1997-98 Washington Wizards Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff (42-40)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 801,240, Avg. 19,542 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Washington Wizards RosterTeam Record: 42-40
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff (42-40)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 801,240, Avg. 19,542 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Washington Wizards Results
The Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Wizards poured in 7,969 points and allowed 7,921. Chris Webber scored a team-best 1,555 points for Washington, while Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland averaged 16 or more per game, too. Chris Webber contributed 674 rebounds. Rod Strickland dished out 801 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Rod Strickland added 126 steals, and Chris Webber blocked 124 shots.
Bernie Bickerstaff coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | F-C | 71 | 71 | 2809 | 1341 | 647 | 205 | 65 | 333 | 196 | 176 | 498 | 674 | 273 | 111 | 124 | 185 | 269 | 1555 |
| Rod Strickland | G | 76 | 76 | 3020 | 1130 | 490 | 48 | 12 | 492 | 357 | 112 | 293 | 405 | 801 | 126 | 25 | 266 | 182 | 1349 |
| Tracy Murray | F | 82 | 12 | 2227 | 1007 | 449 | 403 | 158 | 209 | 182 | 75 | 202 | 277 | 84 | 67 | 25 | 102 | 167 | 1238 |
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 64 | 64 | 2559 | 991 | 463 | 2 | 0 | 358 | 258 | 161 | 288 | 449 | 208 | 82 | 23 | 185 | 225 | 1184 |
| Calbert Cheaney | F-G | 82 | 82 | 2841 | 981 | 448 | 53 | 15 | 215 | 139 | 82 | 242 | 324 | 173 | 96 | 36 | 104 | 264 | 1050 |
| Chris Whitney | G | 82 | 6 | 1073 | 355 | 126 | 169 | 52 | 129 | 118 | 16 | 99 | 115 | 196 | 34 | 6 | 65 | 106 | 422 |
| Terry Davis | F-C | 74 | 66 | 1705 | 256 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 69 | 209 | 271 | 480 | 30 | 41 | 24 | 56 | 193 | 323 |
| Ledell Eackles | G-F | 42 | 0 | 547 | 175 | 75 | 46 | 16 | 59 | 52 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 218 |
| Ben Wallace | F | 67 | 16 | 1124 | 164 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 35 | 112 | 212 | 324 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 28 | 116 | 205 |
| Harvey Grant | F | 65 | 8 | 895 | 196 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 60 | 108 | 168 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 94 | 170 |
| Darvin Ham | F | 71 | 3 | 635 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 35 | 72 | 59 | 131 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 118 | 145 |
| God Shammgod | G | 20 | 0 | 146 | 58 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 61 |
| Lorenzo Williams | F-C | 14 | 6 | 111 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 26 |
| Tim Legler | G | 8 | 0 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Lawrence Moten | G | 8 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 827 | 410 | 19805 | 6811 | 3080 | 944 | 320 | 2156 | 1489 | 1121 | 2341 | 3462 | 1900 | 689 | 379 | 1111 | 1839 | 7969 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | F-C | 71 | 71 | 39.6 | 48.2 | 31.7 | 58.9 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 21.9 |
| Rod Strickland | G | 76 | 76 | 39.7 | 43.4 | 25.0 | 72.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 17.8 |
| Tracy Murray | F | 82 | 12 | 27.2 | 44.6 | 39.2 | 87.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 64 | 64 | 40.0 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 18.5 |
| Calbert Cheaney | F-G | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | 45.7 | 28.3 | 64.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 12.8 |
| Chris Whitney | G | 82 | 6 | 13.1 | 35.5 | 30.8 | 91.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Terry Davis | F-C | 74 | 66 | 23.0 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| Ledell Eackles | G-F | 42 | 0 | 13.0 | 42.9 | 34.8 | 88.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Ben Wallace | F | 67 | 16 | 16.8 | 51.8 | 35.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| Harvey Grant | F | 65 | 8 | 13.8 | 38.3 | 16.7 | 63.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Darvin Ham | F | 71 | 3 | 8.9 | 52.9 | 47.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| God Shammgod | G | 20 | 0 | 7.3 | 32.8 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Lorenzo Williams | F-C | 14 | 6 | 7.9 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | |
| Tim Legler | G | 8 | 0 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Lawrence Moten | G | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| Averages | 827 | 410 | 23.9 | 45.2 | 33.9 | 69.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9.6 |
