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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1985-86

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Age:38
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):33.3
Total Minutes:2629.0
Player
Index
S
94.5
Rank #10 (1985-86)
  • 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 23.4
Rebounds 6.1
Assists 3.5
Steals 0.8
Blocks 1.6
Field Goal Pct 56.4%
Field Goals Made 9.6
Field Goals Attempted 16.9
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 76.5%
Free Throws Made 4.3
Free Throws Attempted 5.6
Turnovers 2.6
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 10.8
True Shooting Pct 60.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.7
Usage Pct 26.6%
Box Plus Minus 5.4
Value Over Replacement Player 4.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.8
Reg. Win Burden % 22.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 290.2
Postseason ISR 230.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 23.1%
Postseason ICS (%) 21.4%

HooperROI

Salary $2,030,000
Overpay Index 1.42
Contract Value Rating 8.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 94.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 152.73
Postseason Score 62.42
Season Score 343.9
Years Experience 17

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $75,185
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 1.80%