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Patrick Ewing
1988-89

Patrick Ewing

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Age:26
Position:C
Team:NYK
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):36.2
Total Minutes:2896.0
Player
Index
S+
98.4
Rank #10 (1988-89)
  • 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 22.7
Rebounds 9.3
Assists 2.4
Steals 1.5
Blocks 3.5
Field Goal Pct 56.7%
Field Goals Made 9.1
Field Goals Attempted 16.0
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 74.6%
Free Throws Made 4.5
Free Throws Attempted 6.1
Turnovers 3.3
Personal Fouls 3.9
Win Shares 10.9
True Shooting Pct 60.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.1
Usage Pct 23.6%
Box Plus Minus 4.5
Value Over Replacement Player 4.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.9
Reg. Win Burden % 23.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 318.7
Postseason ISR 220.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 28.1%
Postseason ICS (%) 21.0%

HooperROI

Salary $3,250,000
Overpay Index 1.33
Contract Value Rating 9.2/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 186.42
Postseason Score 51.69
Season Score 386.21
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $80,247
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 1.10%