best efficiency houston rockets history player

James Harden has the highest career PER for the Rockets, with a 26.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best efficiency with a minimum of 5000 minutes played houston rockets history player
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
26.7
23,006
621
37.0
29.6
6.0
7.7
1.8
0.6
8.7
19.6
44.3
3.3
9.0
36.2
8.9
10.4
86.2
61.2
0.9
5.1
4.4
18,365
3,736
4,796
1,087
390
2,763
1,661
+2623
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.9
42,844
1,177
36.4
22.5
11.4
2.5
1.8
3.2
9.0
17.5
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.5
4.6
6.4
71.3
55.5
3.3
8.0
3.0
26,511
13,382
2,992
2,088
3,740
3,569
4,236
+536
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.8
17,780
464
38.3
24.0
15.0
1.5
0.9
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.4
0.0
0.1
6.7
6.5
8.9
73.6
57.4
6.5
8.5
3.8
11,119
6,959
697
433
758
1,448
1,317
4Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
15,818
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22.2
6,398
183
35.0
16.5
12.2
3.9
1.1
0.4
5.7
11.8
48.2
0.5
1.9
25.3
4.6
6.5
71.2
56.2
3.8
8.4
2.4
3,017
2,235
720
197
70
442
477
+532
6Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.7
9,600
409
23.5
10.7
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.4
4.6
7.4
62.5
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.4
2.7
52.9
62.2
3.1
5.7
1.1
4,357
3,588
374
265
554
453
912
+1151
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
21.1
11,133
303
36.7
22.7
5.5
5.6
1.3
0.6
8.3
19.7
42.0
1.6
4.8
32.2
4.6
6.3
73.7
50.6
0.8
4.7
2.5
6,888
1,667
1,699
396
176
764
522
+1094
8Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
20.4
10,499
358
29.3
16.9
8.6
4.5
1.0
0.9
6.6
12.8
51.8
0.4
1.4
28.1
3.3
4.7
69.9
57.0
2.9
5.7
2.6
6,049
3,086
1,605
374
322
921
1,130
+72
9Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
20.2
8,041
219
36.7
19.0
6.1
5.4
1.9
0.6
6.6
14.8
44.5
1.7
4.9
33.9
4.1
5.2
78.5
55.4
1.8
4.3
2.6
4,155
1,338
1,192
412
125
568
586
+434
10Dwight Howard
D. Howard
20.1
5,878
183
32.1
16.0
11.7
1.5
0.9
1.6
6.0
10.0
60.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.0
7.6
52.3
60.0
3.2
8.5
2.8
2,919
2,132
279
157
294
510
596
+567
11Steve Francis
S. Francis
19
15,024
384
39.1
19.0
6.0
6.3
1.6
0.4
6.5
15.2
43.0
1.2
3.5
34.5
4.7
5.9
78.9
53.3
1.9
4.1
3.6
7,281
2,318
2,411
619
166
1,399
1,210
+351
12Amen Thompson
A. Thompson
18.7
6,566
210
31.3
14.3
7.6
4.0
1.4
0.8
5.6
10.4
54.1
0.3
1.3
21.9
2.8
3.8
73.1
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.0
3,005
1,587
848
294
175
418
483
+681
13Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
18
30,607
1,002
30.5
17.9
2.1
4.4
1.5
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.2
0.0
0.3
13.9
3.4
3.9
89.2
53.6
0.7
1.3
1.9
17,949
2,103
4,402
1,165
51
822
3,250
14Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17.4
20,782
572
36.3
20.6
12.2
1.9
0.5
0.9
8.3
18.6
44.5
0.0
0.0
18.2
4.0
6.1
66.0
48.4
2.3
4.4
2.0
11,762
6,974
1,104
128
213
490
1,636
15Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
17.4
10,674
305
35.0
19.7
10.5
2.7
1.0
1.9
8.2
16.3
49.9
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.3
5.0
66.1
53.0
3.0
7.4
3.6
5,995
3,189
827
307
585
1,093
1,185
16Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
16.9
25,714
768
33.5
17.4
8.1
2.0
0.7
0.3
7.3
14.6
50.1
0.3
1.1
26.2
2.7
3.5
78.4
53.9
2.2
5.2
1.6
13,383
6,198
1,573
374
175
332
1,937
17Luis Scola
L. Scola
16.9
11,662
386
30.2
14.5
7.7
1.9
0.7
0.3
6.0
11.9
51.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
2.4
3.2
74.4
54.6
2.1
5.6
1.8
5,597
2,984
723
274
124
691
1,183
+608
18Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
16.6
6,332
218
29.0
11.5
3.9
5.6
1.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.9
1.2
3.3
35.2
2.9
3.6
81.4
54.9
1.1
2.8
2.0
2,515
847
1,212
256
55
442
570
+482
19Kevin Willis
K. Willis
16.5
5,357
208
25.8
11.8
7.4
0.8
0.6
0.4
4.8
9.9
49.0
0.0
0.1
13.6
2.1
2.9
75.3
53.2
2.3
5.1
1.6
2,462
1,539
163
122
93
330
549
-163
20Lewis Lloyd
L. Lloyd
16.4
7,951
297
26.8
14.8
3.1
3.4
1.0
0.3
6.2
11.9
52.5
0.0
0.1
21.4
2.3
2.9
78.2
56.1
1.4
1.7
2.3
4,384
916
1,002
299
101
684
701
21Don Kojis
D. Kojis
16.1
7,256
206
35.2
19.6
9.1
2.3
7.5
17.1
44.1
4.5
6.1
74.2
49.5
4,037
1,874
468
697
22Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
16
18,631
518
36.0
15.8
9.7
2.6
0.8
0.3
6.2
11.1
55.9
0.0
0.1
9.1
3.4
5.0
67.0
59.3
3.3
6.4
2.5
8,177
5,010
1,338
404
178
1,320
1,703
23John Lucas
J. Lucas
15.9
9,680
325
29.8
11.6
2.4
7.3
1.4
0.1
4.6
10.2
44.6
0.6
1.9
30.8
2.2
2.8
78.0
50.6
0.6
1.9
2.3
3,756
792
2,358
469
37
549
643
24Kenny Smith
K. Smith
15.8
13,712
468
29.3
12.6
1.9
5.3
1.0
0.1
4.6
9.5
49.0
1.1
2.7
40.7
2.2
2.6
85.7
59.5
0.4
1.5
2.1
5,910
889
2,457
467
42
976
699
25Tari Eason
T. Eason
15.6
5,216
221
23.6
10.4
6.3
1.3
1.3
0.7
4.1
9.0
45.1
1.1
3.0
35.0
1.2
1.6
74.8
53.4
2.2
4.0
1.2
2,288
1,387
288
296
144
267
514
+243
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113.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
Schedule
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Wed
10/21
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8:30 PM
Fri
10/23
@
9:30 PM
Sat
10/24
@
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
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8:30 PM
Wed
10/28
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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4 - 2

98

Final

78

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2 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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3/30
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3/30
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114-129
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3/30
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124-94
Mon
3/30
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122-113
Mon
3/30
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110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
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3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
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7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
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9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
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7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
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