most points per game scored in 1998

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

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player scored in 1998
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
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
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.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
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10
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.524
17.0
11
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32
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28.0
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31
51
.378
29.0
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
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