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Walter Davis
1985-86

Walter Davis

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Age:31
Position:SG
Team:PHO
Games:70
Minutes (Per Game):32.0
Total Minutes:2239.0
Player
Index
B+
73.5
Rank #46 (1985-86)
  • 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 21.8
Rebounds 2.9
Assists 5.2
Steals 1.4
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 48.5%
Field Goals Made 8.9
Field Goals Attempted 18.4
Three Point Pct 23.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.1
Free Throw Pct 84.3%
Free Throws Made 3.7
Free Throws Attempted 4.4
Turnovers 3.1
Personal Fouls 2.2
Win Shares 4.2
True Shooting Pct 53.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.1
Usage Pct 29.2%
Box Plus Minus 0.4
Value Over Replacement Player 1.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 4.2
Reg. Win Burden % 18.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 163.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 18.4%

HooperROI

Salary $680,000
Overpay Index 0.71
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 75.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 81.69
Season Score 81.69
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $100,741
Availability % 85.4%
Cap Wasted % 2.40%