best player efficiency of all-time

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best player efficiency with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player of all-time
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
25,111
788
31.9
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.1
4.9
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
17,448
8,679
5,831
1,009
568
2,335
2,113
+4456
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,437
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
41,011
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
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
27,708
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
5LeBron James
L. James
26.7
60,376
1,602
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
43,044
11,959
11,863
2,387
1,174
5,592
2,835
+7349
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
41,918
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
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
34,271
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
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
29,109
889
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
17,351
496
35.0
29.0
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
14,383
4,238
4,097
622
225
1,965
1,141
+1260
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
30,690
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
18,298
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
39,330
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
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
43,247
1,178
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
32,006
8,126
5,157
1,219
1,321
3,727
2,248
+5033
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
47,368
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
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.2
16,923
511
33.1
25.2
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.7
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,852
2,429
2,676
730
408
1,175
1,145
+1823
18Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
33,245
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
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
19Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
12,645
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
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
54,852
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
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
23,694
700
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,978
7,779
2,194
573
804
1,886
2,390
+1605
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
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
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
23James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
41,795
1,202
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
28,937
6,717
8,730
1,778
676
4,445
2,960
+4668
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
34,443
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
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.5
24,722
777
31.8
20.5
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.9
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.6
86.3
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.7
15,967
4,942
2,399
1,344
494
1,310
1,280
+4720
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.1

21st

NETRTG

4.8

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

38 - 20

84

Final

103

DEN Nuggets

37 - 22

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/25
@
116-132
Sun
1/25
@
94-102
Sun
1/25
@
129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
Sun
1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM