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Ralph Sampson
1988-89

Ralph Sampson

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Age:28
Position:C
Team:GSW
Games:61
Minutes (Per Game):17.8
Total Minutes:1086.0
Player
Index
D-
23.9
Rank #295 (1988-89)
  • 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 6.4
Rebounds 5.0
Assists 1.3
Steals 0.5
Blocks 1.1
Field Goal Pct 44.9%
Field Goals Made 2.7
Field Goals Attempted 6.0
Three Point Pct 37.5%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 65.3%
Free Throws Made 1.0
Free Throws Attempted 1.6
Turnovers 1.5
Personal Fouls 2.8
Win Shares 1.1
True Shooting Pct 48.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.4
Usage Pct 17.3%
Box Plus Minus -2.6
Value Over Replacement Player -0.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.2
Reg. Win Burden % 2.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 28.7
Postseason ISR 2.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 2.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 0.2%

HooperROI

Salary $1,960,000
Overpay Index 9.08

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 51.9

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 22.37
Postseason Score 2.1
Season Score 24.6
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $508,148
Availability % 74.4%
Cap Wasted % 6.90%