Mike Piazza had the highest wRC+ in 1997, with 183 wRC+.

Interpreted as:

highest wrc+ with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player 1997

	NAME	WRC+	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	BRAA
1	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	183	1997	LAD	152	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	3	77	5	1	633	355	73	0	5	11	19	.362	.431	.638	1.070	141	63.2	.452	66.4
2	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	179	1997	CWS	146	530	110	184	35	0	35	125	109	3	69	1	1	649	324	70	0	7	9	15	.347	.456	.611	1.067	146	66	.454	65.5
3	Larry Walker L. Walker	177	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.366	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	64.8
4	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	165	1997	SFG	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	145	8	87	37	8	690	311	71	0	5	34	13	.291	.446	.585	1.031	141	56.1	.430	57
5	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	164	1997	SEA	155	542	104	179	35	1	28	108	119	11	86	2	4	678	300	64	0	6	11	21	.330	.456	.554	1.009	142	58.6	.436	55.5
6	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	163	1997	HOU	162	566	109	162	40	2	43	135	127	16	122	31	10	717	335	85	0	8	27	10	.286	.425	.592	1.017	143	54.9	.424	57.6
7	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	161	1997	TOT	156	540	86	148	27	0	58	123	101	9	159	3	0	657	349	85	0	7	16	9	.274	.393	.646	1.039	134	52.9	.429	51.4
8	David Justice D. Justice	158	1997	CLE	139	495	84	163	31	1	33	101	80	0	79	3	5	582	295	65	0	7	11	12	.329	.418	.596	1.013	118	46.5	.428	43.2
9	Ray Lankford R. Lankford	156	1997	STL	133	465	94	137	36	3	31	98	95	0	125	21	11	565	272	70	0	5	10	9	.295	.411	.585	.996	111	41.6	.421	40.2
10	Jim Thome J. Thome	156	1997	CLE	147	496	104	142	25	0	40	102	120	3	146	1	1	627	287	65	0	8	9	9	.286	.423	.579	1.001	126	48.6	.425	44.9
11	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	155	1997	SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	56	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.304	.382	.646	1.028	139	52.2	.421	49
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	153	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	651	324	68	1	12	12	12	.372	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	43.5
13	Mo Vaughn M. Vaughn	150	1997	BOS	141	527	91	166	24	0	35	96	86	12	154	2	2	628	295	59	0	3	17	10	.315	.420	.560	.980	122	44.7	.418	40.3
14	Bernie Williams B. Williams	149	1997	NYY	129	509	107	167	35	6	21	100	73	1	80	15	8	591	277	62	0	8	7	10	.328	.408	.544	.952	110	37.3	.408	36.8
15	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	148	1997	CLE	150	561	99	184	40	0	26	88	79	7	115	2	3	651	302	66	0	4	5	19	.328	.415	.538	.953	124	43.9	.413	40.2
16	Craig Biggio C. Biggio	148	1997	HOU	162	619	146	191	37	8	22	81	84	34	107	47	10	744	310	67	0	7	6	0	.309	.415	.501	.916	134	42.8	.401	45.5
17	Todd Hundley T. Hundley	143	1997	NYM	132	417	78	114	21	2	30	86	83	3	116	2	3	508	229	53	0	5	16	10	.273	.394	.549	.943	90	27.1	.396	27.7
18	Rusty Greer R. Greer	141	1997	TEX	157	601	112	193	42	3	26	87	83	3	87	9	5	690	319	71	1	2	4	11	.321	.405	.531	.936	128	42.7	.407	36.1
19	Tino Martinez T. Martinez	141	1997	NYY	158	594	96	176	31	2	44	141	75	3	75	3	1	685	343	77	0	13	14	15	.296	.371	.577	.948	121	36.3	.396	35.8
20	Paul O'Neill P. O'Neill	139	1997	NYY	149	553	89	179	42	0	21	117	75	0	92	10	7	637	284	63	0	9	8	16	.324	.399	.514	.912	111	32.4	.393	31.9
21	Raul Mondesi R. Mondesi	138	1997	LAD	159	616	95	191	42	5	30	87	44	6	105	32	15	670	333	77	1	3	7	11	.310	.360	.541	.901	112	29.3	.385	32.6
22	Ken Caminiti K. Caminiti	138	1997	SDP	137	486	92	141	28	0	26	90	80	3	118	11	2	576	247	54	0	7	9	12	.290	.389	.508	.897	97	25.8	.386	27.9
23	John Olerud J. Olerud	138	1997	NYM	154	524	90	154	34	1	22	102	85	13	67	0	0	630	256	57	0	8	5	19	.294	.400	.489	.889	107	29.5	.389	30.3
24	Jeromy Burnitz J. Burnitz	138	1997	MIL	153	494	85	139	37	8	27	85	75	5	111	20	13	577	273	72	3	0	8	8	.281	.382	.553	.934	103	31.8	.399	27.7
25	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	138	1997	FLA	135	444	86	111	22	1	21	71	121	15	79	11	7	582	198	44	0	2	11	7	.250	.424	.446	.870	99	27	.388	27.8