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Moses Malone
1979-80

Moses Malone

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#1 PLI
Age:24
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):38.3
Total Minutes:3140.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1979-80)
Potential Index
S
93.5
Rank #5 (1979-80)

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 25.8
Rebounds 14.5
Assists 1.8
Steals 1.0
Blocks 1.3
Field Goal Pct 50.2%
Field Goals Made 9.5
Field Goals Attempted 18.9
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 71.9%
Free Throws Made 6.9
Free Throws Attempted 9.5
Turnovers 3.7
Personal Fouls 2.6
Win Shares 11.9
True Shooting Pct 56.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 24.1
Usage Pct 27.6%
Box Plus Minus 2.1
Value Over Replacement Player 3.2

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 35.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 288.0
Postseason ISR 242.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 28.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 31.2%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 94.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 190.12
Postseason Score 54.56
Season Score 347.95
Years Experience 4