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Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
1997-98 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1997-1998 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1997-98 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led the NBA with an average of 28.7 points in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 1400 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1997-98 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bulls) |
28.7 | 2,357 | 82 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
28.3 | 1,699 | 60 |
| 3 | (Jazz) |
27.0 | 2,190 | 81 |
| 4 | (Kings) |
23.2 | 1,623 | 70 |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
22.4 | 1,840 | 82 |
| 6 | (Grizzlies) |
22.3 | 1,829 | 82 |
| 7 | (Hornets) |
22.3 | 1,826 | 82 |
| 8 | (76ers) |
22.0 | 1,758 | 80 |
| 9 | (Wizards) |
21.9 | 1,555 | 71 |
| 10 | (Spurs) |
21.6 | 1,574 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Mavericks) |
21.5 | 1,763 | 82 |
| 12 | (Pistons) |
21.1 | 1,712 | 81 |
| 13 | (Spurs) |
21.1 | 1,731 | 82 |
| 14 | (Hawks) |
20.1 | 1,464 | 73 |
| 15 | (Trail Blazers) |
19.7 | 1,458 | 74 |
| 16 | (Nets) |
19.6 | 1,471 | 75 |
| 17 | (Bucks) |
19.5 | 1,602 | 82 |
| 18 | (Pacers) |
19.5 | 1,578 | 81 |
| 19 | (Supersonics) |
19.2 | 1,574 | 82 |
| 20 | (Supersonics) |
19.2 | 1,571 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Heat) |
18.9 | 1,528 | 81 |
| 22 | (Timberwolves) |
18.5 | 1,518 | 82 |
| 23 | (Knicks) |
18.4 | 1,509 | 82 |
| 24 | (Rockets) |
18.4 | 1,287 | 70 |
| 25 | (Cavaliers) |
18.0 | 1,442 | 80 |
| 26 | (Wizards) |
17.8 | 1,349 | 76 |
| 27 | (Kings) |
17.7 | 1,401 | 79 |
| 28 | (Timberwolves) |
17.7 | 1,450 | 82 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
17.3 | 1,225 | 71 |
| 30 | (Nets) |
17.2 | 1,328 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Lakers) |
16.9 | 1,349 | 80 |
| 32 | (Pacers) |
16.7 | 1,216 | 73 |
| 33 | (Raptors) |
16.5 | 1,287 | 78 |
| 34 | (Grizzlies) |
16.3 | 1,207 | 74 |
| 35 | (Pistons) |
16.2 | 1,261 | 78 |
| 36 | (Rockets) |
16.1 | 1,305 | 81 |
| 37 | (Trail Blazers) |
16.0 | 1,167 | 73 |
| 38 | (2 teams) |
15.8 | 1,249 | 79 |
| 39 | (Supersonics) |
15.8 | 1,232 | 78 |
| 40 | (2 teams) |
15.7 | 1,242 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Knicks) |
15.5 | 1,087 | 70 |
| 42 | (Lakers) |
15.4 | 1,220 | 79 |
(Clippers) |
15.4 | 1,220 | 79 | |
| 44 | (Warriors) |
15.4 | 1,123 | 73 |
| 45 | (Celtics) |
15.3 | 1,221 | 80 |
| 46 | (Suns) |
15.1 | 1,225 | 81 |
| 47 | (Clippers) |
15.1 | 1,149 | 76 |
| 48 | (Wizards) |
15.1 | 1,238 | 82 |
| 49 | (Nuggets) |
14.7 | 1,089 | 74 |
| 50 | (Cavaliers) |
14.7 | 1,204 | 82 |