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Shaquille O'Neal
1994-95

Shaquille O'Neal

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#1 PLI #1 POI
Age:22
Position:C
Team:ORL
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):37.0
Total Minutes:2923.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1994-95)
Potential Index
S+
97.4
Rank #1 (1994-95)

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 29.3
Rebounds 11.4
Assists 2.7
Steals 0.9
Blocks 2.4
Field Goal Pct 58.3%
Field Goals Made 11.8
Field Goals Attempted 20.2
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 53.3%
Free Throws Made 5.8
Free Throws Attempted 10.8
Turnovers 2.6
Personal Fouls 3.3
Win Shares 14.0
True Shooting Pct 58.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 28.6
Usage Pct 31.9%
Box Plus Minus 5.8
Value Over Replacement Player 5.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 14.0
Reg. Win Burden % 35.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 370.5
Postseason ISR 276.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 31.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 26.4%

HooperROI

Salary $4,800,000
Overpay Index 0.68
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 204.4
Postseason Score 140.28
Season Score 453.1
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $177,778
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 1.10%