highest career per since 1980 minimum 500 games

Since 1979-80, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER when playing 500+ games, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest career per by a player since 1980 minimum 500 games
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
790
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.0
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.1
4.9
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
25,193
17,506
8,709
5,854
1,011
570
2,343
2,117
+4475
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
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
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Anthony 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
4LeBron James
L. James
26.7
1,603
37.7
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
60,404
43,066
11,966
11,872
2,388
1,174
5,596
2,836
+7375
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
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
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
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
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
889
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,109
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
8Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
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
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
1,179
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,284
32,038
8,131
5,165
1,219
1,323
3,728
2,249
+5038
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.2
512
33.1
25.2
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.6
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,957
12,888
2,432
2,685
732
410
1,176
1,145
+1839
11Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
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
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
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
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
13Hassan 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
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
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
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
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
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
702
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,751
16,007
7,806
2,196
574
804
1,891
2,397
+1633
17James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,203
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,831
28,959
6,726
8,738
1,778
676
4,450
2,962
+4671
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
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
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.5
777
31.8
20.5
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.9
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.6
86.3
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,722
15,967
4,942
2,399
1,344
494
1,310
1,280
+4720
20Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
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
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
21Chris 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
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,065
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
36,196
26,447
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22.9
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
24Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
22.7
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
25Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.4
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.4

1st

DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
38
23
.623
8.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
37
24
.607
9.0
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

38 - 23

117

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

37 - 24

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
39
22
.639
6.5
4
38
24
.613
8.0
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
.525
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
33
.441
18.5
12
25
36
.410
20.5
13
16
43
.271
28.5
14
15
45
.250
30.0
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
17
.717
2.5
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
38
23
.623
8.0
5
37
24
.607
9.0
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
9
29
32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
19
42
.311
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
1/27
@
133-124
Tue
1/27
@
119-92
Tue
1/27
@
117-106
Tue
1/27
@
112-97
Tue
1/27
@
118-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
9:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
9:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
7:00 PM