Glen Rice averaged the most points per game by a small forward in 1996-97, with 26.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

sfs with most ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 1997

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Glen Rice G. Rice	26.8	1996-97	CHA	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
2	Kendall Gill K. Gill	21.8	1996-97	NJN	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
3	Grant Hill G. Hill	21.4	1996-97	DET	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
4	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	21.1	1996-97	MIL	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
5	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	20.2	1996-97	CHI	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
6	Juwan Howard J. Howard	19.1	1996-97	WAS	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
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	18.2	1996-97	SAS	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
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	17.0	1996-97	MIN	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
9	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	16.8	1996-97	SEA	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
10	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	16.6	1996-97	DEN	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
11	Walt Williams W. Williams	16.4	1996-97	TOR	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
12	Rick Fox R. Fox	15.4	1996-97	BOS	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
13	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	15.1	1996-97	POR	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
14	Michael 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
15	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	14.5	1996-97	GSW	79	34.6	4.0	4.1	1.6	0.4	5.5	10.0	55.3	1.1	2.6	41.1	2.3	2.7	86.4	64.5	0.9	3.1	2.4	2,733	1,143	317	322	130	33	192	155	-270
16	Chris Mills C. Mills	13.4	1996-97	CLE	80	39.6	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.5	5.1	11.2	45.3	1.1	2.8	39.1	2.2	2.6	84.2	54.4	1.5	4.7	1.5	3,167	1,072	497	198	86	41	120	222	+219
17	Rodney Rogers R. Rogers	13.2	1996-97	LAC	81	30.6	5.1	2.7	1.1	0.8	5.0	10.9	46.2	0.8	2.2	36.1	2.4	3.6	66.3	53.0	1.7	3.4	2.7	2,480	1,072	411	222	88	61	221	272	-142
18	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	12.8	1996-97	NYK	76	34.4	5.2	2.3	0.8	0.5	4.9	9.7	51.2	0.4	1.4	32.4	2.5	3.6	69.3	57.0	2.2	3.0	1.8	2,613	976	393	174	64	36	136	249	+158
19	Dennis Scott D. Scott	12.5	1996-97	ORL	66	32.8	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3	4.5	11.3	39.8	2.2	5.7	39.4	1.2	1.5	79.2	51.9	0.6	2.5	1.2	2,166	823	203	139	74	19	81	138	+110
20	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	12.2	1996-97	PHI	82	36.0	8.3	1.7	0.9	1.0	4.9	9.9	49.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.5	3.4	73.8	53.7	2.7	5.6	1.7	2,949	1,003	679	140	74	86	137	187	-494
21	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	11.9	1996-97	TOT	69	31.4	4.3	3.0	1.1	0.2	4.1	10.8	38.5	1.3	4.0	32.5	2.3	3.3	70.2	48.7	1.0	3.3	1.7	2,164	822	294	204	78	12	114	186	+52
22	Mario Elie M. Elie	11.7	1996-97	HOU	78	34.4	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	3.7	7.5	49.7	1.5	3.7	42.0	2.7	3.0	89.6	66.2	0.8	2.2	1.7	2,687	909	235	310	92	12	135	200	+343
23	Corliss Williamson C. Williamson	11.6	1996-97	SAC	79	25.2	4.1	1.6	0.8	0.6	4.7	9.4	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.2	68.9	53.5	1.8	2.4	2.0	1,992	915	326	124	60	49	157	263	-163
24	Billy Owens B. Owens	11.0	1996-97	SAC	66	30.2	5.9	2.8	0.9	0.4	4.5	9.7	46.7	0.4	1.1	34.7	1.5	2.2	69.7	51.4	2.0	3.9	2.0	1,995	724	392	187	62	25	133	187	-101
25	Bryon Russell B. Russell	10.8	1996-97	UTA	81	31.2	4.1	1.5	1.6	0.3	3.7	7.7	47.9	1.3	3.3	40.9	2.1	3.0	70.1	60.0	1.0	3.1	1.2	2,525	873	331	123	129	27	94	237	+682