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Norm Nixon
1981-82

Norm Nixon

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Age:26
Position:PG
Team:LAL
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):36.9
Total Minutes:3024.0
Player
Index
B
68.6
Rank #43 (1981-82)
  • 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 17.6
Rebounds 2.1
Assists 8.0
Steals 1.6
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 49.3%
Field Goals Made 7.7
Field Goals Attempted 15.5
Three Point Pct 25.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 80.8%
Free Throws Made 2.2
Free Throws Attempted 2.7
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 6.6
True Shooting Pct 52.5%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.3
Usage Pct 21.1%
Box Plus Minus -0.8
Value Over Replacement Player 0.9

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 12.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 136.2
Postseason ISR 218.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 11.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 15.4%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 81.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 97.16
Postseason Score 77.02
Season Score 217.65
Years Experience 5