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Larry Bird
1989-90

Larry Bird

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Age:33
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:75
Minutes (Per Game):39.3
Total Minutes:2944.0
Player
Index
S+
99.7
Rank #10 (1989-90)
  • 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 24.3
Rebounds 9.5
Assists 7.5
Steals 1.4
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 47.3%
Field Goals Made 9.6
Field Goals Attempted 20.2
Three Point Pct 33.3%
Three Pointers Made 0.9
Three Pointers Attempted 2.6
Free Throw Pct 93.0%
Free Throws Made 4.3
Free Throws Attempted 4.6
Turnovers 3.2
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 9.5
True Shooting Pct 54.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.9
Usage Pct 27.4%
Box Plus Minus 5.3
Value Over Replacement Player 5.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.5
Reg. Win Burden % 25.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 331.2
Postseason ISR 234.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 29.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 26.0%

HooperROI

Salary $2,750,000
Overpay Index 0.89
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 95.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 158.61
Postseason Score 30.96
Season Score 291.43
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $237,654
Availability % 91.5%
Cap Wasted % 2.40%