1996-97
Shaquille O'Neal
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Age:24
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:51
Minutes (Per Game):38.1
Total Minutes:1941
Franchise
Rating
Rating
S+
98.3
FR rank #10 (1996-97)
Potential
Rating
Rating
A+
88.4
POT rank #3 (1996-97)
Archetypes
Ratings Glossary
- 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
Season Stats
Points
26.2
Rebounds
12.5
Assists
3.1
Steals
0.9
Blocks
2.9
Field Goal Pct
55.7%
Field Goals Made
10.8
Field Goals Attempted
19.4
Three Point Pct
0.0%
Three Pointers Made
0.0
Three Pointers Attempted
0.1
Free Throw Pct
48.4%
Free Throws Made
4.5
Free Throws Attempted
9.4
Turnovers
2.9
Personal Fouls
3.5
Advanced Stats
Win Shares
8.0
True Shooting Pct
55.6%
Player Efficiency Rating
27.1
Usage Pct
31.1%
Box Plus Minus
6.5
Value Over Replacement Player
4.1
Misc
Year of Experience
5
Potential Win Shares
10.9
Reg. Win Burden %
19.8%
Impact
Reg. Season ISR
291.0
Postseason ISR
339.3
Reg. Season ICS (%)
24.6%
Postseason ICS (%)
36.1%
ROI
Salary
$10,714,000
Overpay Index
1.75
Contract Value Rating
8.1/10.0
Performance
Performance Rating
99.1· Rank #2
Availability
Cap Hole
$4,100,420
Availability %
62.2%
Cap Wasted %
16.60%