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Paul Pierce
2003-04

Paul Pierce

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Age:26
Position:SG
Team:BOS
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):38.7
Total Minutes:3099.0
Player
Index
S
94.1
Rank #12 (2003-04)
  • 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 23.0
Rebounds 6.5
Assists 5.1
Steals 1.6
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 40.2%
Field Goals Made 7.5
Field Goals Attempted 18.7
Three Point Pct 29.9%
Three Pointers Made 1.4
Three Pointers Attempted 4.8
Free Throw Pct 81.9%
Free Throws Made 6.5
Free Throws Attempted 7.9
Turnovers 3.8
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 7.1
True Shooting Pct 51.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.4
Usage Pct 30.5%
Box Plus Minus 2.0
Value Over Replacement Player 3.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.0
Reg. Win Burden % 28.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 290.2
Postseason ISR 51.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 30.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 10.3%

HooperROI

Salary $11,326,219
Overpay Index 0.76
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 91.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 127.6
Postseason Score 6.75
Season Score 169.76
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $279,660
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.60%