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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986-87

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Age:39
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:78
Minutes (Per Game):31.3
Total Minutes:2441.0
Player
Index
B+
72.0
Rank #47 (1986-87)
  • 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 17.5
Rebounds 6.7
Assists 2.6
Steals 0.6
Blocks 1.2
Field Goal Pct 56.4%
Field Goals Made 7.2
Field Goals Attempted 12.7
Three Point Pct 33.3%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 71.4%
Free Throws Made 3.1
Free Throws Attempted 4.4
Turnovers 2.4
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 7.5
True Shooting Pct 59.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.9
Usage Pct 22.1%
Box Plus Minus 1.6
Value Over Replacement Player 2.2

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 12.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 181.0
Postseason ISR 204.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 14.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 14.6%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 76.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 123.97
Postseason Score 88.39
Season Score 256.31
Years Experience 18

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 95.1%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%