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Walter Davis
1986-87

Walter Davis

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Age:32
Position:SG
Team:PHO
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):33.5
Total Minutes:2646.0
Player
Index
A-
78.6
Rank #37 (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 23.6
Rebounds 3.1
Assists 4.6
Steals 1.2
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 51.4%
Field Goals Made 9.9
Field Goals Attempted 19.2
Three Point Pct 25.9%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.0
Free Throw Pct 86.2%
Free Throws Made 3.6
Free Throws Attempted 4.2
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 5.8
True Shooting Pct 56.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.3
Usage Pct 28.9%
Box Plus Minus 1.4
Value Over Replacement Player 2.2

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 22.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 224.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 23.9%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 78.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 105.25
Season Score 140.25
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%