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Larry Bird
1984-85

Larry Bird

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:28
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):39.5
Total Minutes:3161.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1984-85)
  • 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 28.7
Rebounds 10.5
Assists 6.6
Steals 1.6
Blocks 1.2
Field Goal Pct 52.2%
Field Goals Made 11.5
Field Goals Attempted 22.0
Three Point Pct 42.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.7
Three Pointers Attempted 1.6
Free Throw Pct 88.2%
Free Throws Made 5.0
Free Throws Attempted 5.7
Turnovers 3.1
Personal Fouls 2.6
Win Shares 15.7
True Shooting Pct 58.5%
Player Efficiency Rating 26.5
Usage Pct 28.5%
Box Plus Minus 8.8
Value Over Replacement Player 8.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.7
Reg. Win Burden % 35.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 487.0
Postseason ISR 321.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 38.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 27.8%

HooperROI

Salary $1,800,000
Overpay Index 1.0
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 238.03
Postseason Score 127.75
Season Score 673.44
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $44,444
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 1.20%