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Ralph Sampson
1989-90

Ralph Sampson

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Age:29
Position:C
Team:SAC
Games:26
Minutes (Per Game):16.0
Total Minutes:417.0
Player
Index
D
32.7
Rank #189 (1989-90)
  • 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 4.2
Rebounds 3.2
Assists 1.1
Steals 0.5
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 37.2%
Field Goals Made 1.8
Field Goals Attempted 5.0
Three Point Pct 25.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 52.2%
Free Throws Made 0.5
Free Throws Attempted 0.9
Turnovers 1.3
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares -0.6
True Shooting Pct 39.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 5.5
Usage Pct 17.9%
Box Plus Minus -5.7
Value Over Replacement Player -0.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares -1.6
Reg. Win Burden % -1.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 0.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 0.1%

HooperROI

Salary $2,100,000
Overpay Index -10.99

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score -4.8
Season Score -4.8
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,451,852
Availability % 31.7%
Cap Wasted % 14.60%