocks 4.0

Field Goal Pct 57.7%

Field Goals Made 9.7

Field Goals Attempted 16.8

Free Throw Pct 73.6%

Free Throws Made 4.4

Free Throws Attempted 5.9

Turnovers 3.5

Personal Fouls 2.9

Advanced Stats

Win Shares 14.4

True Shooting Pct 61.2%

Player Efficiency Rating 25.5

Usage Pct 23.3%

Box Plus Minus 7.6

Value Over Replacement Player 7.7

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Reg. Win Burden % 35.8%

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