1997-98 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1996-97 Rookies - Season Stats 1998-99 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan (28.7/5.8/3.5)

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan (21.1/11.9/2.7)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (28.7)

RPG Leader: Dennis Rodman (15.0)

APG Leader: Rod Strickland (10.5)

WS Leader: Karl Malone (16.4)

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	Nov 11, '97, SAC @ MIA	23	1	59	959	144	357	4	19	84	125	44	116	51	35	13	65	81	376	.403	.211	.672	16.3	6.4	2.0	0.9	0.6	0.2
2	Derek Anderson	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	23	1	66	1839	239	586	17	84	275	315	55	187	227	86	13	128	136	770	.408	.202	.873	27.9	11.7	2.8	3.4	1.3	0.2
3	Chris Anstey	Nov 8, '97, DAL vs. POR	23	1	41	680	92	231	3	16	53	74	53	157	35	31	27	41	95	240	.398	.188	.716	16.6	5.9	3.8	0.9	0.8	0.7
4	Drew Barry	Jan 21, '98, ATL @ SAS	24	1	27	256	18	38	9	21	11	13	5	35	49	10	1	30	28	56	.474	.429	.846	9.5	2.1	1.3	1.8	0.4	0.0
5	Tony Battie	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	21	1	65	1506	234	525	3	14	73	104	138	351	60	54	69	98	199	544	.446	.214	.702	23.2	8.4	5.4	0.9	0.8	1.1
6	Chauncey Billups*	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	21	1	80	2216	280	749	107	325	226	266	62	190	314	107	4	174	172	893	.374	.329	.850	27.7	11.2	2.4	3.9	1.3	0.1
7	Etdrick Bohannon	Dec 26, '97, IND vs. ORL	24	1	5	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	2	3	3	0	.000			2.2	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.4
8	Keith Booth	Nov 8, '97, CHI vs. NJN	23	1	6	17	2	6	0	1	6	6	2	4	1	0	0	3	3	10	.333	.000	1.000	2.8	1.7	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
9	Rick Brunson	Dec 2, '97, POR vs. ORL	25	1	38	622	49	141	22	61	42	62	14	56	100	25	3	52	55	162	.348	.361	.677	16.4	4.3	1.5	2.6	0.7	0.1
10	Kelvin Cato	Oct 31, '97, POR vs. SEA	23	1	74	1007	98	229	0	3	86	125	91	252	23	29	94	44	164	282	.428	.000	.688	13.6	3.8	3.4	0.3	0.4	1.3
11	Keith Closs	Nov 1, '97, LAC vs. POR	21	1	58	740	93	207	0	0	46	77	63	168	19	12	81	38	73	232	.449		.597	12.8	4.0	2.9	0.3	0.2	1.4
12	James Collins	Dec 10, '97, LAC @ SAS	24	1	23	103	21	55	9	20	8	14	7	14	3	6	3	8	12	59	.382	.450	.571	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.1
13	James Cotton	Dec 2, '97, SEA @ WAS	22	1	9	33	8	21	0	4	8	9	2	6	0	1	1	6	3	24	.381	.000	.889	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1
14	Chris Crawford	Nov 14, '97, ATL vs. SAC	22	1	40	256	46	110	1	3	57	68	20	41	9	12	7	18	27	150	.418	.333	.838	6.4	3.8	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.2
15	Austin Croshere	Nov 20, '97, IND @ MIL	22	1	26	243	32	86	4	13	8	14	10	45	8	9	5	13	32	76	.372	.308	.571	9.3	2.9	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.2
16	William Cunningham	Feb 14, '98, UTA @ SEA	23	1	7	39	4	9	0	0	0	0	4	10	1	2	0	0	10	8	.444			5.6	1.1	1.4	0.1	0.3	0.0
17	Antonio Daniels	Oct 31, '97, VAN vs. DAL	22	1	74	1956	228	548	11	52	112	170	22	143	334	55	10	164	88	579	.416	.212	.659	26.4	7.8	1.9	4.5	0.7	0.1
18	Tim Duncan*	Oct 31, '97, SAS @ DEN	21	1	82	3204	706	1287	0	10	319	482	274	977	224	55	206	279	254	1731	.549	.000	.662	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5
19	Tony Farmer	Oct 31, '97, CHH vs. NYK	28	1	27	169	17	53	2	9	31	39	16	32	5	10	4	9	23	67	.321	.222	.795	6.3	2.5	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.1
20	Danny Fortson	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	21	1	80	1811	276	611	1	3	263	339	182	448	76	44	30	157	314	816	.452	.333	.776	22.6	10.2	5.6	1.0	0.6	0.4
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Adonal Foyle	Oct 31, '97, GSW @ MIN	22	1	55	656	69	170	0	1	27	62	73	184	14	13	52	50	94	165	.406	.000	.435	11.9	3.0	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.9
22	Lawrence Funderburke	Nov 2, '97, SAC vs. HOU	27	1	52	1094	191	390	1	7	110	162	80	234	63	19	15	62	56	493	.490	.143	.679	21.0	9.5	4.5	1.2	0.4	0.3
23	Chris Garner	Oct 31, '97, TOR @ MIA	22	1	38	293	23	70	4	14	3	7	7	24	45	21	4	25	50	53	.329	.286	.429	7.7	1.4	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.1
24	Kiwane Lemorris Garris	Dec 3, '97, DEN vs. LAL	23	1	28	225	22	65	5	14	19	25	3	19	28	7	1	15	22	68	.338	.357	.760	8.0	2.4	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.0
25	Ed Gray	Oct 31, '97, ATL @ ORL	22	1	30	472	77	202	18	46	55	65	9	45	34	15	11	30	73	227	.381	.391	.846	15.7	7.6	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.4
26	Derek Grimm	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	23	1	9	34	4	14	4	12	2	2	0	4	0	3	1	3	6	14	.286	.333	1.000	3.8	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.1
27	Reggie Hanson	Mar 27, '98, BOS @ NJN	29	1	8	26	3	6	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	2	1	3	8	6	.500			3.3	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.1
28	Cedric Henderson	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	1	82	2527	348	725	0	4	136	190	71	325	168	96	45	165	238	832	.480	.000	.716	30.8	10.1	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.5
29	Jerald Honeycutt	Oct 31, '97, MIL @ PHI	23	1	38	530	90	221	29	77	36	58	27	93	33	20	6	49	83	245	.407	.377	.621	13.9	6.4	2.4	0.9	0.5	0.2
30	Troy Hudson	Oct 31, '97, UTA @ LAL	21	1	8	23	6	14	0	3	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	1	1	12	.429	.000		2.9	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0
31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	1	82	2379	454	876	1	4	230	302	279	723	71	52	135	146	288	1139	.518	.250	.762	29.0	13.9	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6
32	Bobby Jackson	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	24	1	68	2042	310	791	21	81	149	183	78	302	317	105	11	184	160	790	.392	.259	.814	30.0	11.6	4.4	4.7	1.5	0.2
33	Anthony Johnson	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	23	1	77	2266	226	609	42	128	80	110	51	171	329	64	6	120	188	574	.371	.328	.727	29.4	7.5	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.1
34	Dontae' Jones	Nov 2, '97, BOS vs. ORL	22	1	15	91	19	57	6	23	0	0	3	9	5	2	3	11	12	44	.333	.261		6.1	2.9	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2
35	Brevin Knight	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	1	80	2483	261	592	0	7	201	251	67	253	656	196	18	194	271	723	.441	.000	.801	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2
36	Rusty LaRue	Nov 20, '97, CHI @ PHO	24	1	14	140	20	49	4	16	5	8	1	8	5	3	1	6	12	49	.408	.250	.625	10.0	3.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.1
37	Jason Lawson	Dec 11, '97, ORL @ DAL	23	1	17	80	9	15	0	0	8	10	8	27	5	4	4	2	14	26	.600		.800	4.7	1.5	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.2
38	Michael McDonald	Jan 27, '98, CHH vs. PHO	28	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0				4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
39	Tracy McGrady*	Oct 31, '97, TOR @ MIA	18	1	64	1179	179	398	14	41	79	111	105	269	98	49	61	66	86	451	.450	.341	.712	18.4	7.0	4.2	1.5	0.8	1.0
40	Ron Mercer	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	21	1	80	2662	515	1145	3	28	188	224	109	280	176	125	17	132	213	1221	.450	.107	.839	33.3	15.3	3.5	2.2	1.6	0.2
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	Marko Milič	Nov 26, '97, PHO vs. NJN	20	1	33	163	39	64	3	6	11	17	10	25	12	10	0	21	17	92	.609	.500	.647	4.9	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0
42	Jeff Nordgaard	Oct 31, '97, MIL @ PHI	24	1	13	48	5	18	0	0	8	9	4	14	3	2	0	3	7	18	.278		.889	3.7	1.4	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
43	Charles O'Bannon	Nov 15, '97, DET vs. NJN	22	1	30	234	26	69	0	3	12	15	14	33	17	9	1	9	15	64	.377	.000	.800	7.8	2.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.0
44	Kevin Ollie	Oct 31, '97, DAL @ VAN	25	1	35	430	37	98	0	1	49	70	9	39	65	13	0	44	31	123	.378	.000	.700	12.3	3.5	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.0
45	Anthony Parker	Dec 7, '97, PHI vs. NYK	22	1	37	196	25	63	9	28	13	20	8	26	19	11	3	11	17	72	.397	.321	.650	5.3	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1
46	Scot Pollard	Oct 31, '97, DET vs. WAS	22	1	33	317	35	70	0	0	19	23	34	74	9	8	10	12	48	89	.500		.826	9.6	2.7	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.3
47	Mark Pope	Nov 8, '97, IND @ CHH	25	1	28	193	14	41	1	3	10	17	9	26	7	3	6	10	36	39	.341	.333	.588	6.9	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.2
48	Rodrick Rhodes	Oct 31, '97, HOU vs. CLE	24	1	58	1070	112	305	2	8	111	180	28	70	110	62	10	97	125	337	.367	.250	.617	18.4	5.8	1.2	1.9	1.1	0.2
49	Shea Seals	Mar 2, '98, LAL @ WAS	22	1	4	9	1	8	0	3	2	4	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.125	.000	.500	2.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
50	God Shammgod	Oct 31, '97, WAS @ DET	21	1	20	146	19	58	0	2	23	30	2	7	36	7	1	21	27	61	.328	.000	.767	7.3	3.1	0.4	1.8	0.4	0.1
51	Charles Smith	Nov 11, '97, MIA vs. SAC	22	1	34	292	49	125	15	47	6	11	13	27	21	12	6	27	24	119	.392	.319	.545	8.6	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.2
52	Kebu Stewart	Dec 30, '97, PHI @ POR	24	1	15	110	12	26	0	0	16	25	9	31	2	5	2	8	13	40	.462		.640	7.3	2.7	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.1
53	Michael Stewart	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	22	1	81	1761	155	323	0	0	65	142	197	536	61	29	195	85	251	375	.480		.458	21.7	4.6	6.6	0.8	0.4	2.4
54	Ed Stokes	Nov 12, '97, TOR vs. NYK	26	1	4	17	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	4	1	1	2	2	4	3	.333		.500	4.3	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5
55	Johnny Taylor	Nov 30, '97, ORL @ SEA	23	1	12	108	13	37	1	2	11	16	4	13	1	3	2	8	22	38	.351	.500	.688	9.0	3.2	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.2
56	Maurice Taylor	Oct 31, '97, LAC @ PHO	21	1	71	1513	321	675	0	1	173	244	118	296	53	34	40	107	222	815	.476	.000	.709	21.3	11.5	4.2	0.7	0.5	0.6
57	John Thomas	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	22	1	54	535	55	113	0	0	41	54	48	106	17	22	12	46	97	151	.487		.759	9.9	2.8	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.2
58	Tim Thomas	Oct 31, '97, PHI vs. MIL	20	1	77	1779	306	684	62	171	171	231	107	288	90	54	17	118	185	845	.447	.363	.740	23.1	11.0	3.7	1.2	0.7	0.2
59	Keith Van Horn	Dec 5, '97, NJN vs. PHI	22	1	62	2325	446	1047	69	224	258	305	142	408	106	64	25	164	216	1219	.426	.308	.846	37.5	19.7	6.6	1.7	1.0	0.4
60	Jacque Vaughn	Oct 31, '97, UTA @ LAL	22	1	45	419	44	122	3	8	48	68	4	38	84	9	1	56	63	139	.361	.375	.706	9.3	3.1	0.8	1.9	0.2	0.0
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
61	Eric Washington	Nov 1, '97, DEN @ UTA	23	1	66	1539	201	498	44	137	65	83	47	127	78	53	25	72	143	511	.404	.321	.783	23.3	7.7	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.4
62	Bubba Wells	Nov 1, '97, DAL @ SEA	23	1	39	395	48	116	1	6	31	43	22	68	34	15	4	31	40	128	.414	.167	.721	10.1	3.3	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1
63	DeJuan Wheat	Oct 31, '97, MIN vs. GSW	24	1	34	150	20	50	8	17	9	15	3	11	25	6	1	9	12	57	.400	.471	.600	4.4	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0
64	Alvin Williams	Nov 4, '97, POR vs. MIN	23	1	54	1071	125	282	9	28	65	90	24	81	103	38	3	58	79	324	.443	.321	.722	19.8	6.0	1.5	1.9	0.7	0.1
65	Brandon Williams	Feb 10, '98, GSW vs. WAS	22	1	9	140	16	50	3	9	2	4	4	15	3	6	3	9	18	37	.320	.333	.500	15.6	4.1	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.3
66	Travis Williams	Nov 15, '97, CHH vs. LAC	28	1	39	365	56	119	0	1	24	46	53	92	20	18	5	30	55	136	.471	.000	.522	9.4	3.5	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.1