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Ralph Sampson
1983-84

Ralph Sampson

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Peak Prime
Age:23
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):32.8
Total Minutes:2693.0
Player
Index
A
82.9
Rank #24 (1983-84)
Potential Index
S+
95.3
Rank #2 (1983-84)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

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  • 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 21.0
Rebounds 11.1
Assists 2.0
Steals 0.9
Blocks 2.4
Field Goal Pct 52.3%
Field Goals Made 8.7
Field Goals Attempted 16.7
Three Point Pct 25.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 66.1%
Free Throws Made 3.5
Free Throws Attempted 5.3
Turnovers 3.6
Personal Fouls 4.1
Win Shares 6.0
True Shooting Pct 55.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.1
Usage Pct 27.1%
Box Plus Minus 0.9
Value Over Replacement Player 2.0

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 23.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 213.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 25.0%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 92.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 117.3
Season Score 212.3
Years Experience 1