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LeBron James
2009-10

LeBron James

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#1 PLI
Age:25
Position:SF
Team:CLE
Games:76
Minutes (Per Game):39.0
Total Minutes:2966.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2009-10)
  • 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 29.7
Rebounds 7.3
Assists 8.6
Steals 1.6
Blocks 1.0
Field Goal Pct 50.3%
Field Goals Made 10.1
Field Goals Attempted 20.1
Three Point Pct 33.3%
Three Pointers Made 1.7
Three Pointers Attempted 5.1
Free Throw Pct 76.7%
Free Throws Made 7.8
Free Throws Attempted 10.2
Turnovers 3.4
Personal Fouls 1.6
Win Shares 18.5
True Shooting Pct 60.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 31.1
Usage Pct 33.5%
Box Plus Minus 11.8
Value Over Replacement Player 10.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 18.5
Reg. Win Burden % 54.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 583.4
Postseason ISR 471.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 46.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 45.1%

HooperROI

Salary $15,779,912
Overpay Index 0.47
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 274.29
Postseason Score 101.63
Season Score 742.02
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,168,882
Availability % 92.7%
Cap Wasted % 2.00%