The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 New York Knicks went 43-39. Led by Charlie Ward, Larry Johnson (1992-2001) and Patrick Ewing (1986-2002), they posted a +2.74 SRS and went 4-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Charlie Ward leads at 17%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 20.8 |
| Rebounds | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 10.2 |
| Assists | Charlie Ward | 5.7 |
| Steals | Charlie Ward | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 2.2 |
| True Shooting | Charlie Ward | 56.7 |
| 3-Pointers | John Starks | 130 |
| Def. Win Shares | Charles Oakley | 5.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Charlie Ward3902Larry Johnson3203Patrick Ewing294Allan Houston285Charles OakleyAll-Defense 2nd286John Starks227Chris Mills168Chris Childs149Buck Williams1010Chris Dudley411Terry Cummings312Anthony Bowie213Pete Myers214Herb Williams215Brooks Thompson116Ben Davis1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ward | 82 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 56.7 | 81 | 4.5 | 39 |
| Larry Johnson | 70 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 53.9 | 15 | 2.9 | 32 |
| Patrick Ewing | 26 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 55.7 | 0 | 2.0 | 29 |
| Allan Houston | 82 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 53.0 | 82 | 3.5 | 28 |
| Charles Oakley | 79 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 47.5 | 0 | 5.6 | 28 |
| John Starks | 82 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 50.4 | 130 | 3.1 | 22 |
| Chris Mills | 80 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.2 | 40 | 3.3 | 16 |
| Chris Childs | 68 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 52.4 | 27 | 2.3 | 14 |
| Buck Williams | 41 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 56.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 |
| Chris Dudley | 51 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 42.8 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Terry Cummings | 30 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Anthony Bowie | 27 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Pete Myers | 9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Herb Williams | 27 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Brooks Thompson | 17 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 52.9 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ben Davis | 7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 30.2
- Youngest: Ben Davis (25)
- Oldest: Herb Williams (39)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Chris Mills - new to the team
- Chris Dudley - new to the team
- Terry Cummings - new to the team
- Anthony Bowie - new to the team
- Pete Myers - new to the team
- Brooks Thompson - new to the team
- Ben Davis - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Charlie Ward - pick #26 (1994)
- Larry Johnson (1992-2001) - pick #1 (1991)
- Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) - pick #1 (1985)
- Allan Houston - pick #11 (1993)
- Charles Oakley - pick #9 (1985)
The Playoff Run
4-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the New York Knicks fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-471972-732025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.