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Moses Malone
1977-78

Moses Malone

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Age:22
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:59
Minutes (Per Game):35.7
Total Minutes:2107.0
Player
Index
B
68.6
Rank #40 (1977-78)
Potential Index
A+
87.2
Rank #6 (1977-78)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🔥 Volume Scorer ⚖️ Two-Way 💪 Rebounder
  • 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 19.4
Rebounds 15.0
Assists 0.5
Steals 0.8
Blocks 1.3
Field Goal Pct 49.9%
Field Goals Made 7.0
Field Goals Attempted 14.0
Free Throw Pct 71.8%
Free Throws Made 5.4
Free Throws Attempted 7.5
Turnovers 3.7
Personal Fouls 3.0
Win Shares 6.1
True Shooting Pct 55.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.2
Usage Pct 23.5%
Box Plus Minus -0.2
Value Over Replacement Player 1.0

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 24.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 132.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 15.7%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 81.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 97.01
Season Score 132.01
Years Experience 2