MLS Leaders
- by Soccer America , Sep 30, 1997
Attendance
| TEAM | Att. | Avg. |
| 1 New England Revolution | 342,762 | 21,423 |
| 2 Los Angeles Galaxy | 330,010 | 20,626 |
| 3 MetroStars | 270,388 | 16,899 |
| 4 D.C. United | 267,271 | 16,704 |
| 5 Columbus Crew | 240,680 | 15,043 |
| 6 San Jose Clash | 217,546 | 13,597 |
| 7 Colorado Rapids | 188,893 | 11,806 |
| 8 Tampa Bay Mutiny | 181,323 | 11,333 |
| 9 Dallas Burn | 154,845 | 9,678 |
| 10 Kansas City Wizards | 144,935 | 9,058 |
| TOTAL | 2,338,653 | 14,616 |
OFFENSE
| TEAM | G | Avg. |
| 1 D.C. United | 70 | 2.19 |
| 2 Kansas City Wizards | 57 | 1.78 |
| 3 Dallas Burn | 55 | 1.72 |
| - Los Angeles Galaxy | 55 | 1.72 |
| - San Jose Clash | 55 | 1.72 |
| 6 Tampa Bay Mutiny | 55 | 1.72 |
| 7 Colorado Rapids | 50 | 1.56 |
| 8 MetroStars | 43 | 1.34 |
| 9 Columbus Crew | 42 | 1.31 |
| 10 New England Revolution | 40 | 1.25 |
| TOTAL | 522 | 3.26 |
DEFENSE
| TEAM | GA | Avg. |
| 1 Columbus Crew | 41 | 1.28 |
| 2 Los Angeles Galaxy | 44 | 1.38 |
| 3 Dallas Burn | 49 | 1.53 |
| 4 Kansas City Wizards | 51 | 1.59 |
| 5 D.C. United | 53 | 1.66 |
| - MetroStars | 53 | 1.66 |
| - New England Revolution | 53 | 1.66 |
| 8 Colorado Rapids | 59 | 1.84 |
| - San Jose Clash | 59 | 1.84 |
| 10 Tampa Bay Mutiny | 60 | 1.88 |
| TOTAL | 522 | 3.26 |
GOALS
| Player (Team) | GP | G |
| 1 Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) | 20 | 16 |
| 2 Raul Diaz Arce (D.C. United) | 22 | 15 |
| 3 Giovanni Savarese (MetroStars) | 29 | 14 |
ASSISTS
| Player (Team) | GP | A |
| 1 Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay) | 20 | 19 |
| 2 Preki (Kansas City) | 27 | 17 |
| 3 Chris Henderson (Colorado) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 Eddie Lewis (San Jose) | 29 | 13 |
YELLOW CARDS
| Player (Team) | GP | YC |
| 1 Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay) | 23 | 9 |
| - Mo Johnston (Kansas City) | 29 | 9 |
| - Matt McKeon (Kansas City) | 31 | 9 |
RED CARDS
| Player (Team) | GP | RC |
| 1 Branco (MetroStars) | 11 | 3 |
| 2 Damian Alvarez (Dallas) | 19 | 2 |
| - Frankie Hejduk (Tampa Bay) | 23 | 2 |
| - Cle Kooiman (Tampa Bay) | 27 | 2 |
| - Ted Chronopoulos (New England) | 30 | 2 |
WINS
| Player (Team) | GP | W |
| 1 Mike Ammann (Kansas City) | 29 | 21 |
| 2 Walter Zenga (New England) | 22 | 15 |
| - Mark Dougherty (Tampa Bay) | 25 | 15 |
| 4 Brad Friedel (Columbus) | 29 | 14 |
| - Mark Dodd (Dallas) | 30 | 14 |
LOSSES
| Player (Team) | GP | L |
| 1 Tony Meola (MetroStars) | 30 | 18 |
| 2 Mark Dodd (Dallas) | 30 | 16 |
| 3 Brad Friedel (Columbus) | 29 | 15 |
| 4 David Kramer (San Jose) | 21 | 14 |
SAVES
| Player (Team) | GP | S |
| 1 Mark Dodd (Dallas) | 30 | 183 |
| 2 Tony Meola (MetroStars) | 30 | 147 |
| 3 Brad Friedel (Columbus) | 29 | 131 |
| 4 Marcus Hahnemann (Colorado) | 25 | 111 |
| 5 Mike Ammann (Kansas City) | 29 | 110 |
SHUTOUTS
| Player (Team) | GP | |
| 1 Brad Friedel (Columbus) | 29 | 8 |
| 2 Marcus Hahnemann (Colorado) | 25 | 6 |
| 3 Walter Zenga (New England) | 22 | 5 |
| - Mike Ammann (Kansas City) | 29 | 5 |
| - Tony Meola (MetroStars) | 30 | 5 |
