best player efficiency rating of 2021

Nikola Jokić had the best PER in 2020-21, with a 31.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of 2021
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.2
2020-21
61
33.0
28.1
11.0
5.9
1.2
1.2
10.3
18.0
56.9
1.1
3.6
30.3
6.5
9.5
68.5
63.3
1.6
9.4
3.4
2,013
1,717
671
357
72
73
207
168
+409
3Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.1
2020-21
61
33.2
27.0
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26.2
2020-21
63
34.1
32.0
5.5
5.8
1.2
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.2
5.3
12.7
42.1
5.7
6.3
91.6
65.5
0.5
5.0
3.4
2,151
2,015
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
5Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
26
2020-21
52
34.1
24.8
6.5
5.2
1.6
0.4
8.9
17.5
51.2
1.9
4.9
39.8
5.0
5.7
88.5
62.2
1.1
5.4
2.0
1,772
1,292
337
269
81
21
105
82
+447
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.6
2020-21
67
35.8
28.8
4.2
7.5
0.9
0.3
9.0
19.9
45.1
4.1
10.5
39.1
6.7
7.2
92.8
62.3
0.5
3.7
3.0
2,398
1,928
283
505
62
17
203
102
+198
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.2
2020-21
66
34.3
27.7
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
24.4
2020-21
54
34.9
26.9
4.8
6.0
1.4
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
3.7
4.0
92.2
61.4
1.0
3.8
2.4
1,886
1,451
257
324
76
37
130
140
+229
9Clint Capela
C. Capela
24.4
2020-21
63
30.1
15.2
14.3
0.8
0.7
2.0
6.6
11.0
59.4
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.6
57.3
60.1
4.7
9.6
1.2
1,898
956
903
49
44
129
73
145
+251
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
23.6
2020-21
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
11Trae Young
T. Young
22.9
2020-21
63
33.7
25.3
3.9
9.4
0.8
0.2
7.7
17.7
43.8
2.2
6.3
34.3
7.7
8.7
88.6
58.9
0.6
3.3
4.1
2,124
1,594
245
594
53
12
261
111
+267
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
22.9
2020-21
TOT
70
33.5
23.4
11.7
3.8
0.9
0.7
9.5
19.9
47.7
2.5
6.3
40.0
1.9
2.2
84.0
56.0
2.1
9.6
1.8
2,348
1,639
817
269
65
48
126
137
-341
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
22.7
2020-21
64
33.5
18.7
9.0
5.4
1.2
1.0
7.1
12.5
57.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
4.4
5.5
79.9
62.6
2.2
6.7
2.6
2,142
1,197
573
346
75
66
169
145
+24
14Bradley Beal
B. Beal
22.7
2020-21
60
35.8
31.3
4.7
4.4
1.2
0.4
11.2
23.0
48.5
2.2
6.2
34.9
6.8
7.7
88.9
59.3
1.2
3.5
3.1
2,147
1,878
283
265
69
22
187
140
-3
15Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
22.5
2020-21
72
24.4
11.2
11.0
1.2
0.5
0.7
4.7
7.8
60.4
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.8
2.3
77.4
63.6
3.9
7.1
1.1
1,757
806
795
84
33
48
78
168
+155
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
22
2020-21
61
33.7
21.6
4.2
6.9
0.9
0.2
7.5
15.1
49.5
0.3
1.2
25.7
6.3
7.2
88.0
59.1
0.7
3.6
2.0
2,056
1,316
259
422
56
15
119
128
-105
17Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
21.5
2020-21
58
35.1
27.4
5.0
4.9
0.8
0.5
9.8
19.4
50.7
3.4
8.2
41.9
4.4
5.1
84.9
63.4
0.6
4.4
3.5
2,034
1,591
289
282
46
27
203
138
-9
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
21.4
2020-21
70
31.4
16.4
4.5
8.9
1.4
0.3
6.3
12.6
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.5
2.4
2.6
93.4
59.9
0.4
4.1
2.2
2,199
1,149
312
622
99
19
156
166
+310
19Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
21.3
2020-21
53
33.4
26.4
4.4
5.2
1.0
0.3
9.0
20.6
43.8
3.4
8.7
38.6
5.0
6.0
84.5
56.9
0.9
3.5
2.8
1,771
1,401
235
277
52
15
147
117
+287
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
21.2
2020-21
64
35.8
26.4
7.4
4.3
1.2
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
2.9
7.6
38.6
4.6
5.3
86.8
57.6
0.8
6.6
2.7
2,290
1,692
472
276
75
31
171
122
+161
21John Collins
J. Collins
20.6
2020-21
63
29.3
17.6
7.4
1.2
0.5
1.0
6.8
12.2
55.6
1.3
3.3
39.9
2.7
3.2
83.3
64.5
1.9
5.5
1.3
1,848
1,111
467
78
34
63
84
193
+183
22De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
20.6
2020-21
58
35.1
25.2
3.5
7.2
1.5
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.7
1.8
5.5
32.2
5.2
7.2
71.9
56.5
0.6
2.9
3.0
2,036
1,461
203
417
87
27
174
170
-195
23Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
20.6
2020-21
61
31.3
19.0
7.3
1.1
0.7
0.9
7.3
13.4
54.2
2.8
6.3
44.5
1.7
2.2
79.1
66.3
1.5
5.8
1.3
1,912
1,162
445
70
40
54
77
126
+360
24Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
20.6
2020-21
62
36.0
20.3
12.0
6.7
1.2
0.5
7.8
14.6
53.5
0.8
2.6
32.1
3.9
5.3
73.2
60.1
2.4
9.5
3.4
2,231
1,260
742
415
75
33
213
203
-91
25Paul George
P. George
20.5
2020-21
54
33.7
23.3
6.6
5.2
1.1
0.4
8.2
17.6
46.7
3.2
7.7
41.1
3.7
4.2
86.8
59.8
0.8
5.8
3.3
1,821
1,259
359
280
62
24
179
132
+432
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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

4.7

6th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
57
18
.760
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
48
28
.632
11.5
5
46
29
.613
13.0
6
45
29
.608
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

36 - 39

93

Final

116

DEN Nuggets

48 - 28

Sun 29 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
50
25
.667
4.5
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
47
28
.627
7.5
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
43
33
.566
12.0
7
41
34
.547
13.5
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.0
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.5
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
46
29
.613
13.0
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
42
33
.560
17.0
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
50
.333
34.0
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
24
51
.320
35.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
38.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/3
@
107-130
Wed
3/4
@
114-115
Wed
3/4
@
122-112
Wed
3/4
@
110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM