best centers 1997 ppg

Hakeem Olajuwon put up the most points per game by a center in 1996-97, with 23.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
best centers 1997 ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.2
1996-97
HOU HOU
78
36.6
9.2
3.0
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
22.4
1996-97
NYK NYK
78
37.0
10.7
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.4
17.2
48.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.6
7.5
75.4
54.8
2.2
8.4
3.4
2,887
1,751
834
156
69
189
269
250
+315
3Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
19.8
1996-97
MIA MIA
66
35.2
9.9
1.6
0.8
2.9
7.2
13.4
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
5.5
8.6
64.2
57.8
2.9
7.1
3.4
2,320
1,310
656
104
56
189
226
272
+465
4Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
17.3
1996-97
ORL ORL
74
35.3
9.5
1.2
0.7
1.4
6.2
12.3
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.4
56.7
3.7
5.8
2.9
2,615
1,277
701
92
49
107
218
275
-57
5Bryant Reeves
B. Reeves
16.2
1996-97
VAN VAN
75
37.0
8.1
2.1
0.4
0.9
6.6
13.7
48.6
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.9
4.1
70.4
52.3
2.3
5.8
2.3
2,777
1,213
610
160
29
67
175
270
-539
6Marcus Camby
M. Camby
14.8
1996-97
TOR TOR
63
30.1
6.3
1.5
1.0
2.1
6.0
12.3
48.2
0.0
0.2
14.3
2.9
4.2
69.3
52.3
2.1
4.2
2.1
1,897
935
394
97
66
130
134
214
-37
7Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
13.4
1996-97
POR POR
69
25.5
7.9
2.1
0.9
1.2
4.8
9.5
49.8
0.7
1.9
37.1
3.2
4.2
77.7
59.2
1.7
6.3
2.2
1,762
928
547
146
63
84
151
203
+361
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
13.3
1996-97
ATL ATL
80
37.2
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432
9Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
13.2
1996-97
TOT
73
31.3
8.4
0.7
0.5
3.4
5.6
12.4
44.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
3.1
65.4
47.8
3.0
5.3
1.8
2,288
961
611
52
40
248
134
237
-243
10Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
13.1
1996-97
DET DET
79
33.7
7.9
1.7
0.7
0.2
5.3
10.0
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
65.3
56.3
2.9
5.0
1.8
2,661
1,036
622
133
59
17
145
298
+282
11Tyrone Hill
T. Hill
12.9
1996-97
CLE CLE
74
34.9
9.9
1.2
0.9
0.4
4.8
8.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.3
62.6
3.5
6.4
2.0
2,582
955
736
92
63
30
147
268
+243
12Vlade Divac
V. Divac
12.6
1996-97
CHA CHA
81
35.1
9.0
3.7
1.3
2.2
5.2
10.5
49.4
0.1
0.6
23.4
2.2
3.2
68.3
53.3
3.0
6.0
2.4
2,840
1,024
725
301
103
180
193
277
+276
13Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
12.5
1996-97
SAC SAC
82
35.3
9.4
2.2
0.6
1.0
5.4
11.8
45.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.7
3.1
56.2
47.6
3.3
6.1
2.0
2,893
1,025
772
178
46
80
166
298
-189
14Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
11.0
1996-97
SEA SEA
81
24.4
3.7
1.3
0.9
0.6
3.6
8.2
43.9
1.5
3.8
39.5
2.3
2.8
81.7
58.4
0.9
2.8
1.0
1,976
889
300
103
69
49
77
134
+391
15Gheorghe Muresan
G. Muresan
10.6
1996-97
WAS WAS
73
25.3
6.6
0.4
0.6
1.3
4.5
7.4
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.7
61.8
61.8
1.9
4.7
1.6
1,849
777
481
29
43
96
117
230
+236
16Isaac Austin
I. Austin
9.7
1996-97
MIA MIA
82
22.9
5.8
1.2
0.5
0.5
3.9
7.8
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.8
66.4
53.6
1.7
4.2
2.0
1,881
792
478
101
45
43
161
244
+116
17Luc Longley
L. Longley
9.1
1996-97
CHI CHI
59
24.9
5.6
2.4
0.4
1.1
3.7
8.2
45.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
79.2
49.9
2.1
3.6
1.9
1,472
537
332
141
23
66
111
191
+293
18Will Perdue
W. Perdue
8.7
1996-97
SAS SAS
65
29.5
9.8
0.6
0.5
1.6
3.6
6.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.6
57.9
58.2
3.9
6.0
1.3
1,918
565
638
38
32
102
87
184
-186
19Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
8.6
1996-97
MIL MIL
80
25.6
6.2
0.7
0.8
0.5
3.1
6.5
47.1
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.2
76.8
54.3
1.7
4.5
1.3
2,050
691
497
53
61
40
105
206
-138
20Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
8.0
1996-97
MIN MIN
68
24.5
7.3
0.6
0.6
1.4
3.3
5.7
57.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
69.6
60.3
2.2
5.1
0.5
1,665
542
495
38
40
95
34
158
+34
21Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
8.0
1996-97
PHX PHX
68
31.4
8.3
1.5
1.0
1.3
3.0
6.1
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
67.2
53.8
2.6
5.6
1.0
2,137
541
562
100
67
88
66
176
+117
22Marty Conlon
M. Conlon
7.8
1996-97
BOS BOS
74
21.8
4.4
1.4
0.6
0.2
2.9
6.1
47.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.9
2.3
84.2
54.2
1.7
2.6
1.5
1,614
574
323
104
46
18
109
154
-236
23Antoine Carr
A. Carr
7.4
1996-97
UTA UTA
82
17.8
2.4
0.9
0.3
0.8
3.1
6.4
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
78.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
0.9
1,460
603
195
74
24
63
75
214
+89
24Lorenzen Wright
L. Wright
7.3
1996-97
LAC LAC
77
25.1
6.1
0.6
0.6
0.8
3.1
6.4
48.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.1
1.9
58.7
50.4
2.7
3.4
1.0
1,936
561
471
49
48
60
79
211
-168
25Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
7.3
1996-97
UTA UTA
77
23.6
7.3
0.4
0.3
2.0
2.7
5.3
51.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.7
67.8
56.1
2.3
5.0
1.0
1,818
559
565
27
24
152
74
233
+562
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DRTG

113.2

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NETRTG

5.4

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36.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
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2.5

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1.8

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107.8

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Thunder

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Spurs

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Celtics

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Raptors

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Cavaliers

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Spurs

105.1

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107.4

Rockets

108.5

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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
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.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
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Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
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1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
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Clippers Clippers
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22.0
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Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
3/29
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
87-139
Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
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Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM