Bob Pettit had the best PER in 1957-58, with a 26.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 1958

	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	26.3	1957-58	STL	70	36.1	24.6	17.4	2.2	8.3	20.3	41.0	8.0	10.6	74.9	49.2	2,528	1,719	1,216	157	222
2	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	24.2	1957-58	SYR	72	40.5	24.9	14.2	3.1	8.1	20.3	39.8	8.7	9.7	90.4	50.8	2,918	1,791	1,022	224	244
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	23.3	1957-58	DET	72	39.5	27.8	10.7	1.3	9.3	22.6	41.4	9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5	2,843	2,001	768	97	226
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.8	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9	6.6	15.0	44.2	3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5	2,640	1,142	1,564	202	181
5	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	22.6	1957-58	STL	70	31.3	19.9	10.1	2.5	7.2	16.2	44.3	5.5	7.2	76.8	51.3	2,190	1,391	707	175	267
6	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.5	1957-58	PHI	71	33.9	19.5	11.1	2.3	6.7	15.5	42.9	6.2	7.6	81.9	51.8	2,408	1,388	790	166	233
7	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	22.2	1957-58	CIN	71	36.5	23.4	12.1	1.9	9.6	21.7	44.1	4.2	5.7	74.3	48.3	2,589	1,659	862	134	236
8	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	20.6	1957-58	CIN	63	39.0	16.9	18.1	6.4	6.6	18.7	35.1	3.8	5.3	71.5	40.2	2,460	1,066	1,142	403	226
9	Larry Foust L. Foust	20	1957-58	MIN	72	30.6	16.8	12.2	1.5	5.4	13.6	39.8	5.9	7.9	75.6	49.1	2,200	1,210	876	108	299
10	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	19.8	1957-58	DET	72	27.6	14.9	10.4	1.2	4.7	12.5	37.9	5.4	6.9	78.7	48.0	1,990	1,072	749	86	217
11	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	19.5	1957-58	BOS	69	29.7	16.5	7.3	2.4	5.5	13.0	41.9	5.6	6.8	81.1	51.3	2,047	1,137	504	167	245
12	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	18.9	1957-58	CIN	72	30.3	17.2	6.4	1.5	6.5	14.3	45.2	4.3	5.5	77.5	51.4	2,178	1,237	464	110	224
13	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	18.9	1957-58	MIN	72	33.2	17.3	11.2	2.3	6.1	14.9	41.0	5.1	6.5	78.6	48.9	2,390	1,248	805	166	299
14	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	18.8	1957-58	BOS	63	35.1	22.3	4.7	2.7	8.7	20.6	42.4	4.8	5.4	89.3	48.5	2,214	1,402	295	167	156
15	Kenny Sears K. Sears	18.5	1957-58	NYK	72	37.3	18.6	10.9	1.8	6.2	14.1	43.9	6.3	7.6	82.2	53.4	2,685	1,342	785	126	251
16	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	18.4	1957-58	STL	72	26.5	14.2	6.6	2.0	5.2	12.2	42.8	3.7	5.1	72.4	48.9	1,908	1,019	478	143	156
17	Tom Gola T. Gola	18.3	1957-58	PHI	59	36.0	13.8	10.8	5.5	5.0	12.1	41.5	3.8	5.1	74.6	48.2	2,126	813	639	327	225
18	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	18.2	1957-58	PHI	68	35.0	20.7	7.4	2.0	7.1	18.1	39.3	6.5	8.0	80.9	47.9	2,377	1,406	503	135	235
19	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	17.9	1957-58	BOS	65	34.2	18.0	5.0	7.1	6.8	19.4	35.3	4.3	5.0	85.0	41.5	2,222	1,167	322	463	136
20	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	17.9	1957-58	SYR	72	33.1	15.2	13.4	1.2	5.7	14.2	39.9	3.9	5.9	66.4	45.4	2,384	1,094	963	88	197
21	Carl Braun C. Braun	17.5	1957-58	NYK	71	34.9	16.5	4.6	5.5	6.0	14.3	41.8	4.5	5.3	84.9	49.5	2,475	1,173	330	393	183
22	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	17.1	1957-58	NYK	68	34.8	18.1	11.8	1.4	6.9	17.5	39.7	4.2	5.1	82.6	45.8	2,369	1,228	799	97	220
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	16.9	1957-58	BOS	69	32.0	17.8	10.2	1.8	6.8	17.8	38.2	4.3	5.7	74.6	43.9	2,206	1,230	705	125	274
24	Ed Conlin E. Conlin	15.8	1957-58	SYR	60	31.2	15.0	7.3	2.2	5.7	14.6	39.1	3.6	4.5	79.6	45.2	1,871	901	436	133	168
25	Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker	15.2	1957-58	MIN	68	32.6	16.1	5.4	2.7	5.7	14.5	39.5	4.6	6.0	76.4	46.8	2,216	1,094	365	183	190