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Moses Malone
1987-88

Moses Malone

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Age:32
Position:C
Team:WSB
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):34.1
Total Minutes:2692.0
Player
Index
S
93.6
Rank #14 (1987-88)
  • 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 20.3
Rebounds 11.2
Assists 1.4
Steals 0.7
Blocks 0.9
Field Goal Pct 48.7%
Field Goals Made 6.7
Field Goals Attempted 13.8
Three Point Pct 28.6%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 78.8%
Free Throws Made 6.9
Free Throws Attempted 8.7
Turnovers 3.2
Personal Fouls 2.0
Win Shares 9.2
True Shooting Pct 57.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.1
Usage Pct 25.2%
Box Plus Minus 1.6
Value Over Replacement Player 2.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.1
Reg. Win Burden % 27.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 239.9
Postseason ISR 205.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 24.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 22.8%

HooperROI

Salary $2,067,000
Overpay Index 0.83
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 85.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 157.37
Postseason Score 27.59
Season Score 221.62
Years Experience 12

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $76,556
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 1.20%