highest nba player efficiency percentage

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

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player percentage this regular season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
34.4
2025-26
41
34.2
28.6
12.3
10.5
1.4
0.7
10.0
17.1
58.6
1.9
4.7
41.4
6.6
7.9
83.3
69.4
3.0
9.3
3.7
1,403
1,173
506
430
57
30
152
114
+378
2Shai 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
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.4
2025-26
42
35.5
32.8
7.8
8.6
1.5
0.5
10.4
22.0
47.3
3.5
10.3
34.5
8.5
10.9
78.1
61.4
0.8
7.1
4.3
1,492
1,379
329
360
61
19
179
102
+29
4Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27.1
2025-26
42
32.8
27.8
6.4
3.7
2.0
0.5
9.6
19.7
49.0
2.6
7.0
37.8
5.8
6.4
90.7
61.7
1.1
5.3
2.1
1,377
1,166
268
154
86
21
90
52
+123
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23.4
2025-26
53
33.5
28.8
4.4
5.9
1.5
0.3
10.0
20.6
48.6
3.6
9.5
37.6
5.2
6.0
85.6
61.8
0.8
3.7
3.1
1,774
1,527
235
311
81
15
164
130
+337
6Jamal Murray
J. Murray
22.6
2025-26
52
35.4
25.6
4.5
7.6
1.0
0.4
8.9
18.5
48.2
3.2
7.5
42.7
4.5
5.1
88.7
61.6
0.4
4.1
2.3
1,841
1,331
233
394
51
20
121
81
+267
7Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
22.5
2025-26
53
38.6
28.9
4.1
6.7
1.9
0.8
10.0
21.5
46.7
3.4
8.9
37.9
5.5
6.1
89.2
59.7
0.3
3.8
2.4
2,046
1,531
217
354
103
41
128
120
+89
8Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
22.4
2025-26
47
35.5
29.5
5.2
3.7
1.3
0.8
10.2
20.6
49.4
3.4
8.5
40.1
5.7
7.2
79.4
62.0
0.7
4.6
2.7
1,670
1,388
246
172
63
38
127
86
+161
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.4
2025-26
48
35.0
25.7
5.7
9.7
1.5
0.9
9.0
19.5
46.3
2.0
5.9
33.5
5.7
7.0
81.0
56.9
1.0
4.7
3.7
1,678
1,233
273
465
70
41
178
149
+390
10Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
22.3
2025-26
50
34.3
29.2
7.0
4.8
1.0
0.4
10.9
22.5
48.4
2.0
5.9
34.5
5.4
6.9
77.7
57.2
1.1
5.9
3.6
1,713
1,458
351
242
49
20
178
139
+150
11James Harden
J. Harden
21.8
2025-26
TOT
49
35.1
24.7
4.8
8.2
1.3
0.4
7.1
16.9
42.4
3.0
8.5
35.6
7.4
8.2
90.0
60.3
0.6
4.2
3.6
1,718
1,210
237
401
62
20
177
95
+61
12Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
21.5
2025-26
50
29.1
17.4
8.7
1.6
0.5
1.9
6.4
11.5
55.9
1.3
3.5
35.6
3.3
4.2
79.3
65.4
1.8
6.8
1.6
1,455
870
433
82
25
95
79
121
+444
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
21.3
2025-26
47
33.9
20.5
9.2
6.3
1.4
1.0
8.0
16.2
49.5
0.6
1.9
28.9
4.0
5.8
69.0
54.9
3.1
6.1
3.1
1,591
965
433
296
65
48
147
153
+168
14Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
21.3
2025-26
52
35.7
23.3
10.7
8.2
1.3
0.5
8.6
17.4
49.4
1.6
4.7
34.7
4.5
5.7
78.5
58.5
1.6
9.2
3.4
1,858
1,212
558
425
69
26
179
111
+10
15Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
21.2
2025-26
41
34.4
26.7
7.0
2.1
1.0
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.8
2.8
7.7
36.3
5.7
6.3
89.2
61.0
2.0
5.0
1.5
1,410
1,094
286
87
40
21
61
77
-41
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
20.9
2025-26
51
34.6
27.1
3.4
6.1
0.7
0.1
9.7
20.5
47.2
2.9
7.8
37.5
4.9
5.7
85.0
59.0
0.5
2.9
2.3
1,766
1,384
172
313
38
5
116
120
+262
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
20.7
2025-26
52
31.3
19.8
11.9
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.7
1.6
4.5
34.9
5.2
6.1
85.7
59.5
3.1
8.8
2.5
1,628
1,031
618
152
45
31
131
183
+300
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.6
2025-26
51
36.7
26.0
5.4
4.4
0.8
0.9
9.1
17.9
51.0
2.3
5.7
40.4
5.4
6.1
88.2
63.0
0.5
4.9
3.2
1,871
1,326
275
226
43
47
162
104
+241
19Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
20.6
2025-26
43
32.8
24.7
7.2
3.2
1.0
0.3
8.7
18.4
47.1
3.5
9.4
37.5
3.8
4.4
85.3
60.6
1.3
5.9
2.4
1,411
1,061
308
137
45
11
104
94
-114
20Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
20.5
2025-26
47
34.2
25.0
7.2
6.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
16.5
46.3
2.2
6.4
34.1
7.5
9.4
80.0
60.5
1.1
6.1
3.9
1,607
1,173
338
318
38
28
184
126
-52
21Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
20.3
2025-26
53
27.4
11.7
11.4
2.1
0.5
1.4
4.5
8.6
52.5
1.0
3.1
32.7
1.6
2.4
67.4
60.5
4.7
6.7
1.0
1,452
619
606
109
24
75
55
121
-11
22Julius Randle
J. Randle
19.8
2025-26
57
33.5
22.2
6.9
5.4
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.9
48.8
1.5
4.8
32.4
5.1
6.2
82.5
59.5
1.7
5.2
2.6
1,911
1,264
396
305
63
14
149
162
+232
23Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
19.5
2025-26
55
34.4
19.2
8.4
5.6
1.3
1.6
7.5
14.9
50.1
0.9
3.0
29.9
3.4
4.1
82.3
57.5
2.1
6.3
2.7
1,890
1,057
463
308
72
87
149
156
+154
24Devin Booker
D. Booker
19.4
2025-26
44
33.3
24.7
3.9
6.1
0.9
0.3
8.1
17.9
45.4
1.7
5.5
30.8
6.8
7.9
86.1
57.9
0.8
3.1
3.3
1,467
1,088
172
270
39
12
144
118
+150
25Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
18.9
2025-26
52
35.6
22.1
5.7
3.8
1.5
0.3
7.8
16.3
47.6
3.2
8.6
37.8
3.3
3.7
89.2
61.6
1.1
4.7
1.8
1,853
1,149
297
199
78
16
95
110
-190
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.3

1st

DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

4.9

8th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
39
16
.709
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
36
21
.632
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.5
5
34
21
.618
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

36 - 21

157

Final

103

Fri 20 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
36
19
.655
5.5
3
36
21
.632
6.5
4
35
21
.625
7.0
5
33
23
.589
9.0
6
30
25
.545
11.5
7
29
25
.537
12.0
8
30
27
.526
12.5
9
27
31
.466
16.0
10
26
31
.456
16.5
11
24
30
.444
17.0
12
24
32
.429
18.0
13
16
39
.291
25.5
14
15
40
.273
26.5
15
15
42
.263
27.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
39
16
.709
3.0
3
36
21
.632
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.5
5
34
21
.618
8.0
6
35
22
.614
8.0
7
32
24
.571
10.5
8
29
27
.518
13.5
9
27
29
.482
15.5
10
27
30
.474
16.0
11
21
33
.389
20.5
12
19
36
.345
23.0
13
18
39
.316
25.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
12
45
.211
31.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/18
@
110-123
Sun
1/18
@
104-113
Sun
1/18
@
126-117
Sun
1/18
@
112-135
Mon
1/19
@
116-110

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sat
2/21
@
5:00 PM
Sat
2/21
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/21
@
8:00 PM
Sat
2/21
@
8:00 PM