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Larry Bird
1980-81

Larry Bird

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Age:24
Position:PF
Team:BOS
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):39.5
Total Minutes:3239.0
Player
Index
S+
99.1
Rank #6 (1980-81)
Potential Index
S
91.1
Rank #4 (1980-81)

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 21.2
Rebounds 10.9
Assists 5.5
Steals 2.0
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 47.8%
Field Goals Made 8.8
Field Goals Attempted 18.3
Three Point Pct 27.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 0.9
Free Throw Pct 86.3%
Free Throws Made 3.5
Free Throws Attempted 4.0
Turnovers 3.5
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 10.8
True Shooting Pct 52.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.9
Usage Pct 24.3%
Box Plus Minus 4.3
Value Over Replacement Player 5.2

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 20.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 336.6
Postseason ISR 389.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 26.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 30.6%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 95.9

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 167.25
Postseason Score 146.07
Season Score 454.73
Years Experience 2