Michael Jordan points per game in 1997-98
28.71997-98 Regular Season
Michael Jordan averaged 28.7 points per game in the 1997-98 regular season.
- 10th-best of Michael Jordan's 15 seasons on file; the high is 37.1 in 1986-87.
- Down 0.9 from 29.6 in 1996-97.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1984-85 |  CHI | 82 | 38.3 | 28.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 51.5 | 17.3 | 84.4 | 59.2 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 18 | 25.1 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 45.7 | 16.7 | 84.0 | 53.3 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 40 | 37.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 48.2 | 18.2 | 85.7 | 56.2 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 82 | 40.4 | 35 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 13.2 | 84.1 | 60.3 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 81 | 40.2 | 32.5 | 8 | 8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 53.8 | 27.6 | 85.0 | 61.4 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 39 | 33.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 52.6 | 37.6 | 84.8 | 60.6 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 37 | 31.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 53.9 | 31.2 | 85.1 | 60.5 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 80 | 38.8 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 51.9 | 27.0 | 83.2 | 57.9 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 78 | 39.3 | 32.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 49.5 | 35.2 | 83.7 | 56.4 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 17 | 39.3 | 26.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 41.1 | 50.0 | 80.1 | 49.3 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 82 | 37.7 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 49.5 | 42.7 | 83.4 | 58.2 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 82 | 37.9 | 29.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 48.6 | 37.4 | 83.3 | 56.7 |
| 1997-98 | CHI | 82 | 38.8 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 46.5 | 23.8 | 78.4 | 53.3 |
| 2001-02 |  WSH | 60 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 41.6 | 18.9 | 79.0 | 46.8 |
| 2002-03 | WSH | 82 | 37 | 20 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 44.5 | 29.1 | 82.1 | 49.1 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%