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LeBron James
2011-12

LeBron James

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:27
Position:SF
Team:MIA
Games:62
Minutes (Per Game):37.5
Total Minutes:2326.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2011-12)
  • 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 27.1
Rebounds 7.9
Assists 6.2
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 53.1%
Field Goals Made 10.0
Field Goals Attempted 18.9
Three Point Pct 36.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.9
Three Pointers Attempted 2.4
Free Throw Pct 77.1%
Free Throws Made 6.2
Free Throws Attempted 8.1
Turnovers 3.4
Personal Fouls 1.5
Win Shares 14.5
True Shooting Pct 60.5%
Player Efficiency Rating 30.7
Usage Pct 32.0%
Box Plus Minus 10.9
Value Over Replacement Player 7.6

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 16.3
Reg. Win Burden % 51.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 497.9
Postseason ISR 516.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 41.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 40.6%

HooperROI

Salary $16,022,500
Overpay Index 0.5
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 224.32
Postseason Score 275.5
Season Score 1036.5
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $986,000
Availability % 93.9%
Cap Wasted % 1.70%