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1996–97 NBA Player Rankings
Advanced NBA stats and player impact rankings for the 1996–97 regular season.
1996–97 Impact Rate rankings
Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.
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| 1 | 100.0 | CHI | SG | 33 | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | 3,106 | 27.8 | 18.3 | 0.283 | 8.9 | 8.6 | ||
| 2 | 99.7 | UTA | PF | 33 | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | 2,998 | 28.9 | 16.7 | 0.268 | 8.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 3 | 99.4 | DET | SF | 24 | 80 | 80 | 39.3 | 3,147 | 25.5 | 14.6 | 0.223 | 8.2 | 8.0 | ||
| 4 | 99.1 | LAL | C | 24 | 51 | 51 | 38.1 | 1,941 | 27.1 | 8.0 | 0.197 | 6.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 5 | 98.7 | ATL | PG | 29 | 78 | 78 | 39.2 | 3,056 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 0.197 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 6 | 98.4 | CHI | SF | 31 | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 3,095 | 21.3 | 13.1 | 0.203 | 5.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 7 | 98.1 | ORL | PG | 25 | 59 | 59 | 37.6 | 2,221 | 21.4 | 8.1 | 0.175 | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 8 | 97.8 | UTA | PG | 34 | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 2,896 | 22.1 | 13.6 | 0.226 | 6.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 9 | 97.5 | CLE | PG | 26 | 78 | 78 | 36.8 | 2,868 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 0.181 | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 10 | 97.2 | WSB | PF | 23 | 72 | 72 | 39.0 | 2,806 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 0.159 | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 11 | 96.8 | CHI | SF | 28 | 57 | 15 | 28.2 | 1,610 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 0.204 | 5.0 | 2.9 | ||
| 12 | 96.5 | HOU | PF | 33 | 53 | 53 | 37.9 | 2,009 | 23.0 | 9.4 | 0.224 | 5.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 13 | 96.2 | SEA | PG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 39.2 | 3,213 | 21.8 | 12.9 | 0.193 | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 14 | 95.9 | PHO | PG | 30 | 70 | 70 | 38.0 | 2,658 | 22.9 | 11.7 | 0.211 | 5.0 | 4.7 | ||
| 15 | 95.6 | MIA | PG | 30 | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | 3,136 | 20.8 | 12.9 | 0.198 | 6.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 16 | 95.3 | SAC | SG | 31 | 81 | 81 | 38.6 | 3,125 | 21.6 | 10.8 | 0.166 | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 17 | 94.9 | HOU | SG | 34 | 62 | 62 | 36.6 | 2,271 | 19.9 | 8.1 | 0.172 | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 18 | 94.6 | IND | SG | 31 | 81 | 81 | 36.6 | 2,966 | 20.2 | 12.3 | 0.200 | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 19 | 94.3 | POR | C | 32 | 69 | 68 | 25.5 | 1,762 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 0.205 | 5.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 20 | 94.0 | SEA | SG | 30 | 82 | 82 | 33.6 | 2,755 | 17.6 | 10.9 | 0.190 | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 21 | 93.7 | LAL | SG | 25 | 80 | 80 | 37.5 | 2,998 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 0.154 | 3.3 | 4.0 | ||
| 22 | 93.4 | NJN | SF | 28 | 82 | 81 | 39.0 | 3,199 | 19.6 | 8.8 | 0.132 | 2.9 | 4.0 | ||
| 23 | 93.0 | POR | PG | 26 | 82 | 81 | 37.6 | 3,081 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 0.193 | 4.4 | 5.0 | ||
| 24 | 92.7 | VAN | PG | 29 | 65 | 44 | 28.7 | 1,863 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 0.090 | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 25 | 92 | SEA | PG | 32 | 37 | 2 | 21.6 | 798 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 0.158 | 3.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 26 | 92.1 | CHI | PG | 33 | 76 | 74 | 22.9 | 1,740 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 0.157 | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 27 | 91.8 | HOU | C | 34 | 78 | 78 | 36.6 | 2,852 | 22.7 | 9.1 | 0.154 | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 28 | 91.5 | DAL / PHO | PG | 23 | 55 | 45 | 35.7 | 1,964 | 16.9 | 4.4 | 0.107 | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 29 | 91.1 | MIN | SF | 20 | 77 | 77 | 38.9 | 2,995 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 0.116 | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 30 | 91 | LAC | SG | 26 | 65 | 0 | 11.5 | 747 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 0.146 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 31 | 90.5 | CHI | PG | 31 | 82 | 0 | 22.7 | 1,861 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 0.192 | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 32 | 90.2 | CHH | PF | 30 | 73 | 73 | 43.1 | 3,143 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 0.173 | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 33 | 89.9 | LAC | PF | 25 | 82 | 25 | 26.8 | 2,195 | 16.3 | 6.1 | 0.133 | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 34 | 89.6 | NJN | SG | 22 | 82 | 57 | 36.7 | 3,012 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 0.110 | 1.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 35 | 89.2 | DAL / NJN | PF | 29 | 47 | 1 | 27.3 | 1,283 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 0.145 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 36 | 88.9 | SEA | C | 35 | 81 | 4 | 24.4 | 1,976 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 0.173 | 3.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 37 | 88.6 | ORL | PF | 31 | 67 | 67 | 37.3 | 2,496 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 0.148 | 2.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 38 | 88.3 | UTA | SG | 33 | 82 | 82 | 31.6 | 2,592 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 0.190 | 4.0 | 3.9 | ||
| 39 | 88.0 | WSB | PG | 30 | 82 | 81 | 36.5 | 2,997 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 0.141 | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 40 | 88 | IND | SG | 24 | 47 | 0 | 12.2 | 572 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 0.175 | 3.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 41 | 87.3 | GSW | SG | 26 | 80 | 79 | 41.9 | 3,353 | 19.7 | 8.1 | 0.115 | 2.7 | 4.0 | ||
| 42 | 87.0 | ORL | SG | 29 | 63 | 61 | 34.3 | 2,163 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 0.093 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 43 | 86.7 | PHO / DAL / NJN | PG | 27 | 61 | 44 | 28.1 | 1,714 | 18.4 | 3.9 | 0.108 | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 44 | 86.4 | SEA | SF | 34 | 61 | 60 | 35.9 | 2,192 | 18.3 | 8.0 | 0.174 | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 45 | 86.1 | TOR | PG | 23 | 81 | 81 | 40.9 | 3,311 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 0.110 | 1.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 46 | 85.8 | ATL | C | 30 | 80 | 80 | 37.2 | 2,973 | 19.0 | 11.3 | 0.183 | 2.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 47 | 85.4 | TOR | SG | 26 | 81 | 81 | 38.6 | 3,127 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 0.107 | 1.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 48 | 85.1 | GSW | SF | 33 | 79 | 63 | 34.6 | 2,733 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 0.124 | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 49 | 84.8 | CHH | C | 28 | 81 | 80 | 35.1 | 2,840 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 0.123 | 2.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 50 | 84.5 | BOS | SF | 27 | 76 | 75 | 34.9 | 2,650 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 0.094 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
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Season summary
1996–97 NBA advanced stats leaders
Michael Jordan ranks first in 1996–97 Impact Rate at 100.0, ahead of Karl Malone by 0.3 points. The ranking compares 50 qualified players within this season.
- #1Michael Jordan100.0
- #2Karl Malone99.7
- #3Grant Hill99.4