best player ppg in 1998 nba

Michael Jordan had the most points per game in 1997-98, with 28.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
best player ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1998 NBA
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.7
1997-98
82
38.8
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.3
1997-98
60
36.3
11.4
2.4
0.7
2.4
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
6.0
11.4
52.7
58.7
3.5
7.9
2.9
2,175
1,699
681
142
39
144
175
193
+649
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.0
1997-98
81
37.4
10.3
3.9
1.2
0.9
9.6
18.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.1
59.7
2.3
8.0
3.0
3,030
2,190
834
316
96
70
247
237
+584
4Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
23.2
1997-98
70
36.7
3.3
4.0
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.4
44.5
1.9
4.8
38.9
5.8
6.7
86.4
56.9
0.7
2.6
2.6
2,569
1,623
229
279
88
15
181
154
-132
5Antoine Walker
A. Walker
22.4
1997-98
82
39.9
10.2
3.3
1.7
0.7
8.8
20.8
42.3
1.1
3.6
31.2
3.7
5.8
64.5
48.1
3.3
6.9
3.6
3,268
1,840
836
273
142
60
292
262
-267
6Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
22.3
1997-98
82
36.0
7.1
2.6
1.1
0.9
8.0
16.4
48.5
0.3
0.6
41.2
6.1
7.8
78.4
56.2
2.8
4.3
3.1
2,950
1,829
581
213
89
76
257
201
-433
7Glen Rice
G. Rice
22.3
1997-98
82
40.2
4.3
2.2
0.9
0.3
7.7
16.9
45.7
1.6
3.7
43.3
5.2
6.1
84.9
56.8
1.1
3.2
2.2
3,295
1,826
353
182
77
22
182
200
+169
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
22.0
1997-98
80
39.4
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.3
8.1
17.6
46.1
0.9
2.9
29.8
4.9
6.7
72.9
53.5
1.1
2.6
3.1
3,150
1,758
296
494
176
25
244
200
-92
9Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.9
1997-98
71
39.6
9.5
3.8
1.6
1.7
9.1
18.9
48.2
0.9
2.9
31.7
2.8
4.7
58.9
52.3
2.5
7.0
2.6
2,809
1,555
674
273
111
124
185
269
+45
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.6
1997-98
73
33.7
10.6
2.7
0.9
2.6
7.5
14.6
51.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.6
9.0
73.5
58.1
3.3
7.3
2.8
2,457
1,574
775
199
64
192
202
204
+356
11Michael Finley
M. Finley
21.5
1997-98
82
41.4
5.3
4.9
1.6
0.4
8.2
18.4
44.9
1.1
3.0
35.7
4.0
5.1
78.4
52.2
1.8
3.5
2.7
3,394
1,763
438
405
132
30
219
163
-410
12Grant Hill
G. Hill
21.1
1997-98
81
40.7
7.7
6.8
1.8
0.7
7.6
16.8
45.2
0.0
0.3
14.3
5.9
8.0
74.0
52.0
1.1
6.5
3.5
3,294
1,712
623
551
143
53
285
196
+214
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1997-98
82
39.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
14Steve Smith
S. Smith
20.1
1997-98
73
39.1
4.2
4.0
1.0
0.4
6.7
15.1
44.4
1.3
3.8
35.1
5.3
6.2
85.5
56.3
1.8
2.4
2.4
2,857
1,464
309
292
75
29
176
219
+202
15Isaiah Rider
I. Rider
19.7
1997-98
74
37.6
4.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
17.6
42.3
1.8
5.7
32.1
3.0
3.6
82.8
51.4
1.3
3.3
2.5
2,786
1,458
346
231
55
19
187
188
+92
16Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
19.7
1997-98
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
2,325
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145
17Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
19.6
1997-98
75
34.7
3.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
6.8
15.4
44.1
0.2
1.1
18.8
5.8
6.8
86.0
53.3
1.0
2.1
3.6
2,606
1,471
228
603
121
20
269
262
+133
18Ray Allen
R. Allen
19.5
1997-98
82
40.1
4.9
4.3
1.4
0.1
6.9
16.0
42.8
1.6
4.5
36.4
4.2
4.8
87.5
53.9
1.5
3.4
3.2
3,287
1,602
405
356
111
12
263
244
-71
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
19.5
1997-98
81
34.5
2.9
2.1
1.0
0.1
6.4
13.3
47.7
2.0
4.7
42.9
4.7
5.4
86.8
61.9
0.6
2.3
1.6
2,795
1,578
232
171
78
11
128
148
+524
20Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
19.2
1997-98
58
33.4
9.6
0.9
0.7
2.2
6.9
12.6
55.1
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.0
66.5
59.5
3.3
6.3
3.1
1,939
1,115
558
52
40
130
179
208
+429
21Vin Baker
V. Baker
19.2
1997-98
82
35.9
8.0
1.9
1.1
1.0
7.7
14.2
54.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.8
6.4
59.1
56.4
3.5
4.5
2.1
2,944
1,574
656
152
91
86
174
278
+412
22Gary Payton
G. Payton
19.2
1997-98
82
38.4
4.6
8.3
2.3
0.2
7.1
15.6
45.3
1.6
4.8
33.8
3.4
4.6
74.4
54.4
0.9
3.6
2.8
3,145
1,571
376
679
185
18
229
195
+622
23Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
18.9
1997-98
81
37.4
3.7
8.3
1.7
0.2
6.9
16.0
43.1
1.9
5.5
35.1
3.2
4.1
78.1
53.0
0.6
3.1
2.8
3,031
1,528
299
672
136
16
224
200
+454
24Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
18.5
1997-98
82
39.3
9.6
4.2
1.7
1.8
7.7
15.8
49.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
3.0
4.0
73.8
52.7
2.7
6.9
2.3
3,222
1,518
786
348
139
150
192
224
+152
25Juwan Howard
J. Howard
18.5
1997-98
64
40.0
7.0
3.3
1.3
0.4
7.2
15.5
46.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.6
72.1
51.5
2.5
4.5
2.9
2,559
1,184
449
208
82
23
185
225
-47

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

24th

DRTG

118.0

22nd

NETRTG

-4.8

22nd

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls
30
49
.380
27.5
13
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

30 - 49

129

Final

98

WAS Wizards

17 - 62

Tue 7 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
25
55
.313
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
43.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117
Thu
3/12
@
108-119
Fri
3/13
@
97-104
Fri
3/13
@
99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM