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Larry Bird
1986-87

Larry Bird

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Peak Prime #1 PLI
Age:30
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:74
Minutes (Per Game):40.6
Total Minutes:3005.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1986-87)
  • 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 28.1
Rebounds 9.2
Assists 7.6
Steals 1.8
Blocks 0.9
Field Goal Pct 52.5%
Field Goals Made 10.6
Field Goals Attempted 20.2
Three Point Pct 40.0%
Three Pointers Made 1.2
Three Pointers Attempted 3.0
Free Throw Pct 91.0%
Free Throws Made 5.6
Free Throws Attempted 6.1
Turnovers 3.2
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 15.2
True Shooting Pct 61.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 26.4
Usage Pct 27.5%
Box Plus Minus 9.4
Value Over Replacement Player 8.6

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.2
Reg. Win Burden % 36.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 424.4
Postseason ISR 351.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 34.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 32.0%

HooperROI

Salary $1,800,000
Overpay Index 0.75
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 220.06
Postseason Score 166.73
Season Score 521.79
Years Experience 8

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $177,778
Availability % 90.2%
Cap Wasted % 3.60%