Moses Malone (1980-81) - Lab Overview

Index Glossary

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

Season Stats

Points 27.8

Rebounds 14.8

Assists 1.8

Steals 1.0

Blocks 1.9

Field Goal Pct 52.2%

Field Goals Made 10.1

Field Goals Attempted 19.3

Three Point Pct 33.3%

Three Pointers Made 0.0

Three Pointers Attempted 0.0

Free Throw Pct 75.7%

Free Throws Made 7.6

Free Throws Attempted 10.1

Turnovers 3.9

Personal Fouls 2.8

Advanced Stats

Win Shares 13.7

True Shooting Pct 58.5%

Player Efficiency Rating 25.1

Usage Pct 27.6%

Box Plus Minus 3.3

Value Over Replacement Player 4.3

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Reg. Win Burden % 41.3%

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