highest average player efficiency rating since 2006

Since 2005-06, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest average player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 2006
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
809
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,886
17,986
8,969
6,079
1,041
588
2,420
2,168
+4620
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
3LeBron James
L. James
27.2
1,460
37.3
27.1
7.6
7.5
1.4
0.7
9.9
19.4
51.3
1.7
4.8
35.0
5.5
7.5
73.6
59.7
1.1
6.5
3.5
54,441
39,539
11,057
10,945
2,101
1,074
5,105
2,565
+7440
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
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
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.8
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
7Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25.5
180
30.4
23.3
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.3
17.2
48.3
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.5
81.6
59.3
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,472
4,198
1,984
637
205
625
562
414
+632
8Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.6
276
31.0
23.8
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.5
1,199
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.2
3.2
43,999
32,535
8,240
5,268
1,234
1,342
3,793
2,276
+5058
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
11Yao Ming
Y. Ming
24
242
34.3
21.7
10.0
1.9
0.4
1.9
7.9
15.0
52.4
0.0
0.0
16.7
5.9
6.9
85.9
60.0
2.6
7.4
3.0
8,297
5,247
2,415
449
102
457
738
795
+1007
12Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
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
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
13Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.9
916
33.5
22.2
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.1
16.9
48.1
0.6
1.9
29.3
5.3
7.0
76.6
55.5
1.2
3.5
3.1
30,673
20,320
4,289
4,906
1,413
769
2,809
1,958
+2343
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
797
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.2
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,328
16,522
5,067
2,465
1,376
498
1,344
1,302
+4943
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
718
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,233
16,346
8,003
2,254
586
811
1,930
2,446
+1640
16James Harden
J. Harden
23.5
1,220
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,424
29,319
6,809
8,868
1,794
683
4,500
2,993
+4743
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,067
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,247
26,493
4,964
6,735
1,599
281
3,302
2,385
+6257
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23.2
719
37.1
27.3
5.3
4.9
1.4
0.3
9.5
21.4
44.4
1.7
5.1
32.8
6.6
7.8
84.1
54.9
1.0
4.4
3.1
26,675
19,609
3,838
3,518
1,032
239
2,230
1,680
+1941
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.2
806
30.9
16.5
9.9
3.0
0.7
1.9
6.5
12.9
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.0
3.5
4.9
70.1
54.7
2.4
7.4
2.0
24,912
13,292
7,952
2,386
566
1,532
1,651
1,690
+4588
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.3
1,000
32.4
20.5
7.1
2.4
0.7
0.7
7.4
15.5
47.4
1.2
3.2
38.4
4.5
5.0
89.3
57.6
0.8
6.2
1.5
32,404
20,454
7,068
2,356
656
703
1,516
2,132
+3753
22Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.3
515
20.5
12.1
5.0
1.3
0.5
0.8
4.9
7.9
61.9
0.0
0.2
10.8
2.3
3.5
66.4
64.2
1.8
3.2
1.1
10,544
6,220
2,588
675
269
404
550
1,058
+651
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22.2
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
24Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.2
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
25Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
22.1
629
29.8
18.6
7.5
1.2
0.7
1.2
6.9
12.7
54.7
0.0
0.2
25.0
4.7
5.9
78.5
60.7
2.2
5.2
2.2
18,770
11,675
4,702
763
433
748
1,398
1,950
+1148
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

4.9

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
61
19
.763
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

25 - 55

119

Final

136

DEN Nuggets

52 - 28

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
25
55
.313
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
43.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117
Thu
3/12
@
108-119
Fri
3/13
@
97-104
Fri
3/13
@
99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM