2002-03
Shaquille O'Neal
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#1 PLI
Age:30
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:67
Minutes (Per Game):37.8
Total Minutes:2535.0
Player
Index
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2002-03)
Index Glossary
- 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
Season Stats
Points
27.5
Rebounds
11.1
Assists
3.1
Steals
0.6
Blocks
2.4
Field Goal Pct
57.4%
Field Goals Made
10.4
Field Goals Attempted
18.1
Three Pointers Made
0.0
Three Pointers Attempted
0.0
Free Throw Pct
62.2%
Free Throws Made
6.7
Free Throws Attempted
10.8
Turnovers
2.9
Personal Fouls
3.4
Advanced Stats
Win Shares
13.2
True Shooting Pct
60.2%
Player Efficiency Rating
29.5
Usage Pct
30.2%
Box Plus Minus
6.5
Value Over Replacement Player
5.5
HooperIndex
Potential Win Shares
13.8
Reg. Win Burden %
37.4%
HooperImpact
Reg. Season ISR
349.6
Postseason ISR
377.9
Reg. Season ICS (%)
31.5%
Postseason ICS (%)
37.6%
HooperROI
Salary
$23,571,429
Overpay Index
1.28
Contract Value Rating
9.3/10.0
NBA Comparison Tool
Overall Score
97.5
HooperJourney
Reg. Season Score
223.27
Postseason Score
129.41
Season Score
530.44
Years Experience
11
NBA CapHole Tracker
Cap Hole
$4,365,079
Availability %
81.7%
Cap Wasted %
10.70%