highest career per by a nba player

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest career per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a NBA player
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.7
24,049
757
31.8
21.9
11.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.1
3.9
4.8
82.5
64.0
2.7
8.3
2.9
16,554
8,297
5,514
971
545
2,216
2,029
+4242
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.2
14,548
458
31.8
27.6
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.7
3.4
12,641
5,020
1,678
416
747
1,563
1,382
+2499
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4LeBron James
L. James
26.9
59,042
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
27,231
792
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,082
8,467
2,020
1,041
1,821
1,584
1,853
+902
6Shaquille 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
7David 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
8Wilt 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
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26
28,634
871
32.9
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
16.0
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.1
3.0
20,929
8,666
4,373
972
1,079
2,628
2,563
+3088
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
16,082
460
35.0
28.7
8.6
8.2
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.3
8.3
75.2
58.9
0.9
7.7
3.9
13,222
3,970
3,789
573
209
1,814
1,053
+1281
11Bob 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
12Neil 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
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.7
41,669
1,135
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
30,882
7,884
4,949
1,185
1,281
3,589
2,170
+4851
14Charles 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
15Kareem 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
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
33,245
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
18Hassan 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
19Karl 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
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.8
22,368
657
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.2
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.9
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,141
7,286
2,077
535
782
1,775
2,242
+1367
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
23.7
15,761
476
33.1
24.7
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.6
17.2
50.2
1.4
3.8
35.6
6.1
7.1
86.3
60.9
0.7
4.0
2.3
11,750
2,282
2,455
685
383
1,095
1,069
+1452
22James Harden
J. Harden
23.7
40,444
1,163
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
27,999
6,549
8,424
1,726
660
4,306
2,880
+4584
23Hakeem 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
24Larry 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
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
45,711
1,362
33.6
16.9
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,029
5,992
12,528
2,726
222
3,100
3,198
+6079
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ORTG

124.3

2nd

DRTG

111.2

3rd

NETRTG

13.2

2nd

3P%

36.4

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
13
1
.929
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
2
.833
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.0
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/17
CHI CHI
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
11/19
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
11/21
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
9:30 PM
Sat
11/22
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Mon
11/24
DEN DEN
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

10 - 2

123

Final

112

Sat 15 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
13
1
.929
2
Nuggets Nuggets
10
2
.833
2.0
3
Rockets Rockets
9
3
.750
3.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
3.0
5
Spurs Spurs
9
4
.692
3.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
5
.615
4.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
11
2
.846
2
Knicks Knicks
8
4
.667
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
9
5
.643
2.5
4
Hawks Hawks
9
5
.643
2.5
5
Raptors Raptors
8
5
.615
3.0
6
76ers 76ers
7
5
.583
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/17
IND IND
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
LAC LAC
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Mon
11/17
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
11/17
CHA CHA
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM