highest nba player efficiency rating 1986

Larry Bird had the highest PER in 1985-86, with a 25.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1986
NAME PER SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.6
1985-86
BOS BOS
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
2 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.6
1985-86
UTA UTA
76
36.1
29.8
5.2
3.5
0.8
0.1
10.8
19.1
56.3
0.0
0.1
9.1
8.3
10.5
79.1
62.9
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,744
2,267
395
264
64
4
231
206
3 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24.2
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
4 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24
1985-86
LAL LAL
72
35.8
18.8
5.9
12.6
1.6
0.2
6.7
12.8
52.6
0.1
0.6
23.3
5.3
6.0
87.1
61.0
1.2
4.7
3.8
2,578
1,354
426
907
113
16
273
133
5 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
23.3
1985-86
ATL ATL
78
39.1
30.3
7.9
2.6
1.8
0.6
11.4
24.3
46.8
0.2
0.9
18.6
7.4
9.0
81.8
53.6
3.3
4.6
3.2
3,049
2,366
618
206
138
49
251
170
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22.7
1985-86
LAL LAL
79
33.3
23.4
6.1
3.5
0.8
1.6
9.6
16.9
56.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.6
76.5
60.3
1.7
4.4
2.6
2,629
1,846
478
280
67
130
203
248
7 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22.4
1985-86
PHI PHI
80
36.9
20.0
12.8
3.9
2.2
1.6
7.4
13.0
57.2
0.2
0.9
22.7
5.0
7.2
68.5
61.9
4.4
8.4
4.4
2,952
1,603
1,026
312
173
125
350
333
8 Alex English
A. English
21.7
1985-86
DEN DEN
81
37.3
29.8
5.0
4.0
0.9
0.4
11.7
23.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
6.3
7.3
86.2
56.2
2.4
2.6
3.1
3,024
2,414
405
320
73
29
249
235
9 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
21.6
1985-86
BOS BOS
68
35.3
21.3
8.1
2.7
0.4
2.0
8.3
14.4
57.4
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.2
77.6
62.3
2.5
5.6
2.2
2,397
1,448
551
181
29
134
149
192
10 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
21.2
1985-86
DET DET
77
36.2
20.9
3.6
10.8
2.2
0.3
7.9
16.2
48.8
0.3
1.1
31.0
4.7
6.0
79.0
55.4
1.1
2.5
3.8
2,790
1,609
277
830
171
20
289
245
11 Moses Malone
M. Malone
20.6
1985-86
PHI PHI
74
36.6
23.8
11.8
1.2
0.9
1.0
7.7
16.8
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
10.6
78.7
55.3
4.6
7.2
3.5
2,706
1,759
872
90
67
71
261
194
12 Larry Nance
L. Nance
20.5
1985-86
PHX PHX
73
34.0
20.2
8.5
3.3
1.0
1.8
8.0
13.7
58.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.2
6.1
69.8
61.6
2.3
6.2
2.9
2,484
1,474
618
240
70
130
210
247
13 James Worthy
J. Worthy
20.4
1985-86
LAL LAL
75
32.7
20.0
5.2
2.7
1.1
1.0
8.4
14.5
57.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.2
4.2
77.1
61.3
1.8
3.3
2.0
2,454
1,500
387
201
82
77
149
195
14 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
20
1985-86
GSW GSW
82
33.7
17.2
3.6
9.1
1.9
0.2
6.2
12.3
50.6
0.5
1.5
32.8
4.3
5.4
79.6
58.7
0.9
2.7
3.5
2,764
1,410
297
746
157
16
290
199
15 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
20
1985-86
MIL MIL
73
35.2
20.2
4.6
4.9
1.4
0.2
6.4
13.2
48.9
0.5
1.4
32.0
6.8
7.9
85.9
60.4
1.6
3.0
2.4
2,567
1,471
334
357
103
18
174
178
16 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
19.8
1985-86
POR POR
75
34.3
18.5
5.6
8.0
2.6
0.6
7.2
15.2
47.5
0.2
0.8
20.0
3.9
5.1
76.9
53.0
2.3
3.3
3.8
2,576
1,389
421
600
197
46
282
270
17 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
19.7
1985-86
POR POR
79
35.3
24.8
2.7
2.4
0.7
0.2
9.1
16.9
54.0
0.0
0.1
12.5
6.6
7.6
86.9
61.4
1.2
1.6
2.2
2,791
1,962
216
187
54
17
177
161
18 Orlando Woolridge
O. Woolridge
19.6
1985-86
CHI CHI
70
32.1
20.7
5.0
3.0
0.7
0.7
7.7
15.6
49.5
0.1
0.3
17.4
5.2
6.6
78.8
56.0
2.1
2.9
2.5
2,248
1,448
350
213
49
47
174
186
19 Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
19.5
1985-86
SAS SAS
82
35.1
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
20 Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
19.2
1985-86
DAL DAL
74
33.8
22.6
6.0
4.6
0.8
0.2
9.0
17.9
50.3
0.2
0.8
28.6
4.3
6.1
70.5
54.7
2.4
3.6
3.4
2,501
1,670
445
339
62
14
252
229
21 Purvis Short
P. Short
19.1
1985-86
GSW GSW
64
37.9
25.5
5.1
3.7
1.4
0.3
9.9
20.5
48.2
0.2
0.8
30.6
5.5
6.3
86.5
54.7
2.0
3.2
2.9
2,427
1,632
329
237
92
22
184
229
22 World B. Free
W. B. Free
19
1985-86
CLE CLE
75
33.8
23.4
2.9
4.2
1.2
0.3
8.7
19.1
45.5
0.9
2.3
42.0
5.1
6.5
78.0
53.3
1.0
1.9
2.3
2,535
1,754
218
314
91
19
172
186
23 Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
19
1985-86
NJN NJN
81
31.2
16.5
8.2
1.6
0.7
0.9
6.1
11.7
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
4.9
89.3
59.4
2.5
5.7
1.7
2,525
1,333
668
133
56
71
140
163
24 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
19
1985-86
DAL DAL
82
34.0
21.5
3.5
3.3
1.0
0.3
8.3
16.1
51.4
0.0
0.4
13.8
4.9
5.9
83.6
57.6
1.1
2.5
2.3
2,787
1,762
291
271
79
25
189
138
25 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
18.9
1985-86
LAC LAC
75
34.7
20.3
5.5
3.8
1.4
0.7
8.2
16.0
51.0
0.0
0.2
6.7
4.0
5.2
76.0
55.5
2.1
3.5
2.4
2,605
1,525
416
283
107
50
183
214
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ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

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3P%

36.8

10th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
5/16
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Mon
5/19
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

2 - 1

93

Final

115

BOS Celtics

1 - 2

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125
Wed
3/26
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
117-119
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
121-110
Wed
3/26
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
122-133

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM