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Larry Bird
1981-82

Larry Bird

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#1 PLI
Age:25
Position:PF
Team:BOS
Games:77
Minutes (Per Game):38.0
Total Minutes:2923.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1981-82)
  • 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 22.9
Rebounds 10.9
Assists 5.8
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.9
Field Goal Pct 50.3%
Field Goals Made 9.2
Field Goals Attempted 18.4
Three Point Pct 21.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.7
Free Throw Pct 86.3%
Free Throws Made 4.3
Free Throws Attempted 4.9
Turnovers 3.3
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 12.5
True Shooting Pct 55.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.6
Usage Pct 25.2%
Box Plus Minus 6.6
Value Over Replacement Player 6.4

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 24.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 388.1
Postseason ISR 253.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 30.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 22.8%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 195.5
Postseason Score 72.31
Season Score 442.15
Years Experience 3