highest per in 1997 regular season and playoff

Bruce Bowen had the best PER in the 1997 regular-season and playoffs, with a 37.7 rating in his rookie season in 1996-97.

Interpreted as:

highest per by a player in 1997 regular season and playoff

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bruce Bowen B. Bowen	37.7	1996-97	MIA	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+3
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	31	1996-97	SAS	6	24.5	17.7	8.5	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		5.7	8.7	65.4	55.9	3.2	5.3	1.3	147	106	51	8	6	6	8	9	+21
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.6	1996-97	CHI	101	38.7	29.9	6.3	4.4	1.7	0.6	11.4	23.7	48.0	1.2	3.6	34.1	6.0	7.2	83.3	55.8	1.5	4.7	2.1	3,910	3,021	632	443	170	61	215	202	+954
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.5	1996-97	UTA	102	37.4	27.1	10.2	4.2	1.4	0.6	10.3	19.6	52.5	0.0	0.1	6.7	6.5	8.7	74.7	57.8	2.5	7.7	2.8	3,814	2,768	1,037	425	140	63	287	276	+870
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.4	1996-97	LAL	60	37.8	26.3	12.3	3.1	0.9	2.7	10.7	19.4	55.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.9	9.7	50.7	55.5	3.9	8.4	2.8	2,267	1,578	735	188	51	164	168	217	+300
6	Larry Krystkowiak L. Krystkowiak	27.2	1996-97	LAL	3	3.7	1.0	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.7	50.0	52.1	0.7	1.0	0.3	11	3	5	3	2	0	1	3	+4
7	Grant Hill G. Hill	25.3	1996-97	DET	85	39.4	21.5	8.9	7.2	1.7	0.6	7.9	16.0	49.2	0.1	0.4	30.3	5.6	7.9	71.1	55.1	1.6	7.3	3.3	3,350	1,828	755	610	148	53	278	200	+398
8	Chris Gatling C. Gatling	23.9	1996-97	TOT	47	27.3	19.0	7.9	0.6	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.3	52.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.0	7.0	71.7	58.0	2.9	5.0	2.6	1,283	891	370	28	39	31	120	138	-90
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.6	1996-97	HOU	94	37.0	23.2	9.5	3.1	1.6	2.3	9.3	17.8	52.2	0.1	0.2	26.3	4.5	5.9	77.6	56.9	2.3	7.1	3.5	3,481	2,180	890	290	150	214	327	310	+423
10	Antonio Harvey A. Harvey	23.2	1996-97	SEA	6	4.3	2.5	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.8	1.8	45.5	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.0	83.3	55.0	0.3	1.3	0.2	26	15	10	1	0	4	1	8	-4
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	22.4	1996-97	HOU	69	37.9	18.9	13.2	4.4	1.3	0.5	6.1	12.9	47.3	1.0	3.5	28.4	5.7	8.0	71.2	57.5	4.0	9.2	2.8	2,614	1,302	908	302	88	32	194	205	+337
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	22.2	1996-97	UTA	102	35.6	14.8	3.0	10.3	2.0	0.2	5.2	9.6	54.2	0.9	2.3	41.3	3.5	4.1	84.8	64.9	0.6	2.4	3.0	3,635	1,505	306	1,051	199	20	310	246	+705
13	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	22.2	1996-97	ORL	64	38.1	21.3	4.6	5.5	1.6	0.7	7.4	16.4	45.0	1.5	4.6	32.3	5.0	6.2	81.0	55.6	1.4	3.2	2.4	2,441	1,365	293	349	105	42	154	137	+171
14	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	22	1996-97	PHX	75	38.2	19.9	3.7	9.1	1.5	0.2	6.2	13.0	47.8	1.2	3.0	41.1	6.2	7.3	85.4	61.3	0.8	2.8	3.1	2,866	1,494	275	683	115	12	235	156	+97
15	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	21.6	1996-97	SAC	81	38.6	25.9	3.9	4.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.5	45.4	2.5	5.9	42.8	5.6	6.6	86.1	57.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	3,125	2,095	319	338	118	24	237	211	-109
16	Chris Webber C. Webber	21.6	1996-97	WAS	75	38.8	19.9	10.2	4.5	1.7	1.9	8.3	16.0	52.0	0.9	2.2	40.1	2.4	4.3	56.4	55.7	3.3	7.0	3.3	2,912	1,492	767	341	124	144	246	276	+157
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	21.6	1996-97	SEA	94	40.0	22.0	4.7	7.3	2.4	0.2	8.6	18.5	46.7	1.5	4.8	31.6	3.2	4.4	73.1	53.9	1.3	3.4	2.7	3,759	2,070	443	687	223	17	250	234	+676
18	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	21.5	1996-97	CLE	78	36.8	19.5	3.9	6.3	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
19	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	21.4	1996-97	POR	73	25.6	13.3	7.8	2.1	0.9	1.2	4.7	9.6	49.4	0.7	1.9	36.4	3.2	4.0	78.0	58.6	1.7	6.2	2.2	1,870	973	573	155	66	87	160	222	+324
20	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	21.3	1996-97	NYK	87	37.3	22.5	10.7	2.0	0.8	2.4	8.5	17.3	49.2	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.4	7.2	74.7	54.8	2.3	8.4	3.4	3,244	1,954	929	173	72	211	296	280	+342
21	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	21	1996-97	SEA	93	34.3	19.1	10.3	2.1	1.5	1.0	6.6	13.0	50.6	0.2	0.5	32.6	5.8	7.7	75.5	58.3	3.5	6.8	3.5	3,192	1,775	955	192	139	97	327	375	+487
22	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	20.7	1996-97	CHI	101	38.1	20.0	6.5	5.3	1.8	0.6	7.7	16.6	46.4	1.9	5.3	36.3	2.7	3.7	72.1	54.9	1.9	4.6	2.7	3,848	2,021	660	539	182	63	269	262	+929
23	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	20.4	1996-97	MIA	83	35.5	19.4	10.0	1.5	0.8	2.8	7.0	13.3	52.6	0.0	0.2	23.5	5.4	8.7	62.4	56.8	2.8	7.2	3.6	2,950	1,613	829	122	67	235	296	345	+509
24	Reggie Miller R. Miller	20.2	1996-97	IND	81	36.6	21.6	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.4	2.8	6.6	42.7	5.2	5.9	88.0	60.3	0.7	2.9	2.0	2,966	1,751	286	273	75	25	166	172	+99
25	Vin Baker V. Baker	20.1	1996-97	MIL	78	40.5	21.0	10.3	2.7	1.0	1.4	8.1	16.0	50.5	0.2	0.7	27.8	4.6	6.7	68.7	55.3	3.4	6.9	3.1	3,159	1,637	804	211	81	112	245	275	-63