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Michael Jordan
1997-98

Michael Jordan

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#1 PLI
Age:34
Position:SG
Team:CHI
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):38.8
Total Minutes:3181.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1997-98)
  • 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 28.7
Rebounds 5.8
Assists 3.5
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 46.5%
Field Goals Made 10.7
Field Goals Attempted 23.1
Three Point Pct 23.8%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.5
Free Throw Pct 78.4%
Free Throws Made 6.9
Free Throws Attempted 8.8
Turnovers 2.3
Personal Fouls 1.8
Win Shares 15.8
True Shooting Pct 53.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 25.2
Usage Pct 33.7%
Box Plus Minus 6.9
Value Over Replacement Player 7.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.8
Reg. Win Burden % 38.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 481.1
Postseason ISR 484.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 38.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 37.9%

HooperROI

Salary $33,140,000
Overpay Index 2.46
Contract Value Rating 6.3/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 246.78
Postseason Score 217.37
Season Score 996.66
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%