Bob Pettit had the best PER in 1958-59, with a 28.2 rating.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 1959

	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	28.2	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1	10.0	22.8	43.8	9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9	2,873	2,105	1,182	221	200
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23.6	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1	8.6	21.2	40.8	7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8	2,855	1,742	1,050	287	270
3	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	22.7	1958-59	STL	72	37.5	23.7	10.9	3.4	9.0	19.7	45.6	5.8	7.4	77.4	51.6	2,702	1,707	783	245	275
4	Kenny Sears K. Sears	22.6	1958-59	NYK	71	35.2	21.0	9.3	1.9	6.9	14.1	49.0	7.1	8.3	86.1	59.0	2,498	1,488	658	136	237
5	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	21.9	1958-59	PHI	70	40.0	26.4	9.1	1.7	9.0	20.9	43.1	8.4	10.3	81.3	51.9	2,799	1,851	637	119	264
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	21.3	1958-59	CIN	72	37.7	25.8	9.1	2.9	9.9	23.5	42.0	6.1	7.8	78.3	47.9	2,713	1,857	653	209	277
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	21	1958-59	SYR	72	36.7	21.3	13.4	2.5	7.0	18.1	38.7	7.3	8.5	86.4	48.8	2,645	1,534	962	178	280
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	20.7	1958-59	BOS	70	42.6	16.7	23.0	3.2	6.5	14.2	45.7	3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3	2,979	1,168	1,612	222	161
9	George Yardley G. Yardley	20.5	1958-59	TOT	61	30.1	19.8	7.1	1.1	7.3	17.1	42.8	5.2	6.7	77.9	49.5	1,839	1,209	431	65	159
10	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	19.9	1958-59	BOS	65	37.0	20.0	5.5	8.6	7.4	19.4	38.4	5.1	5.9	85.5	45.4	2,403	1,297	359	557	135
11	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	19.4	1958-59	SYR	72	37.1	17.8	14.0	2.0	7.0	15.8	44.1	3.9	5.1	76.6	49.4	2,671	1,285	1,008	142	183
12	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	19	1958-59	NYK	71	36.0	18.2	7.3	5.1	6.2	14.7	42.4	5.7	7.1	80.2	50.9	2,558	1,291	518	364	255
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	17.9	1958-59	BOS	66	31.7	18.8	9.7	2.5	7.0	18.1	39.0	4.7	5.9	79.8	45.5	2,089	1,242	638	164	271
14	Tom Gola T. Gola	17.4	1958-59	PHI	64	36.5	14.1	11.1	4.2	4.8	12.1	40.1	4.4	5.6	78.7	48.4	2,333	901	710	269	243
15	Phil Jordon P. Jordon	16.8	1958-59	DET	72	28.6	14.3	8.3	1.2	5.5	13.4	41.3	3.2	4.2	76.2	46.8	2,058	1,029	594	83	193
16	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	16.8	1958-59	BOS	72	33.1	20.4	4.1	2.5	7.8	19.1	40.8	4.8	5.1	93.2	47.6	2,382	1,466	292	179	173
17	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	16.5	1958-59	NYK	68	30.3	15.7	10.6	1.5	6.0	15.8	37.8	3.8	4.6	83.0	44.2	2,061	1,068	723	102	233
18	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	16.5	1958-59	DET	71	29.1	9.2	4.0	6.2	3.3	7.6	42.7	2.7	3.6	74.0	49.9	2,063	655	285	443	147
19	Larry Foust L. Foust	16.1	1958-59	MIN	72	26.8	12.3	8.7	1.3	4.2	10.7	39.0	3.9	5.1	76.5	47.3	1,933	882	627	91	233
20	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	15.9	1958-59	MIN	72	29.7	13.8	7.9	2.2	4.9	12.6	39.0	4.0	4.9	80.6	46.8	2,139	992	570	159	246
21	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	15.7	1958-59	BOS	72	28.0	15.4	6.8	2.0	5.3	14.1	37.8	4.7	6.1	78.2	45.9	2,013	1,107	491	147	266
22	Carl Braun C. Braun	15.2	1958-59	NYK	72	27.2	10.5	3.5	4.8	4.0	9.5	42.0	2.5	3.0	82.6	48.3	1,959	754	251	349	178
23	Larry Costello L. Costello	15	1958-59	SYR	70	39.3	15.8	5.2	5.4	5.9	13.5	43.7	4.0	5.0	80.2	50.3	2,750	1,108	365	379	263
24	Gene Shue G. Shue	14.6	1958-59	DET	72	38.1	17.6	4.7	3.2	6.4	16.6	38.8	4.7	5.8	80.3	45.8	2,745	1,266	335	231	129
25	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	13.9	1958-59	PHI	72	34.5	14.7	10.4	2.1	5.5	15.5	35.3	3.8	5.0	75.0	41.5	2,482	1,058	751	148	249