centers with highest per career

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER by a center, with a 28.8 rating.

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  • Assumption:10,000+ MIN
  • Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.8
26,192
818
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.0
2.7
8.4
3.0
18,192
9,058
6,153
1,057
598
2,445
2,190
+4650
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.8
15,894
499
31.9
27.5
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.0
18.1
49.9
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
83.1
61.1
2.2
8.5
3.4
13,705
5,367
1,845
439
791
1,684
1,471
+2701
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
23.6
24,577
729
33.7
22.7
11.2
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,572
8,147
2,291
594
815
1,963
2,479
+1710
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
-554
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
20Bob 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
21Clyde 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
22Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.6
18,413
745
24.7
11.1
9.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.8
7.9
61.3
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.4
2.6
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.4
1.0
8,255
7,361
736
491
1,018
750
1,642
+1417
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.5
25,570
976
26.2
12.0
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.0
9.4
53.8
0.1
0.2
21.6
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.3
4.1
7.8
1.7
11,741
11,583
1,196
1,174
1,202
1,689
2,735
-883
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
25Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
21.3
10,282
316
32.5
17.4
11.9
5.7
0.8
0.5
6.8
12.1
56.4
0.5
1.5
35.9
3.2
4.3
73.1
62.0
3.1
8.8
2.9
5,490
3,753
1,793
263
144
907
998
-126

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.3

Murray

Jamal Murray

RPG

10.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

7th

DRTG

115.4

20th

NETRTG

2.2

17th

3P%

36.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
6
3
.667
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
5
3
.625
2.5
10
6
4
.600
2.5
11
4
6
.400
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
8:30 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/16
@
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

5 - 3

114

Final

102

IND Pacers

3 - 7

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
6
3
.667
2.0
4
7
4
.636
2.0
5
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
4
.556
3.0
7
5
5
.500
3.5
8
4
6
.400
4.5
9
4
6
.400
4.5
10
3
7
.300
5.5
11
3
7
.300
5.5
12
2
7
.222
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
8
2
.800
0.5
4
8
3
.727
1.0
5
7
3
.700
1.5
6
7
3
.700
1.5
7
6
3
.667
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.0
9
5
3
.625
2.5
10
6
4
.600
2.5
11
4
6
.400
4.5
12
3
5
.375
4.5
13
2
7
.222
6.0
14
1
9
.100
7.5
15
1
9
.100
7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
11/9
@
8:00 PM