most smasll forward points per game in nba 1997

Karl Malone averaged the most points per game by a forward in 1996-97, with 27.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
most smasll forward points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in NBA 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.4
1996-97
82
36.6
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
2Glen Rice
G. Rice
26.8
1996-97
79
42.6
4.0
2.0
0.9
0.3
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.6
5.6
47.0
5.9
6.8
86.7
60.5
0.8
3.2
2.2
3,362
2,115
318
160
72
26
177
190
+176
3Kendall Gill
K. Gill
21.8
1996-97
82
39.0
6.1
4.0
1.9
0.6
7.9
17.7
44.3
0.9
2.7
33.6
5.2
6.5
79.7
53.0
2.2
3.9
2.7
3,199
1,789
499
326
154
46
218
225
-185
4Grant Hill
G. Hill
21.4
1996-97
80
39.3
9.0
7.3
1.8
0.6
7.8
15.7
49.6
0.1
0.4
30.3
5.6
7.9
71.1
55.6
1.5
7.5
3.2
3,147
1,710
721
583
144
48
259
186
+413
5Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.1
1996-97
80
38.9
6.3
3.1
1.3
0.9
8.4
18.0
46.5
0.8
2.3
35.0
3.6
4.6
79.1
52.8
1.6
4.7
3.4
3,114
1,689
502
248
103
68
269
225
-145
6Vin Baker
V. Baker
21.0
1996-97
78
40.5
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
7Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
20.6
1996-97
81
38.7
8.7
4.1
1.6
1.1
7.3
16.5
44.2
0.3
1.1
25.8
5.7
7.0
82.0
52.6
2.3
6.4
3.6
3,131
1,672
702
335
130
89
293
237
-154
8Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
20.2
1996-97
82
37.7
6.5
5.7
1.9
0.5
7.9
16.7
47.4
1.9
5.2
36.8
2.5
3.5
70.1
55.4
2.0
4.5
2.6
3,095
1,656
531
467
154
45
214
213
+807
9Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.1
1996-97
72
39.0
10.3
4.6
1.7
1.9
8.4
16.2
51.8
0.8
2.1
39.7
2.5
4.3
56.5
55.4
3.3
7.0
3.2
2,806
1,445
743
331
122
137
230
258
+158
10Juwan Howard
J. Howard
19.1
1996-97
82
40.5
8.0
3.8
1.1
0.3
7.8
16.0
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.7
75.6
52.9
2.5
5.5
3.0
3,324
1,570
652
311
93
23
246
259
+81
11Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
18.7
1996-97
81
34.0
10.0
1.9
1.5
1.0
6.5
12.7
51.0
0.1
0.4
36.4
5.6
7.5
74.2
58.3
3.4
6.6
3.5
2,750
1,516
807
156
125
81
280
320
+462
12Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
18.7
1996-97
80
35.0
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
4.8
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
1,494
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
13Joe Smith
J. Smith
18.7
1996-97
80
38.6
8.5
1.6
0.9
1.1
7.3
16.2
45.4
0.2
0.6
26.1
3.8
4.7
81.4
51.2
3.3
5.2
2.4
3,086
1,493
679
125
74
86
192
244
-217
14Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
18.3
1996-97
74
34.7
7.3
1.4
0.8
1.7
7.2
15.6
46.3
0.1
0.5
17.1
3.7
5.2
70.8
50.9
2.1
5.2
2.7
2,565
1,352
537
106
62
126
199
276
-367
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
18.2
1996-97
63
30.9
6.4
1.9
0.6
0.5
6.3
15.1
41.7
1.1
3.8
29.3
4.5
5.6
80.3
51.7
2.7
3.7
2.1
1,945
1,145
402
119
39
31
135
100
-402
16Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
18.1
1996-97
82
38.3
8.8
2.7
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.8
48.6
0.4
1.1
35.2
4.4
5.4
81.6
56.2
2.6
6.2
2.7
3,140
1,486
720
223
102
64
218
277
+582
17Antoine Walker
A. Walker
17.5
1996-97
82
36.2
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
5.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
17.0
1996-97
77
38.9
8.0
3.1
1.4
2.1
7.1
14.3
49.9
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.7
3.5
75.4
53.7
2.5
5.6
2.3
2,995
1,309
618
236
105
163
175
199
+116
19Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
16.8
1996-97
61
35.9
6.5
4.4
1.0
0.3
5.8
11.9
49.2
0.9
2.6
35.4
4.1
5.2
80.1
59.2
1.4
5.0
2.5
2,192
1,022
394
266
63
16
150
151
+495
20Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
16.6
1996-97
82
35.9
3.6
2.0
0.7
0.1
5.8
14.0
41.4
2.3
6.4
36.4
2.6
3.2
81.7
53.7
1.2
2.4
1.8
2,940
1,361
293
165
60
7
146
178
-490
21Walt Williams
W. Williams
16.4
1996-97
73
36.3
5.0
2.7
1.3
0.8
5.7
13.5
42.7
2.4
6.0
40.0
2.5
3.3
76.5
55.1
1.4
3.6
2.4
2,647
1,199
367
197
97
62
174
282
-51
22Anthony Mason
A. Mason
16.2
1996-97
73
43.1
11.4
5.7
1.0
0.5
5.9
11.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.4
5.9
74.5
58.5
2.5
8.8
2.3
3,143
1,186
829
414
76
33
165
202
+118
23Rick Fox
R. Fox
15.4
1996-97
76
34.9
5.2
3.8
2.2
0.5
5.7
12.5
45.6
1.3
3.7
36.3
2.7
3.5
78.7
55.1
1.5
3.7
2.3
2,650
1,174
394
286
167
40
178
279
-352
24Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
15.1
1996-97
62
30.5
6.8
1.2
0.8
1.0
6.1
11.0
55.8
0.1
0.5
27.3
2.7
4.3
63.8
58.8
2.0
4.8
1.8
1,892
938
419
74
48
59
114
198
+327
25Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
15.1
1996-97
81
38.0
4.0
3.2
1.2
0.8
5.5
12.9
42.6
1.5
4.3
34.6
2.7
3.8
69.6
51.9
1.1
2.9
2.1
3,077
1,224
321
261
99
66
172
251
+284

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54
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10.0
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