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Walter Davis
1988-89

Walter Davis

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Age:34
Position:SG
Team:DEN
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):22.9
Total Minutes:1857.0
Player
Index
B
60.4
Rank #91 (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 15.6
Rebounds 1.9
Assists 2.3
Steals 0.9
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 49.8%
Field Goals Made 6.6
Field Goals Attempted 13.3
Three Point Pct 29.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 0.9
Free Throw Pct 87.9%
Free Throws Made 2.2
Free Throws Attempted 2.5
Turnovers 1.6
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 3.5
True Shooting Pct 54.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 16.7
Usage Pct 26.7%
Box Plus Minus -0.6
Value Over Replacement Player 0.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.6
Reg. Win Burden % 9.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 112.0
Postseason ISR 85.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 10.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 17.1%

HooperROI

Salary $600,000
Overpay Index 0.63
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 55.9

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 64.15
Postseason Score 11.21
Season Score 76.03
Years Experience 12

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $7,407
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.10%