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NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1997–98 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate and Season Value rankings for the 1997–98 regular season—the NBA season ending in 1998.

Season ending 1998

Who ranks No. 1 in 1997–98?

David Robinson ranks No. 1 in hussEyquation Impact Rate for the 1997–98 regular season. This is a model-based impact ranking, not the NBA scoring-leader or standings table. The top ten below compare per-possession impact within this season across 318 qualified players.

The 1997–98 NBA season ended in 1998. If you mean the season that began in 1998, see 1998–99.

  1. #1David RobinsonSAS100.0
  2. #2Michael JordanCHI99.7
  3. #3Scottie PippenCHI99.4
  4. #4Karl MaloneUTA99.1
  5. #5Shaquille O'NealLAL98.7
  6. #6Gary PaytonSEA98.4
  7. #7Nick AndersonORL98.1
  8. #8Chris WebberWAS97.8
  9. #9Kevin GarnettMIN97.5
  10. #10John StocktonUTA97.2

1997–98 Impact Rate rankings

Exact-input box-score standing on a 0–100 scale within this season.

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1100.0SASC32737333.72,45727.813.80.2698.36.3
299.7CHISG34828238.83,18125.215.80.2386.97.1
399.4CHISF32444437.51,65220.46.60.1935.02.9
499.1UTAPF34818137.43,03027.916.40.2597.37.1
598.7LALC25605736.32,17528.810.20.2245.84.3
698.4SEAPG29828238.43,14521.612.50.1905.15.7
798.1ORLSF30584429.31,70119.65.30.1494.82.9
897.8WASC24717139.62,80920.98.30.1424.64.7
997.5MINPF21828239.33,22220.49.60.1434.25.0
1097.2UTAPG35646429.01,85821.88.00.2065.63.6
1196.8SACSG32707036.72,56920.47.90.1483.63.6
1296.5SASPF21828239.13,20422.612.80.1924.65.3
1396.2DETSF25818140.73,29421.210.20.1494.75.6
1495.9MIAPG31818137.43,03120.611.70.1855.25.5
1595.6BOSPG30801521.11,68618.65.60.1603.52.3
1695.3PORC33737332.02,33320.99.70.2004.43.8
1795.0PHIPG22808039.43,15020.49.00.1383.64.5
1894.6LALSG26808036.42,91018.010.10.1664.04.4
1994.3MILPG27504835.71,78420.25.10.1363.72.5
2094.0CHISF29745230.22,23517.37.00.1503.33.0
2193.7NYKPG27828228.32,31715.67.10.1484.13.6
2293.4CHISF2780313.71,09615.73.70.1632.51.3
2393.1HOUSG35707035.32,47319.86.80.1333.43.3
2492.7CLESG26828239.03,19815.110.30.1553.84.7
2592.4DALSF24828241.43,39419.37.50.1062.53.8
2692.1PHOPG24828238.03,11816.48.00.1233.14.0
2791.8WASPG31767639.73,02019.68.10.1292.93.7
2891NYKC35262632.684823.33.00.1684.21.3
2991.2CLEPG22807631.02,48317.18.40.1633.63.5
3090.9ORLPF26827636.02,95315.57.60.1242.53.4
3190.5CHHC29644128.21,80519.45.90.1584.02.7
3290.2MINSF28414138.61,58220.55.00.1513.22.1
3389.9INDSG32818134.52,79519.812.00.2064.84.8
3489.6HOUC35474534.71,63320.84.50.1313.02.1
3589.3NJNPG28757234.72,60621.08.30.1523.63.7
3689.0NJNSG23777636.52,81417.58.40.1443.13.7
3789CHISF297408.260814.11.90.1512.80.7
3888.3SEASG31828231.72,59715.48.60.1583.13.4
3988.0HOUPF34684133.02,24321.68.60.1832.82.7
4087.7CHIPG34828227.92,28414.77.20.1511.92.3
4187.4TORSF18641718.41,17917.42.00.0810.60.8
4287.1MINPG3482821.81,78617.35.20.1392.42.0
4386.8INDSF34828226.52,17716.97.60.1684.33.5
4486BOSPG2452712.062317.81.50.1121.50.6
4586.1PHOPF31701125.61,79419.86.50.1742.72.1
4685.8SEAPG3080012.81,02116.82.70.1272.51.2
4785.5PHOPF23818130.12,44120.39.40.1852.12.5
4885.2WASSF26821227.22,22717.36.50.1392.02.3
4984.9ATLC31828235.62,91719.810.80.1772.63.4
5084.5UTASG34808030.82,46019.39.50.1863.73.6