Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the best PER in 1972-73, with a 28.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 1973

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.5	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	30.2	16.1	5.0	12.9	23.3	55.4	4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0	3,254	2,292	1,224	379	208
2	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	25.2	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4	12.9	26.3	48.8	8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5	3,681	2,719	223	910	207
3	Jerry West J. West	23.2	1972-73	LAL	69	35.7	22.8	4.2	8.8	9.0	18.7	47.9	4.9	6.1	80.5	53.3	2,460	1,575	289	607	138
4	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	22.7	1972-73	SEA	77	42.3	29.2	12.9	2.5	11.5	24.3	47.6	6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2	3,259	2,251	995	196	213
5	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	22.1	1972-73	DET	81	38.9	23.8	14.9	3.2	10.0	20.4	49.0	3.8	4.9	77.3	52.7	3,150	1,927	1,205	260	278
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	20.4	1972-73	GSW	82	37.5	22.3	8.9	4.9	9.0	19.9	45.2	4.4	4.8	90.2	50.8	3,075	1,832	728	399	245
7	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	20.3	1972-73	POR	80	39.4	23.8	10.9	5.5	9.5	21.1	45.2	4.8	6.6	72.3	49.7	3,152	1,906	870	440	253
8	Chet Walker C. Walker	20.3	1972-73	CHI	79	31.1	19.9	5.0	2.3	7.6	15.8	47.8	4.8	5.7	83.2	54.3	2,455	1,570	395	179	166
9	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19.7	1972-73	NYK	78	40.8	21.1	7.3	5.9	8.7	17.8	49.0	3.7	4.5	81.7	53.4	3,181	1,648	570	461	186
10	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	19.6	1972-73	ATL	79	39.1	26.1	4.4	6.9	10.0	22.6	44.1	6.1	7.7	80.0	50.2	3,089	2,063	346	546	245
11	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	19.3	1972-73	CLE	75	39.6	20.5	4.6	8.4	7.6	17.0	44.9	5.3	6.3	82.8	51.8	2,973	1,538	346	628	221
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19.1	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5	5.2	7.1	72.7	2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9	3,542	1,084	1,526	365	191
13	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	19	1972-73	ATL	75	40.4	27.1	6.2	3.4	10.9	22.8	47.7	5.3	6.4	82.5	52.8	3,027	2,029	467	258	197
14	Charlie Scott C. Scott	19	1972-73	PHX	81	37.8	25.3	4.2	6.1	10.0	22.3	44.6	5.4	6.9	78.4	49.9	3,062	2,048	342	495	306
15	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	18.8	1972-73	LAL	76	35.5	23.9	3.5	4.4	9.9	21.3	46.4	4.1	4.9	84.0	51.0	2,697	1,814	263	332	193
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	18.6	1972-73	BOS	80	42.1	23.8	7.1	6.6	9.6	21.3	45.0	4.6	5.4	85.8	50.2	3,367	1,902	567	529	195
17	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	18.4	1972-73	BUF	77	39.6	17.5	11.1	5.1	6.9	13.8	50.5	3.6	4.7	78.0	55.5	3,049	1,350	855	396	211
18	Dave Bing D. Bing	18.3	1972-73	DET	82	41.0	22.4	3.6	7.8	8.4	18.8	44.8	5.6	6.8	81.4	51.4	3,361	1,840	298	637	229
19	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1	9.0	20.0	45.2	2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1	3,425	1,684	1,329	333	311
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.1	1972-73	BAL	79	39.1	12.5	15.9	4.4	5.3	10.8	49.3	1.9	2.7	70.3	52.3	3,085	991	1,260	347	168
21	Neal Walk N. Walk	18	1972-73	PHX	81	38.4	20.2	12.4	3.5	8.4	18.0	46.6	3.4	4.4	78.6	50.7	3,114	1,635	1,006	287	323
22	Paul Silas P. Silas	17.9	1972-73	BOS	80	32.7	13.3	13.0	3.1	5.0	10.6	47.0	3.3	4.8	70.0	52.3	2,618	1,066	1,039	251	197
23	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	17.5	1972-73	BAL	81	41.3	21.2	14.5	1.6	8.8	19.8	44.4	3.6	5.4	67.1	47.7	3,347	1,717	1,177	127	232
24	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	17.5	1972-73	HOU	81	36.7	19.3	11.6	2.2	8.1	16.9	47.8	3.1	4.1	74.6	51.4	2,972	1,560	938	178	225
25	Clifford Ray C. Ray	17.4	1972-73	CHI	73	27.5	8.6	10.9	3.7	3.5	7.1	49.2	1.6	2.6	61.9	52.2	2,009	625	797	271	232