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Larry Bird
1982-83

Larry Bird

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#1 PLI
Age:26
Position:PF
Team:BOS
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):37.7
Total Minutes:2982.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1982-83)
  • 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 23.6
Rebounds 11.0
Assists 5.8
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.9
Field Goal Pct 50.4%
Field Goals Made 9.5
Field Goals Attempted 18.7
Three Point Pct 28.6%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.0
Free Throw Pct 84.0%
Free Throws Made 4.4
Free Throws Attempted 5.3
Turnovers 3.0
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 14.0
True Shooting Pct 56.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 24.1
Usage Pct 25.0%
Box Plus Minus 7.5
Value Over Replacement Player 7.2

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 31.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 405.7
Postseason ISR 237.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 34.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 30.6%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 213.69
Postseason Score 42.95
Season Score 429.22
Years Experience 4