highest career player efficiency

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

Interpreted as:
highest career player efficiency with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a 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
15,172
477
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.6
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,150
5,173
1,749
426
766
1,624
1,420
+2588
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
59,977
1,590
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
42,810
11,899
11,772
2,375
1,168
5,549
2,822
+7356
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
27,708
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
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
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
26.1
29,109
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
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
17,061
487
35.0
29.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
14,127
4,169
4,026
613
222
1,936
1,126
+1271
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
24.6
42,784
1,165
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
31,681
8,060
5,097
1,203
1,313
3,682
2,226
+4987
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
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.2
16,795
507
33.1
25.1
4.7
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.7
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.2
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,739
2,407
2,642
725
407
1,160
1,135
+1786
18Magic 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
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
23.6
23,300
687
33.9
22.9
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,743
7,615
2,159
561
799
1,855
2,352
+1435
22James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
41,506
1,193
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.8
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.3
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
28,764
6,677
8,655
1,768
670
4,416
2,937
+4642
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.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

117.7

23rd

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
37
10
.787
2
31
15
.674
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
31
15
.674
5.5
4
28
16
.636
7.5
5
28
17
.622
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
Tue
2/3
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

31 - 15

102

Final

100

MIL Bucks

18 - 26

Fri 23 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
33
11
.750
2
29
17
.630
5.0
3
29
19
.604
6.0
4
27
18
.600
6.5
5
28
20
.583
7.0
6
24
21
.533
9.5
7
25
22
.532
9.5
8
23
22
.511
10.5
9
23
23
.500
11.0
10
23
25
.479
12.0
11
18
26
.409
15.0
12
19
28
.404
15.5
13
12
32
.273
21.0
14
11
36
.234
23.5
15
10
34
.227
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
10
.787
2
31
15
.674
5.5
3
31
15
.674
5.5
4
28
16
.636
7.5
5
28
17
.622
8.0
6
28
19
.596
9.0
7
27
19
.587
9.5
8
26
22
.542
11.5
9
23
24
.489
14.0
10
21
24
.467
15.0
11
19
27
.413
17.5
12
18
26
.409
17.5
13
15
31
.326
21.5
14
12
35
.255
25.0
15
12
36
.250
25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/30
@
113-129
Tue
12/30
@
132-134
Tue
12/30
@
118-134
Tue
12/30
@
106-103
Tue
12/30
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/27
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
7:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM