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Ralph Sampson
1984-85

Ralph Sampson

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Prime
Age:24
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):37.6
Total Minutes:3086.0
Player
Index
A
83.4
Rank #30 (1984-85)
Potential Index
A+
87.3
Rank #9 (1984-85)

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 22.1
Rebounds 10.4
Assists 2.7
Steals 1.0
Blocks 2.0
Field Goal Pct 50.2%
Field Goals Made 9.2
Field Goals Attempted 18.3
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 67.6%
Free Throws Made 3.7
Free Throws Attempted 5.5
Turnovers 4.0
Personal Fouls 3.7
Win Shares 6.2
True Shooting Pct 53.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.4
Usage Pct 25.9%
Box Plus Minus 0.4
Value Over Replacement Player 1.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 6.2
Reg. Win Burden % 13.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 208.4
Postseason ISR 154.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 17.2%

HooperROI

Salary $1,300,000
Overpay Index 1.66
Contract Value Rating 8.3/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 91.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 107.07
Postseason Score 21.31
Season Score 229.66
Years Experience 2

NBA CapHole Tracker

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