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Moses Malone
1986-87

Moses Malone

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Age:31
Position:C
Team:WSB
Games:73
Minutes (Per Game):34.1
Total Minutes:2488.0
Player
Index
S+
98.6
Rank #9 (1986-87)
  • 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 24.1
Rebounds 11.3
Assists 1.6
Steals 0.8
Blocks 1.3
Field Goal Pct 45.4%
Field Goals Made 8.2
Field Goals Attempted 18.0
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 82.4%
Free Throws Made 7.8
Free Throws Attempted 9.5
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 9.4
True Shooting Pct 54.5%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.8
Usage Pct 29.3%
Box Plus Minus 2.8
Value Over Replacement Player 3.0

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 28.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 308.7
Postseason ISR 175.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 30.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 35.1%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 90.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 170.37
Postseason Score 15.83
Season Score 287.15
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 89.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%