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Ralph Sampson
1986-87

Ralph Sampson

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Age:26
Position:PF
Team:HOU
Games:43
Minutes (Per Game):30.8
Total Minutes:1326.0
Player
Index
C
48.1
Rank #100 (1986-87)
  • 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 15.6
Rebounds 8.7
Assists 2.8
Steals 0.9
Blocks 1.3
Field Goal Pct 48.9%
Field Goals Made 6.4
Field Goals Attempted 13.2
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 62.4%
Free Throws Made 2.7
Free Throws Attempted 4.4
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 3.9
Win Shares 2.2
True Shooting Pct 51.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.4
Usage Pct 23.9%
Box Plus Minus -0.4
Value Over Replacement Player 0.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.5
Reg. Win Burden % 5.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 64.8
Postseason ISR 132.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 6.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 13.2%

HooperROI

Salary $1,363,500
Overpay Index 3.74
Contract Value Rating 3.1/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 69.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 36.78
Postseason Score 39.9
Season Score 114.07
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $656,500
Availability % 52.4%
Cap Wasted % 13.10%