highest career per nba player center

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

Interpreted as:
highest career per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played NBA player center
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
25,698
804
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
17,857
8,899
6,023
1,033
583
2,405
2,158
+4553
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,465
486
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,436
5,242
1,795
432
774
1,648
1,441
+2650
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
24,103
714
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,268
7,954
2,232
583
809
1,915
2,438
+1654
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
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
18,221
730
25.0
11.2
10.0
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
8.0
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.6
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.5
1.0
8,196
7,284
718
481
1,006
741
1,620
+1340
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.5
25,303
959
26.4
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.0
0.2
20.8
1.9
3.9
48.8
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
11,650
11,447
1,170
1,164
1,193
1,678
2,711
-952
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.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

1st

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
55
18
.753
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
6
44
29
.603
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
10:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

21 - 53

129

Final

135

DEN Nuggets

47 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
53
20
.726
2
49
24
.671
4.0
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
46
28
.622
7.5
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
41
33
.554
12.5
7
40
33
.548
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.0
9
39
34
.534
14.0
10
39
35
.527
14.5
11
29
43
.403
23.5
12
29
44
.397
24.0
13
17
56
.233
36.0
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
36.5
15
16
58
.216
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
50
.333
33.5
12
24
49
.329
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
53
.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
39.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
2/28
@
117-137
Sat
2/28
@
104-128
Sun
3/1
@
123-118
Sun
3/1
@
108-81
Sun
3/1
@
128-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
3:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
5:30 PM
Sat
3/28
@
6:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
7:30 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:00 PM