highest efficiency season

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER in a season, with a 34.4 rating this season.

Interpreted as:
highest efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
34.4
2025-26
43
34.2
28.8
12.5
10.4
1.4
0.7
10.1
17.5
57.7
2.0
4.8
41.3
6.6
8.0
83.0
68.6
3.1
9.4
3.7
1,472
1,238
538
448
60
32
158
117
+385
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.9
2021-22
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
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32.1
1961-62
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
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.1
2024-25
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
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.1
2021-22
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
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.9
2019-20
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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.8
1962-63
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
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.7
1987-88
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
9LeBron James
L. James
31.7
2008-09
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
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.6
1990-91
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
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.6
1963-64
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
12LeBron James
L. James
31.6
2012-13
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
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.6
2025-26
49
33.3
31.8
4.4
6.4
1.3
0.8
10.9
19.7
55.4
1.8
4.6
39.0
8.2
9.2
89.2
67.0
0.6
3.9
2.1
1,632
1,558
218
314
64
38
103
101
+549
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.5
2022-23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.1

21st

NETRTG

4.8

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

38 - 20

84

Final

103

DEN Nuggets

37 - 22

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
26
.552
11.5
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/23
@
116-110
Fri
1/23
@
147-116
Sat
1/24
@
116-139
Sat
1/24
@
111-85
Sat
1/24
@
104-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM