highest career per by nba player

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest career per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by NBA player
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
14,833
467
31.8
27.5
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
12,862
5,085
1,708
421
758
1,585
1,404
+2516
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
26.8
59,571
1,578
37.8
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
42,519
11,813
11,688
2,360
1,160
5,514
2,805
+7345
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
27,598
804
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.2
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,319
8,598
2,056
1,054
1,840
1,604
1,879
+895
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
28,837
880
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.3
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,146
8,739
4,408
980
1,081
2,655
2,587
+3143
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
16,619
475
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.4
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
13,717
4,083
3,917
595
217
1,890
1,092
+1275
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
42,279
1,152
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
31,308
7,972
5,039
1,195
1,300
3,646
2,200
+4968
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
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.1
16,416
496
33.1
25.0
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.2
50.6
1.4
3.8
36.1
6.2
7.2
86.4
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,384
2,368
2,580
718
393
1,138
1,112
+1714
19Hassan 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
20Karl 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
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
22,987
676
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.9
4.5
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,560
7,499
2,128
549
792
1,821
2,309
+1468
22James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
41,109
1,182
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
28,491
6,624
8,560
1,753
665
4,372
2,920
+4638
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
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
35,773
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

124.6

1st

DRTG

117.8

23rd

NETRTG

6.8

3rd

3P%

40.1

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

23 - 11

108

Final

113

CLE Cavaliers

20 - 16

Fri 2 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
11
.676
2.0
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
20
15
.571
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
20
16
.556
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
17
.500
8.0
10
17
19
.472
9.0
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
11
23
.324
14.0
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.5
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
18
17
.514
12.0
9
15
19
.441
14.5
10
15
20
.429
15.0
11
12
21
.364
17.0
12
12
21
.364
17.0
13
12
23
.343
18.0
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/1
@
117-123
Mon
12/1
@
124-112
Tue
12/2
@
135-120
Tue
12/2
@
122-110
Tue
12/2
@
114-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
5:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM