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Player Contract Analysis
Larry Bird
1988-89

Larry Bird

Age: 32.0
Team: BOS
Salary: $1,800,000.00
Adj. Win Shares: 0.4
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

0.0/10

Overpay Index

19.0
Albatross

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$5.06M
$5,056,179.78

Adjusted Salary

$95K
$94,736.84

Adjusted Salary Percentage

-94.74%

OPI Season Rank

#276 out of 276
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This player is significantly overpaid, with compensation far exceeding their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Larry Bird's contribution of 0.5 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Larry Bird's actual salary of $1.80M means the team is paying 1800.0% above market value for their performance.

Availability: Larry Bird played 6 of their team's 82 games (76 missed).

Contract Value Rating
0.0/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Albatross
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 6.0
GS (Games Started) 6.0
MPG (Minutes) 31.5
PPG (Points) 19.3
RPG (Rebounds) 6.2
APG (Assists) 4.8
SPG (Steals) 1.0
BPG (Blocks) 0.8
FG% (Field Goal) 47.1%
3P% (Three Point) nan%
2P% (Two Point) 47.1%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 47.1%
FT% (Free Throw) 94.7%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 0.2
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 6.0
TOV (Turnovers) 1.8
PF (Personal Fouls) 3.0
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 19.8
TS% (True Shooting) 51.6%
USG% (Usage Rate) 27.1%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 3.7
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 0.3
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.129
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 2.1
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 1.6
WS (Win Shares) 0.5
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 0.3
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 0.2
AST% (Assist Percentage) 24.3%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 1.6%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 1.6%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 8.9%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 0.6%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 21.6%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 11.2%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 0.0%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 18.3%
League Context

Salary Cap

$7.23M
$7,232,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$180.80M
25 teams

League Total Wins

1025
41.0 per team