nba players averaging 15 ppg 1997

Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.7 points per game in his rookie season in 1996-97.

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NBA players averaging 15 or higher ppg 1997
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shareef 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
2Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
17.5
1996-97
82
37.6
4.4
7.1
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
3Vin 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
4Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
19.2
1996-97
53
37.9
13.5
4.7
1.3
0.5
6.3
13.1
48.4
1.1
3.9
28.3
5.4
7.8
69.4
58.1
4.0
9.5
2.8
2,009
1,016
716
248
69
25
151
153
+312
5Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
17.4
1996-97
78
39.2
5.3
5.9
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
6Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
19.5
1996-97
78
36.8
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
7Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
15.9
1996-97
TOT
61
28.1
3.0
5.0
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
8Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
18.1
1996-97
57
36.9
10.1
3.4
0.9
1.3
6.4
14.7
43.5
0.6
2.1
26.9
4.8
6.4
74.5
51.8
2.8
7.3
3.2
2,102
1,032
573
193
50
75
184
164
-206
9Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
18.0
1996-97
62
36.6
6.0
5.7
1.9
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.2
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.2
4.3
75.0
54.8
1.9
4.1
2.5
2,271
1,114
373
354
119
36
156
151
+365
10Dale 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
11LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
21.9
1996-97
55
36.4
7.0
2.4
0.8
0.7
8.1
18.4
43.9
1.7
4.7
36.7
4.0
5.1
77.3
52.9
1.9
5.1
2.1
2,002
1,203
386
131
44
41
117
181
-202
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
22.4
1996-97
78
37.0
10.7
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.4
17.2
48.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.6
7.5
75.4
54.8
2.2
8.4
3.4
2,887
1,751
834
156
69
189
269
250
+315
13Michael Finley
M. Finley
15.0
1996-97
TOT
83
33.6
4.5
2.7
0.8
0.3
5.7
12.9
44.4
1.2
3.4
36.1
2.4
3.0
80.8
53.0
1.1
3.4
2.0
2,790
1,249
372
224
68
24
164
138
-315
14Rick 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
15Kevin 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
16Chris Gatling
C. Gatling
19.0
1996-97
TOT
47
27.3
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
17Kendall 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
18Tom 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
19Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
20.5
1996-97
59
37.6
4.5
5.6
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
20Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
20.3
1996-97
81
38.7
3.4
8.6
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
21Grant 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
22Juwan 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
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
1996-97
76
40.1
4.1
7.5
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
24Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
15.9
1996-97
TOT
77
36.8
5.3
4.1
1.1
0.4
5.8
13.4
43.1
1.1
3.2
34.8
3.3
4.0
81.3
52.6
1.7
3.6
2.7
2,831
1,226
411
316
86
32
208
194
-440
25Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
20.1
1996-97
70
38.0
3.6
9.3
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

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