The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Washington Wizards went 42-40. Led by Chris Webber, Rod Strickland and Juwan Howard, they posted a +1.11 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Chris Webber leads at 31%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Chris Webber | 21.9 |
| Rebounds | Chris Webber | 9.5 |
| Assists | Rod Strickland | 10.5 |
| Steals | Rod Strickland | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Chris Webber | 1.7 |
| True Shooting | Tracy Murray | 56.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Tracy Murray | 158 |
| Def. Win Shares | Chris Webber | 4.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Chris Webber6702Rod Strickland★All-NBA 2nd5303Juwan Howard364Tracy Murray155Calbert Cheaney136Terry Davis87Ben Wallace68Chris Whitney69Harvey Grant510Darvin Ham511Ledell Eackles212God Shammgod★013Lorenzo Williams014Tim Legler015Lawrence Moten016Jimmy Oliver0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 71 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 52.3 | 65 | 4.4 | 67 |
| Rod Strickland★ | 76 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 50.1 | 12 | 3.0 | 53 |
| Juwan Howard | 64 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 0 | 2.4 | 36 |
| Tracy Murray | 82 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 56.3 | 158 | 1.9 | 15 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 82 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 48.8 | 15 | 2.5 | 13 |
| Terry Davis | 74 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 52.4 | 0 | 1.9 | 8 |
| Ben Wallace | 67 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 49.5 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Chris Whitney | 82 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 51.2 | 52 | 0.9 | 6 |
| Harvey Grant | 65 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Darvin Ham | 71 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Ledell Eackles | 42 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 16 | 0.4 | 2 |
| God Shammgod★ | 20 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 42.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Williams | 14 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 72.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Tim Legler | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Moten | 8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Oliver | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.7
- Youngest: God Shammgod (21)
- Oldest: Harvey Grant (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- God Shammgod - rookie
- Terry Davis - new to the team
- Darvin Ham - new to the team
- Ledell Eackles - new to the team
- Lawrence Moten - new to the team
- Jimmy Oliver - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Chris Webber - pick #1 (1993)
- Rod Strickland - pick #19 (1988)
- Juwan Howard - pick #5 (1994)
- Tracy Murray - pick #18 (1992)
- Calbert Cheaney - pick #6 (1993)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Washington Wizards 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.
1961-621977-782025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.