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Ralph Sampson
1987-88

Ralph Sampson

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Age:27
Position:C
Team:HOU | GSW
Games:48
Minutes (Per Game):34.6
Total Minutes:1663.0
Player
Index
D-
27.3
Rank #277 (1987-88)
  • 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 9.6
Assists 2.5
Steals 0.9
Blocks 1.8
Field Goal Pct 43.8%
Field Goals Made 6.2
Field Goals Attempted 14.2
Three Point Pct 18.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 76.0%
Free Throws Made 3.1
Free Throws Attempted 4.1
Turnovers 3.6
Personal Fouls 3.4
Win Shares 0.6
True Shooting Pct 48.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 13.4
Usage Pct 22.8%
Box Plus Minus -2.2
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 0.9
Reg. Win Burden % -0.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 32.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 3.6%

HooperROI

Salary $1,735,000
Overpay Index 9.6

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 72.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 27.74
Season Score 27.74
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $2,184,815
Availability % 58.5%
Cap Wasted % 35.00%