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
776
31.9
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.5
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,726
17,137
8,525
5,726
993
561
2,288
2,084
+4376
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
3LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,575
37.8
27.0
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
59,475
42,447
11,797
11,673
2,357
1,159
5,503
2,801
+7330
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
803
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,561
19,306
8,590
2,054
1,053
1,840
1,601
1,876
+909
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
877
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
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,753
21,059
8,710
4,393
978
1,081
2,644
2,580
+3122
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.7
1,150
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
42,209
31,256
7,961
5,023
1,195
1,299
3,637
2,198
+4943
9Charles 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
10Tim 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
11Magic 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
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
13Karl 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
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
674
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
22,924
15,528
7,480
2,120
548
790
1,818
2,299
+1477
15James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,179
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
41,010
28,422
6,614
8,541
1,752
665
4,368
2,916
+4604
16Hakeem 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
17Larry 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
18Dwyane 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
19Chris 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
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,048
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
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,671
26,011
4,911
6,634
1,581
275
3,254
2,355
+6209
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.3
753
31.8
20.3
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.6
4.2
39.1
3.9
4.5
86.4
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
23,955
15,256
4,788
2,305
1,294
480
1,253
1,256
+4588
22Kobe 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
23Kevin 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
24Dirk 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
25Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.4
1,106
33.5
20.9
11.6
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.8
4.8
6.8
2.9
37,068
23,151
12,810
1,529
895
1,357
3,258
2,399

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.5

1st

DRTG

117.3

20th

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

40.7

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
8
.742
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
22
9
.710
4.0
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

22 - 9

126

Final

127

ORL Magic

18 - 14

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
22
9
.710
2.0
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
18
14
.563
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
17
16
.515
8.0
9
15
16
.484
9.0
10
15
18
.455
10.0
11
13
19
.406
11.5
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
10
19
.345
13.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
26
.188
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
8
.742
3.0
3
22
9
.710
4.0
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.0
6
20
12
.625
6.5
7
18
13
.581
8.0
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
19
.387
14.0
12
12
21
.364
15.0
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
23
.258
18.0
15
8
25
.242
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/25
@
105-113
Tue
11/25
@
133-128
Tue
11/25
@
112-100
Tue
11/25
@
115-102
Tue
11/25
@
104-100

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
9:00 PM