career player efficiency rating leaders amongst forwards

LeBron James has the best career PER by a forward, with a 27.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
career player efficiency rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played leaders amongst forwards
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
27.2
56,405
1,498
37.7
27.1
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.1
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.6
73.7
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
40,660
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
5,209
2,643
+7365
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.4
23,150
676
34.2
23.4
10.5
2.5
1.3
2.3
8.8
16.8
52.5
0.4
1.5
28.9
5.3
6.7
79.2
59.2
2.7
7.8
2.0
15,834
7,081
1,690
873
1,546
1,321
1,582
+695
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
29,272
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
30,690
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.1
41,308
1,121
36.8
27.6
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
6.4
3.2
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.1
25,240
666
37.9
22.1
12.0
3.1
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.7
50.5
0.0
0.2
20.4
5.2
7.5
68.5
55.1
3.2
8.8
2.9
14,689
8,020
2,092
529
1,650
1,928
1,833
+4841
7Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
39,330
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
9Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
25,366
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
16,546
5,075
2,470
1,377
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
34,443
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
11Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23.3
44,471
1,233
36.1
19.0
10.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
7.6
15.3
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.1
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.9
2.4
8.1
2.3
23,445
12,969
4,952
1,636
1,857
2,847
3,034
+4585
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
23
19,871
607
32.7
19.2
5.6
4.9
1.6
0.4
6.2
12.7
48.5
0.7
2.2
33.3
6.1
7.2
85.3
60.4
1.9
3.7
1.7
11,664
3,421
2,947
977
243
1,010
806
+1810
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.8
24,285
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22.7
33,863
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.6
43,662
1,292
33.8
21.0
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.1
1.2
3.3
37.9
4.9
5.6
88.0
57.6
1.0
6.5
1.7
27,174
9,626
3,138
992
1,055
2,163
3,017
+5779
16Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
21.9
27,145
794
34.2
18.9
11.7
3.0
6.1
15.9
38.1
6.8
7.8
86.7
48.9
15,017
9,306
2,348
2,704
17Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
21.6
15,813
496
31.9
13.6
11.9
1.8
4.2
10.5
40.3
5.2
6.6
78.3
50.8
6,761
5,884
909
1,500
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
21.6
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
19Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
21.5
34,151
955
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
20Elton Brand
E. Brand
21.3
31,258
860
36.3
18.3
9.4
2.3
1.0
1.9
7.1
14.2
50.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.0
5.5
73.9
55.1
3.5
5.9
2.2
15,724
8,086
2,000
824
1,617
1,914
2,645
-912
21Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21
24,384
765
31.9
19.0
8.0
4.0
0.8
0.5
7.1
14.4
49.3
0.7
2.1
32.8
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.9
1.9
6.0
2.3
14,513
6,109
3,055
627
359
1,732
2,058
+2496
22Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.9
25,474
675
37.7
21.1
10.0
4.4
1.5
1.3
8.8
18.7
47.2
0.3
1.0
30.0
3.2
4.7
66.9
50.8
2.6
7.3
2.8
14,259
6,724
2,963
989
906
1,911
2,167
+1526
23John Drew
J. Drew
20.9
19,568
639
30.6
21.2
7.3
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
24Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
20.8
12,380
402
30.8
19.5
7.6
1.8
0.7
1.8
6.9
14.9
46.5
1.8
4.8
36.3
4.0
4.7
83.6
57.6
1.7
5.9
1.7
7,857
3,064
724
293
731
690
1,194
+466
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
20.8
31,490
906
34.8
19.8
8.3
2.0
0.8
1.1
8.0
16.3
49.0
0.2
0.6
31.7
3.6
4.4
81.1
54.2
2.6
5.7
1.6
17,914
7,562
1,809
682
978
1,429
2,186
+2791
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PPG

27.9

Mitchell

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RPG

9.0

Mobley

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APG

5.7

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ORTG

119.2

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DRTG

115.1

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NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Mon
4/20
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/26
@
1:00 PM
Wed
4/29
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

CLE Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/17
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM