nba usage rate leaders 1997

Michael Jordan had the highest usage percentage in 1996-97, at 33.1 percent.

Interpreted as:
NBA usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders 1997
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.1
1996-97
82
37.9
29.6
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
32.6
1996-97
82
36.6
27.4
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
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
30.4
1996-97
78
36.6
23.2
9.2
3.0
1.5
2.2
9.3
18.3
51.0
0.1
0.2
31.3
4.5
5.7
78.7
55.8
2.2
7.0
3.6
2,852
1,810
716
236
117
173
281
249
+382
4Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
29.7
1996-97
78
37.0
22.4
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
5Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
29.4
1996-97
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
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
28.9
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
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
7Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
28.3
1996-97
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
8Grant Hill
G. Hill
28.1
1996-97
80
39.3
21.4
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
9LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
28.0
1996-97
55
36.4
21.9
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
10Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
27.8
1996-97
80
38.9
21.1
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
11Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
27.5
1996-97
80
35.0
18.7
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
12Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
27.5
1996-97
81
38.7
20.6
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
13Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
27.3
1996-97
66
35.2
19.8
9.9
1.6
0.8
2.9
7.2
13.4
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
5.5
8.6
64.2
57.8
2.9
7.1
3.4
2,320
1,310
656
104
56
189
226
272
+465
14Glen Rice
G. Rice
26.9
1996-97
79
42.6
26.8
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
15Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
26.8
1996-97
80
41.9
24.2
4.6
6.3
1.7
0.6
8.1
18.1
44.9
1.8
5.2
35.4
6.2
7.3
84.3
57.0
0.7
3.9
4.0
3,353
1,938
366
507
132
45
322
153
-215
16Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
26.6
1996-97
81
38.7
20.3
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
17Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
26.6
1996-97
74
34.7
18.3
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
18Gary Payton
G. Payton
26.4
1996-97
82
39.2
21.8
4.6
7.1
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
19Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
26.1
1996-97
81
34.0
18.7
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
20Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
25.6
1996-97
59
37.6
20.5
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
21Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
25.5
1996-97
81
39.1
20.7
4.2
3.1
1.1
0.8
6.6
16.1
40.7
1.3
4.2
29.8
6.3
8.2
76.6
52.4
1.9
2.2
3.9
3,166
1,679
338
253
93
63
316
219
-440
22Kendall Gill
K. Gill
25.4
1996-97
82
39.0
21.8
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
23Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
25.3
1996-97
81
40.9
20.2
4.1
8.8
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
24Vin Baker
V. Baker
25.3
1996-97
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
25Antoine Walker
A. Walker
25.2
1996-97
82
36.2
17.5
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
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