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Moses Malone
1988-89

Moses Malone

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Age:33
Position:C
Team:ATL
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):35.5
Total Minutes:2878.0
Player
Index
S
92.7
Rank #15 (1988-89)
  • 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 20.2
Rebounds 11.8
Assists 1.4
Steals 1.0
Blocks 1.2
Field Goal Pct 49.1%
Field Goals Made 6.6
Field Goals Attempted 13.5
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 78.9%
Free Throws Made 6.9
Free Throws Attempted 8.8
Turnovers 3.0
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 10.7
True Shooting Pct 58.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.2
Usage Pct 23.4%
Box Plus Minus 1.8
Value Over Replacement Player 2.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.7
Reg. Win Burden % 23.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 241.6
Postseason ISR 245.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 27.3%

HooperROI

Salary $1,500,000
Overpay Index 0.63
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 88.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 176.97
Postseason Score 43.1
Season Score 257.66
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $18,519
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%