In sports video games like FIFA or NBA 2K, an overall 75 rating is typically for someone who lands somewhere in the middle of the roster. A player in this range is not a star, but not weak either. They are typically good enough to make a team’s regular rotation. They may even be effectively usable as starters in some modes, depending on the team and what the user attempts to build.

Seventy five overall usually means the player has a few strong attributes and a few glaring weak spots. For instance, in FIFA a 75 ranked mid might have good passing and positioning, but be slow or have nonexistent defensive stats. In NBA 2K, a player with that rating would be an OK shooter or defender but not both. They probably won’t win you a game on their own, but they can still be efficient in the right scenarios.

Whether a 75 rated player is useful or not, is relative to how you play the game and what position you require etc. They could develop into role players in career or franchise modes, or end up being part of a rebuilding effort. In online play they are likely to be overmatched by higher rated players, but users who know what they are doing can still get decent mileage out of them. They also tend to have average-type skills and not much in the way of eye-popping abilities. They tend to play near to how their stats predict, with relatively few of surprises.