highest efficiency shooting guards in 1989

Michael Jordan had the best PER by a shooting guard in 1988-89, with a 31.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games shooting guards in 1989
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael 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
2Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
23.6
1988-89
POR POR
78
39.3
27.2
7.9
5.8
2.7
0.7
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.3
1.3
26.0
5.6
7.0
79.9
55.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
3,064
2,123
615
450
213
54
250
269
3Fat Lever
F. Lever
20.6
1988-89
DEN DEN
71
38.7
19.8
9.3
7.9
2.7
0.3
7.9
17.2
45.7
0.3
0.9
34.8
3.8
4.8
78.5
51.3
2.6
6.7
2.2
2,745
1,409
662
559
195
20
157
178
4Ron Harper
R. Harper
19.8
1988-89
CLE CLE
82
34.8
18.6
5.0
5.3
2.3
0.9
7.2
14.0
51.1
0.4
1.4
25.0
3.9
5.2
75.1
57.0
1.5
3.5
2.8
2,851
1,526
409
434
185
74
230
224
5Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
19.7
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
38.9
27.5
4.2
2.0
1.3
0.3
10.5
20.9
50.1
2.0
4.1
47.8
4.6
5.6
81.6
58.9
1.9
2.3
2.7
3,190
2,253
342
164
108
22
218
197
6Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
18
1988-89
TOT
73
32.6
17.5
3.5
5.5
1.3
0.1
6.6
14.4
45.7
1.6
4.2
38.0
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.4
1.0
2.5
2.0
2,377
1,281
255
402
93
8
145
186
7Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
17.3
1988-89
DET DET
82
25.3
13.8
3.1
3.0
0.9
0.2
5.6
12.1
46.4
0.2
0.5
29.5
2.4
3.2
73.4
50.8
1.3
1.8
1.3
2,073
1,130
255
242
74
17
105
155
8Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
17.2
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
22.0
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
9Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
16.8
1988-89
DET DET
69
34.9
17.2
2.5
5.7
0.9
0.1
6.6
13.1
50.5
0.2
0.4
48.3
3.8
4.4
85.0
57.1
0.8
1.7
2.6
2,408
1,186
172
390
63
5
178
103
10Jeff Malone
J. Malone
16.7
1988-89
WAS WAS
76
31.8
21.7
2.4
2.9
0.5
0.2
8.9
18.6
48.0
0.0
0.3
5.3
3.9
4.5
87.1
52.9
0.7
1.6
2.2
2,418
1,651
179
219
39
14
165
155
11Byron Scott
B. Scott
16.6
1988-89
LAL LAL
74
35.2
19.6
4.1
3.1
1.5
0.4
7.9
16.2
49.1
1.0
2.6
39.9
2.6
3.1
86.3
55.8
1.0
3.1
2.1
2,605
1,448
302
231
114
27
157
181
12Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
16.3
1988-89
PHX PHX
78
31.9
13.5
3.4
6.0
1.7
0.1
5.6
11.4
49.5
0.3
1.0
33.3
1.9
2.3
82.6
54.5
1.0
2.4
1.4
2,487
1,054
266
465
129
8
111
188
13Reggie Theus
R. Theus
16.1
1988-89
ATL ATL
82
30.7
15.8
3.0
4.7
1.3
0.2
6.1
13.0
46.6
0.2
0.7
29.3
3.5
4.1
85.1
53.4
1.0
1.9
2.4
2,517
1,296
242
387
108
16
194
236
14Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
15.9
1988-89
DAL DAL
78
37.8
19.7
3.5
3.7
0.8
0.3
7.6
16.0
47.6
0.4
1.1
35.3
4.1
4.7
85.4
54.3
0.9
2.6
2.1
2,946
1,534
273
288
65
20
165
137
15Reggie Miller
R. Miller
15.7
1988-89
IND IND
74
34.3
16.0
3.9
3.1
1.3
0.4
5.4
11.2
47.9
1.3
3.3
40.2
3.9
4.6
84.4
60.2
1.0
3.0
1.9
2,536
1,181
292
227
93
29
143
170
16Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
15
1988-89
MIL MIL
67
32.4
12.1
3.9
6.6
1.8
0.7
4.6
9.7
47.4
0.2
0.8
21.8
2.8
3.6
77.6
53.9
1.1
2.8
2.7
2,170
813
262
439
119
44
184
221
17Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
14.2
1988-89
PHI PHI
79
32.6
15.1
2.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
5.6
12.3
45.5
0.9
2.1
42.8
3.1
3.7
83.1
54.4
0.6
2.2
2.0
2,577
1,196
225
239
120
37
158
184
18Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
13.8
1988-89
NYK NYK
81
29.8
14.3
3.0
3.4
1.4
0.3
5.7
12.7
45.1
0.6
2.1
29.7
2.3
3.0
75.6
51.2
1.2
1.8
2.1
2,414
1,161
244
274
115
22
169
166
19Mike McGee
M. McGee
13.2
1988-89
NJN NJN
80
25.3
13.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
0.2
5.4
11.5
47.3
1.2
3.2
36.5
1.0
1.8
53.5
52.9
0.9
1.5
1.6
2,027
1,038
189
116
80
12
124
184
20Kevin Edwards
K. Edwards
12.6
1988-89
MIA MIA
79
29.7
13.8
3.3
4.4
1.8
0.3
5.9
14.0
42.5
0.1
0.5
27.0
1.8
2.4
74.6
46.0
1.1
2.2
3.1
2,349
1,094
262
349
139
27
246
154
21Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
12.6
1988-89
CHA CHA
75
29.6
16.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
2.5
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
22Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
12.3
1988-89
UTA UTA
82
29.0
13.8
4.0
1.6
1.0
0.3
5.7
12.7
44.6
0.7
2.4
31.1
1.7
2.2
78.0
50.4
0.9
3.1
1.7
2,382
1,135
330
130
86
22
141
175
23Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
12.2
1988-89
BOS BOS
82
28.1
8.6
4.6
5.8
1.0
0.3
3.6
8.4
43.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.3
1.6
82.6
47.2
1.5
3.1
2.3
2,301
703
376
472
78
27
188
211
24Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
12.1
1988-89
SAS SAS
79
26.1
11.7
2.6
3.8
1.1
0.1
4.5
10.5
43.2
0.4
1.6
24.8
2.3
3.1
74.5
49.6
0.6
1.9
2.3
2,065
927
202
301
86
8
178
136
25Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
12
1988-89
HOU HOU
81
27.9
12.9
2.4
2.5
1.1
0.2
5.1
11.6
43.8
0.4
1.1
34.8
2.4
2.9
82.3
50.3
0.6
1.8
1.7
2,259
1,046
194
206
89
18
136
195
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