best point guards 1997 apg

Mark Jackson averaged the most assists per game by a point guard in 1996-97, with 11.4 per game.

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best point guards 1997 apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
11.4
1996-97
TOT
82
37.2
9.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
3.5
8.3
42.6
0.8
2.2
37.1
2.0
2.6
78.9
52.5
1.1
3.7
3.3
3,054
812
395
935
97
12
274
161
-65
2John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.5
1996-97
82
35.3
14.4
2.8
2.0
0.2
5.1
9.3
54.8
0.9
2.2
42.2
3.4
4.0
84.6
65.6
0.5
2.2
3.0
2,896
1,183
228
860
166
15
248
194
+658
3Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.3
1996-97
70
38.0
20.1
3.6
1.5
0.2
6.3
12.7
49.6
1.3
2.9
44.1
6.3
7.4
85.2
63.1
0.8
2.8
3.1
2,658
1,410
253
653
102
12
217
141
+145
4Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
8.9
1996-97
82
36.5
17.2
4.1
1.7
0.2
6.3
13.5
46.6
0.2
0.9
16.9
4.5
6.1
73.8
53.3
1.2
2.9
3.3
2,997
1,410
335
727
143
14
270
166
+78
5Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
8.8
1996-97
81
40.9
20.2
4.1
1.5
0.2
7.0
17.4
40.1
2.2
6.1
35.5
4.1
5.0
82.3
51.6
1.1
3.0
3.6
3,311
1,634
330
709
123
13
288
162
-213
6Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.6
1996-97
81
38.7
20.3
3.4
1.9
0.1
7.1
17.1
41.5
2.5
7.3
34.4
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.2
0.6
2.8
2.8
3,136
1,644
277
695
151
9
230
165
+535
7Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
8.5
1996-97
79
37.2
15.3
2.9
0.9
0.1
5.5
13.6
40.2
2.2
5.9
37.8
2.1
2.5
82.5
51.8
0.6
2.3
2.7
2,937
1,206
226
672
75
10
212
110
+256
8Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.8
1996-97
67
34.7
15.8
2.7
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.8
1.5
4.3
35.4
3.7
5.0
72.7
51.9
0.8
1.9
3.1
2,324
1,057
184
522
67
19
210
159
-157
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
7.5
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
10David Wesley
D. Wesley
7.3
1996-97
74
40.4
16.8
3.6
2.2
0.2
6.2
13.2
46.8
1.4
3.9
36.0
3.0
3.9
78.1
56.3
0.9
2.7
2.9
2,991
1,240
264
537
162
13
211
221
-407
11Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
7.2
1996-97
65
28.9
8.0
2.2
1.3
0.0
3.1
6.8
46.0
0.9
2.2
41.7
0.8
1.0
84.4
55.4
0.4
1.8
1.7
1,880
522
141
469
82
2
108
114
+192
12Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
7.1
1996-97
82
37.6
17.5
4.4
2.0
0.2
5.9
13.9
42.7
1.6
4.5
36.1
4.1
5.3
76.8
54.0
1.1
3.3
2.4
3,081
1,436
363
584
162
15
193
222
+342
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
7.1
1996-97
82
39.2
21.8
4.6
2.4
0.2
8.6
18.1
47.6
1.5
4.6
31.3
3.1
4.3
71.5
54.5
1.3
3.3
2.6
3,213
1,785
378
583
197
13
215
208
+624
14Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
6.8
1996-97
76
32.5
10.5
1.9
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.0
47.7
0.1
0.3
23.1
1.8
2.7
69.0
51.7
0.4
1.5
1.9
2,472
800
147
513
96
15
146
158
-377
15Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
6.3
1996-97
78
36.8
19.5
3.9
1.8
0.4
7.4
16.8
43.8
1.3
3.5
37.3
3.4
3.8
90.2
52.6
0.6
3.2
2.3
2,868
1,519
301
490
138
30
178
177
+128
16Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
6.3
1996-97
65
28.7
9.5
2.8
2.0
0.1
3.1
7.8
39.3
1.4
3.7
37.0
2.0
2.7
73.0
52.6
0.4
2.4
2.0
1,863
616
184
407
129
4
129
122
-315
17Chris Childs
C. Childs
6.1
1996-97
65
31.9
9.3
2.9
1.2
0.2
3.2
7.8
41.4
1.1
2.8
38.7
1.7
2.3
75.8
52.6
0.3
2.6
2.8
2,076
605
191
398
78
11
180
213
+163
18Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
5.9
1996-97
78
39.2
17.4
5.3
2.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.2
2.8
7.7
36.6
1.7
2.2
75.3
54.8
1.5
3.8
2.4
3,056
1,354
413
463
212
20
185
141
+585
19Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
5.6
1996-97
59
37.6
20.5
4.5
1.6
0.6
7.1
15.9
44.7
1.4
4.5
31.8
4.8
5.8
82.0
55.4
1.4
3.1
2.5
2,221
1,210
263
332
93
35
145
123
+198
20Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
5.4
1996-97
79
29.3
9.7
2.4
1.0
0.1
3.9
7.7
50.2
0.5
1.4
33.3
1.4
2.2
66.7
55.7
0.7
1.7
1.9
2,316
764
193
427
78
10
153
191
-121
21Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
5.0
1996-97
TOT
61
28.1
15.9
3.0
1.3
0.3
5.5
12.8
43.0
1.3
3.8
35.1
3.5
4.1
84.5
54.1
0.8
2.2
2.8
1,714
967
182
305
77
19
168
200
-70
22Mark Price
M. Price
4.9
1996-97
70
26.8
11.3
2.6
1.0
0.0
3.8
8.4
44.7
1.6
4.0
39.6
2.2
2.4
90.6
59.7
0.5
2.0
2.3
1,876
793
179
342
67
3
161
100
-111
23Derek Harper
D. Harper
4.3
1996-97
75
29.5
10.0
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.0
9.0
44.4
0.8
2.3
34.1
1.3
1.7
74.2
51.6
0.4
1.4
1.8
2,210
753
137
321
92
12
132
144
-289
24Travis Best
T. Best
4.2
1996-97
76
27.2
9.9
2.2
1.3
0.1
3.6
8.2
44.2
0.8
2.0
36.8
2.0
2.6
75.6
53.3
0.5
1.7
2.0
2,064
754
166
318
98
5
153
221
+98
25Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
4.1
1996-97
77
24.2
7.2
2.5
0.9
0.3
2.5
6.7
36.6
0.8
2.5
32.5
1.4
1.8
79.3
47.8
0.6
1.9
2.2
1,867
552
194
319
67
26
170
197
-348

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