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Hakeem Olajuwon
1997-98

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Age:35
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:47
Minutes (Per Game):34.7
Total Minutes:1633
Franchise
Rating
A-
79.0
FR rank #45 (1997-98)

Archetypes

⚖️ Two-Way 💪 Rebounder 🔒 Lockdown
  • Franchise Rating (FR) — 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 Rating (POT) — A measure of how high a player's FR can be: the projected FR ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as FR; shown only for players under 25. POT 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 Rating (POT) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 FR — Ranked #1 in the league in Franchise Rating that season.
  • #1 POT — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Rating that season.

Score Thresholds for Each Grade (FR and POT Share the Same 0–100 Scale):

FR = Franchise Rating  |  POT = Potential Rating

S+
FR/POT: ≥95
S
FR/POT: 90–94
A+
FR/POT: 85–89
A
FR/POT: 80–84
A-
FR/POT: 75–79
B+
FR/POT: 70–74
B
FR/POT: 60–69
B-
FR/POT: 55–59
C+
FR/POT: 50–54
C
FR/POT: 45–49
C-
FR/POT: 40–44
D+
FR/POT: 35–39
D
FR/POT: 30–34
D-
FR/POT: <30
Points 16.4
Rebounds 9.8
Assists 3.0
Steals 1.8
Blocks 2.0
Field Goal Pct 48.3%
Field Goals Made 6.5
Field Goals Attempted 13.5
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 75.5%
Free Throws Made 3.4
Free Throws Attempted 4.5
Turnovers 2.7
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 4.5
True Shooting Pct 53.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.8
Usage Pct 23.7%
Box Plus Minus 3.0
Value Over Replacement Player 2.1

Misc

Year of Experience 14
Potential Win Shares 6.6
Reg. Win Burden % 12.2%

Impact

Reg. Season ISR 143.0
Postseason ISR 283.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 14.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 31.5%

ROI

Salary $11,156,000
Overpay Index 2.52
Contract Value Rating 6.2/10.0

Performance

Performance Rating 94.6· Rank #11

Availability

Cap Hole $4,820,494
Availability % 57.3%
Cap Wasted % 17.70%