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Larry Bird
1988-89

Larry Bird

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Age:32
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:6
Minutes (Per Game):31.5
Total Minutes:189.0
Player
Index
D-
28.3
Rank #285 (1988-89)
  • 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 19.3
Rebounds 6.2
Assists 4.8
Steals 1.0
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 47.1%
Field Goals Made 8.2
Field Goals Attempted 17.3
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 94.7%
Free Throws Made 3.0
Free Throws Attempted 3.2
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 3.0
Win Shares 0.5
True Shooting Pct 51.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.8
Usage Pct 27.1%
Box Plus Minus 3.7
Value Over Replacement Player 0.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 5.9
Reg. Win Burden % 1.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 17.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 1.7%

HooperROI

Salary $1,800,000
Overpay Index 19.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 79.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 8.23
Season Score 8.23
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,688,889
Availability % 7.3%
Cap Wasted % 23.10%