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Walter Davis
1987-88

Walter Davis

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Age:33
Position:SF
Team:PHO
Games:68
Minutes (Per Game):28.7
Total Minutes:1951.0
Player
Index
B
67.8
Rank #60 (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 17.9
Rebounds 2.3
Assists 4.1
Steals 1.3
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 47.3%
Field Goals Made 7.2
Field Goals Attempted 15.2
Three Point Pct 37.5%
Three Pointers Made 0.5
Three Pointers Attempted 1.4
Free Throw Pct 88.7%
Free Throws Made 3.0
Free Throws Attempted 3.4
Turnovers 1.9
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 3.8
True Shooting Pct 53.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.8
Usage Pct 26.3%
Box Plus Minus 0.6
Value Over Replacement Player 1.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.9
Reg. Win Burden % 17.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 133.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 15.8%

HooperROI

Salary $750,000
Overpay Index 0.58
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 66.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 70.96
Season Score 70.96
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $129,630
Availability % 82.9%
Cap Wasted % 2.10%