best per since 1976

Since 1975-76, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 1976
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,745
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.1
466
31.8
27.6
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.6
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,797
12,840
5,081
1,702
421
757
1,583
1,403
+2507
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,576
37.8
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,503
42,471
11,800
11,678
2,359
1,159
5,505
2,801
+7350
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
803
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,561
19,306
8,590
2,054
1,053
1,840
1,601
1,876
+909
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26
878
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.3
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,778
21,083
8,714
4,400
979
1,081
2,646
2,583
+3126
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
473
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.3
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
16,545
13,653
4,072
3,898
593
217
1,876
1,086
+1287
10Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25.1
232
31.1
24.5
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.0
58.6
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.6
8.0
69.6
62.6
2.3
4.3
2.8
7,226
5,680
1,518
981
241
148
656
522
+340
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.7
1,151
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,243
31,286
7,967
5,028
1,195
1,300
3,640
2,198
+4957
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
15Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24
137
30.9
22.8
10.9
3.7
1.1
3.6
8.2
17.3
47.6
2.2
6.4
34.0
4.1
5.0
81.5
58.3
2.1
8.8
3.5
4,234
3,118
1,494
512
157
490
474
316
+117
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24
494
33.1
24.9
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.2
50.5
1.4
3.8
36.1
6.2
7.2
86.3
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,360
12,324
2,365
2,567
714
393
1,135
1,108
+1666
17Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
675
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.9
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
22,954
15,540
7,492
2,124
548
792
1,818
2,303
+1483
20James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,180
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
41,050
28,450
6,618
8,548
1,752
665
4,371
2,919
+4614
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,050
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,740
26,077
4,916
6,643
1,583
276
3,260
2,358
+6203
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

1st

DRTG

118.2

21st

NETRTG

7.2

3rd

3P%

40.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
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7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
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7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
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3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
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8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

22 - 10

123

Final

147

MIA Heat

18 - 15

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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
24
8
.750
2
23
9
.719
1.0
3
20
12
.625
4.0
4
20
14
.588
5.0
5
17
14
.548
6.5
6
18
15
.545
6.5
7
18
15
.545
6.5
8
18
16
.529
7.0
9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.0
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
20
.375
15.5
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
26
.235
20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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11/28
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138-135
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11/28
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99-116
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11/28
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96-104
Fri
11/28
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130-112
Fri
11/28
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114-110

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
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1:00 PM
Wed
12/31
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3:00 PM
Wed
12/31
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Wed
12/31
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12/31
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