centers with highest career per

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
centers with highest career per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
24,745
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
14,998
472
31.8
27.5
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.4
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
12,997
5,129
1,724
424
762
1,607
1,416
+2576
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
4David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
34,271
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
6Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
18,298
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
8Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
12,645
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
9Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.8
14,085
468
30.1
19.7
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.4
7.3
13.2
55.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
5.1
6.6
77.4
61.4
2.3
5.3
2.2
9,222
3,557
611
342
655
1,034
1,485
+1412
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
23,135
681
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,644
7,548
2,146
552
795
1,838
2,323
+1444
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
22,128
726
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
15,818
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.6
10,165
476
21.4
12.8
5.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
5.1
8.3
61.8
0.0
0.2
11.0
2.5
3.7
66.7
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
6,080
2,523
658
258
393
533
1,010
+613
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.3
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22.1
20,507
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
0.9
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
17DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22
19,508
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
18Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
23,578
734
32.1
16.5
9.6
3.2
0.5
1.5
6.4
12.4
51.2
0.2
0.5
40.2
3.5
4.5
78.0
57.1
2.5
7.1
1.9
12,090
7,033
2,332
343
1,097
1,396
1,482
+1469
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.8
33,744
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
20Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.8
17,771
696
25.5
11.6
10.2
1.0
0.7
1.4
5.1
8.2
61.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
54.4
61.5
3.6
6.6
1.0
8,070
7,131
693
467
973
720
1,585
+1254
21Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
21.7
32,103
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
22Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
21.7
19,075
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.6
24,886
937
26.6
12.3
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.5
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.1
2.0
4.0
48.8
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
11,525
11,271
1,133
1,152
1,177
1,649
2,668
-829
24Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.4
25,273
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
14,029
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
25Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
21.2
11,375
470
24.2
12.0
7.3
2.1
0.8
1.1
4.4
8.9
50.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.6
57.4
1.6
5.7
1.8
5,629
3,436
964
370
494
837
1,290
+1559
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

123.4

1st

DRTG

118.1

26th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
33
7
.825
2
27
12
.692
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
26
13
.667
6.5
4
26
14
.650
7.0
5
23
14
.622
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/14
@
9:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

17 - 22

104

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

26 - 13

Sun 11 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
24
17
.585
5.5
5
22
16
.579
6.0
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
22
19
.537
7.5
8
20
19
.513
8.5
9
20
21
.488
9.5
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
22
.436
11.5
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
26
.297
16.5
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
9
31
.225
20.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
33
7
.825
2
27
12
.692
5.5
3
26
13
.667
6.5
4
26
14
.650
7.0
5
23
14
.622
8.5
6
24
15
.615
8.5
7
22
14
.611
9.0
8
21
19
.525
12.0
9
19
21
.475
14.0
10
17
22
.436
15.5
11
16
23
.410
16.5
12
15
25
.375
18.0
13
14
25
.359
18.5
14
10
30
.250
23.0
15
9
32
.220
24.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/16
@
116-110
Wed
12/17
@
126-133
Wed
12/17
@
114-113
Wed
12/17
@
106-95
Wed
12/17
@
101-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/13
@
10:30 PM
Tue
1/13
@
11:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/14
@
8:00 PM