Bob Pettit had the highest PER in 1955-56, with a 27.4 rating.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 1956

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	27.4	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6	9.0	20.9	42.9	7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2	2,794	1,849	1,164	189	202
2	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	25.1	1955-56	PHI	70	37.1	22.1	12.5	3.2	7.1	15.6	45.7	7.8	9.8	80.1	55.5	2,594	1,547	872	225	251
3	Larry Foust L. Foust	23.8	1955-56	FTW	72	28.1	16.2	9.0	1.8	5.1	11.4	44.7	6.0	7.7	77.8	54.7	2,024	1,166	648	127	263
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	23.8	1955-56	SYR	72	35.0	20.4	12.4	2.8	6.5	16.7	38.7	7.5	8.8	85.8	49.7	2,517	1,472	891	200	251
5	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	23.5	1955-56	MIN	71	35.5	21.5	14.0	2.3	8.4	19.3	43.4	4.8	6.6	72.1	48.4	2,518	1,526	992	164	245
6	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	22.1	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9	6.0	17.0	35.4	4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2	2,323	1,125	1,094	328	276
7	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	21.3	1955-56	PHI	72	37.8	24.2	7.5	2.6	8.6	19.1	44.8	7.0	8.7	81.0	52.6	2,724	1,741	539	189	282
8	Chuck Share C. Share	20.6	1955-56	STL	72	27.4	13.6	10.8	1.8	4.4	10.2	43.0	4.8	6.9	69.5	51.3	1,975	976	774	131	318
9	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	20.3	1955-56	BOS	72	38.4	18.8	6.8	8.9	6.1	17.0	36.0	6.6	7.8	84.4	46.1	2,767	1,356	492	642	206
10	George Yardley G. Yardley	20	1955-56	FTW	71	33.1	17.4	9.7	2.2	6.1	15.0	40.7	5.1	6.9	74.2	48.0	2,353	1,233	686	159	212
11	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	18.3	1955-56	BOS	71	33.2	17.5	5.9	3.0	5.9	14.0	42.2	5.6	7.1	79.4	51.0	2,354	1,240	422	211	158
12	Kenny Sears K. Sears	17.9	1955-56	NYK	70	29.6	12.8	8.8	1.6	4.6	10.4	43.8	3.7	4.6	79.6	51.5	2,069	896	616	114	201
13	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	17.7	1955-56	BOS	72	37.5	19.9	3.6	4.7	7.5	17.1	43.8	5.0	5.7	86.7	50.8	2,698	1,434	259	339	197
14	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	17.6	1955-56	NYK	72	33.0	13.9	10.3	2.3	4.5	11.6	38.6	5.0	6.3	78.7	48.4	2,378	1,002	740	168	220
15	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	16.9	1955-56	MIN	72	29.2	13.4	8.4	2.4	4.4	11.4	38.6	4.6	5.7	80.4	48.1	2,100	962	608	173	319
16	Tom Gola T. Gola	16.7	1955-56	PHI	68	34.5	10.8	9.1	5.9	3.6	8.7	41.2	3.6	4.9	73.3	49.6	2,346	732	616	404	272
17	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	16.5	1955-56	BOS	60	32.7	14.3	10.4	2.7	5.5	13.3	41.3	3.3	4.2	79.1	47.2	1,964	860	625	160	228
18	Ed Fleming E. Fleming	16.4	1955-56	ROC	71	28.6	12.5	6.9	2.8	4.3	11.6	37.1	3.9	5.2	74.5	45.0	2,028	889	489	197	178
19	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	15.9	1955-56	ROC	72	30.4	14.4	6.5	2.4	5.8	13.7	42.2	2.8	4.1	68.5	46.4	2,186	1,038	466	171	239
20	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	15.8	1955-56	SYR	72	29.4	13.3	8.4	1.2	5.2	13.0	40.3	2.9	4.4	65.5	44.7	2,114	961	607	84	168
21	Carl Braun C. Braun	15.3	1955-56	NYK	72	32.2	15.4	3.6	4.1	5.5	14.8	37.2	4.4	5.3	83.8	45.1	2,316	1,112	259	298	215
22	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	15.1	1955-56	TOT	75	36.5	12.8	9.2	3.9	5.2	12.6	41.2	2.4	3.3	71.1	45.3	2,738	957	688	294	242
23	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	14.4	1955-56	FTW	66	33.9	12.0	7.5	2.7	4.9	11.6	42.5	2.2	3.3	64.3	46.0	2,240	792	496	180	166
24	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	14	1955-56	ROC	72	27.5	10.4	3.8	3.1	3.4	9.0	37.6	3.6	5.0	71.9	46.3	1,980	749	272	225	151
25	Dick Schnittker D. Schnittker	13.9	1955-56	MIN	72	26.8	11.3	4.1	2.0	3.5	9.0	39.3	4.2	4.9	85.6	50.5	1,930	812	296	142	253