Wilt Chamberlain had the best PER in 1964-65, with a 28.6 rating.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 1965

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.6	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	22.9	3.4	14.6	28.5	51.0	5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3	3,301	2,534	1,673	250	146
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.7	1964-65	CIN	75	45.6	30.4	9.0	11.5	10.8	22.4	48.0	8.9	10.6	83.9	56.1	3,421	2,279	674	861	205
3	Jerry West J. West	25	1964-65	LAL	74	41.4	31.0	6.0	4.9	11.1	22.4	49.7	8.8	10.7	82.1	57.2	3,066	2,292	447	364	221
4	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	21.7	1964-65	BAL	80	41.3	24.8	14.6	2.4	9.2	18.0	50.9	6.4	9.4	68.5	55.9	3,301	1,981	1,166	191	260
5	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	20.9	1964-65	CIN	66	43.4	21.4	20.0	2.4	8.5	17.0	49.8	4.5	5.5	81.4	55.1	2,864	1,414	1,321	157	214
6	Sam Jones S. Jones	20.7	1964-65	BOS	80	36.1	25.9	5.1	2.8	10.3	22.7	45.2	5.4	6.5	82.0	50.5	2,885	2,070	411	223	176
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	20.5	1964-65	LAL	74	41.3	27.1	12.8	3.8	10.3	25.7	40.1	6.5	8.2	79.2	46.3	3,056	2,009	950	280	235
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.5	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3	5.5	12.6	43.8	3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2	3,466	1,102	1,878	410	204
9	Bailey Howell B. Howell	18.9	1964-65	BAL	80	37.2	19.2	10.9	2.6	6.4	13.0	49.5	6.3	7.9	80.1	58.2	2,975	1,534	869	208	345
10	Bob Boozer B. Boozer	17.8	1964-65	NYK	80	26.7	14.2	7.6	1.4	5.3	12.0	44.0	3.6	4.7	76.8	50.4	2,139	1,136	604	108	183
11	Willis Reed W. Reed	17.8	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7	7.9	18.2	43.2	3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7	3,042	1,560	1,175	133	339
12	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	17.7	1964-65	DET	80	33.7	18.2	6.0	2.5	7.1	14.4	49.3	4.0	5.3	75.5	54.3	2,698	1,456	479	198	253
13	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	17.4	1964-65	DET	79	35.1	16.7	11.1	3.2	6.4	15.1	42.5	3.9	5.5	70.0	47.6	2,769	1,322	874	253	242
14	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	17.2	1964-65	STL	80	36.5	16.9	12.1	1.4	6.3	13.1	48.2	4.3	6.0	71.5	53.7	2,916	1,351	966	111	328
15	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	16.6	1964-65	BAL	76	38.1	18.6	13.0	3.6	7.6	18.1	41.8	3.4	5.1	67.6	45.7	2,899	1,415	988	270	258
16	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	16.5	1964-65	SFW	77	41.2	16.5	18.1	2.0	6.7	16.1	41.9	3.1	4.6	65.8	45.6	3,173	1,273	1,395	157	232
17	Hal Greer H. Greer	16.3	1964-65	PHI	70	37.1	20.2	5.1	4.5	7.7	17.8	43.3	4.8	5.9	81.1	49.5	2,600	1,413	355	313	254
18	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	16.3	1964-65	BOS	75	28.9	18.3	4.9	2.7	7.6	18.9	40.1	3.1	4.2	74.4	44.1	2,169	1,375	371	199	200
19	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	16.2	1964-65	LAL	77	33.6	14.1	9.4	2.6	4.9	10.7	46.1	4.2	5.4	77.3	53.6	2,588	1,083	725	198	258
20	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	15.6	1964-65	STL	78	36.6	16.5	4.7	5.5	5.6	13.4	41.4	5.3	7.2	74.6	49.6	2,854	1,284	365	431	283
21	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	15.2	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	14.8	12.9	1.2	5.5	13.3	41.4	3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3	2,590	1,126	980	93	251
22	Ray Scott R. Scott	15	1964-65	DET	66	32.8	15.5	9.6	3.6	6.1	16.5	36.8	3.3	4.8	70.1	41.6	2,167	1,024	634	239	209
23	Paul Neumann P. Neumann	14.9	1964-65	TOT	76	26.8	12.7	2.6	3.1	4.8	10.2	47.3	3.1	4.0	77.2	53.2	2,034	964	198	233	218
24	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	14.7	1964-65	PHI	80	24.9	12.6	5.9	1.4	4.5	10.8	41.2	3.7	4.6	81.3	49.3	1,993	1,011	468	113	277
25	Chet Walker C. Walker	14.3	1964-65	PHI	79	27.7	13.2	6.7	1.7	4.8	11.8	40.3	3.6	4.9	74.2	47.1	2,187	1,042	528	132	200