highest efficiency rating in a single nba season

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER in a season, with a 36.7 rating this season.

Interpreted as:
highest efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a single NBA season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
36.7
2025-26
DEN DEN
17
34.8
29.6
12.8
11.1
1.6
0.8
10.8
17.3
62.6
2.1
4.9
43.4
5.8
6.8
85.3
72.9
3.3
9.5
3.5
592
503
218
188
27
13
59
51
+197
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
33.4
2025-26
OKC OKC
18
33.1
32.2
4.9
6.6
1.5
0.8
10.8
19.9
54.3
2.2
5.4
41.2
8.3
9.3
89.8
67.1
0.6
4.3
1.8
595
580
88
119
27
15
32
32
+260
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.9
2021-22
DEN DEN
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32.1
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
5Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.1
2024-25
DEN DEN
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.1
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.9
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.7
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
10LeBron James
L. James
31.7
2008-09
CLE CLE
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.6
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.6
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
36.9
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
13LeBron James
L. James
31.6
2012-13
MIA MIA
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.5
2022-23
DEN DEN
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
9.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
2,323
1,690
817
678
87
47
247
174
+640
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31.4
2015-16
GSW GSW
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
31.4
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.3
2020-21
DEN DEN
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.2
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
31.2
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.1
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
21LeBron James
L. James
31.1
2009-10
CLE CLE
76
39.0
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31
2023-24
DEN DEN
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.9
2018-19
MIL MIL
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
30.9
2014-15
NOP NOP
68
36.1
24.4
10.2
2.2
1.5
2.9
9.4
17.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
59.1
2.5
7.7
1.4
2,455
1,656
696
149
100
200
95
141
+267
25LeBron James
L. James
30.7
2011-12
MIA MIA
62
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
53.1
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

124.3

1st

DRTG

114.3

14th

NETRTG

10.0

3rd

3P%

37.8

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Sat
11/29
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Mon
12/1
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
12/3
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

13 - 4

125

Final

115

MEM Grizzlies

6 - 12

Mon 24 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
2
.882
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/28
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
105-107
Tue
10/28
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
136-134
Tue
10/28
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
88-122
Tue
10/28
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
116-115
Tue
10/28
MEM MEM
@
PHX PHX
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
5:00 PM
Wed
11/26
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
IND IND
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM