highest nba player efficiency rating 1987

Michael Jordan had the highest PER in 1986-87, with a 29.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1987
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 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.8
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
27
1986-87
LAL LAL
80
36.3
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
3 Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.4
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
4 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25.1
1986-87
PHI PHI
68
40.3
23.0
14.6
4.9
1.8
1.5
8.2
13.8
59.4
0.3
1.5
20.2
6.3
8.3
76.1
66.0
5.7
8.9
4.7
2,740
1,564
994
331
119
104
322
252
5 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
24
1986-87
BOS BOS
77
39.7
26.1
9.9
2.6
0.5
2.2
10.3
17.0
60.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
6.6
83.6
65.5
3.2
6.7
2.6
3,060
2,008
763
198
38
172
197
240
6 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.8
1986-87
HOU HOU
75
36.8
23.4
11.4
2.9
1.9
3.4
9.0
17.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.3
7.6
70.2
55.4
4.2
7.2
3.0
2,760
1,755
858
220
140
254
228
294
7 Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.8
1986-87
WAS WAS
73
34.1
24.1
11.3
1.6
0.8
1.3
8.2
18.0
45.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.8
9.5
82.4
54.5
4.7
6.6
2.8
2,488
1,760
824
120
59
92
202
139
8 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
23.5
1986-87
ATL ATL
79
37.6
29.0
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.6
10.5
22.6
46.3
0.4
1.3
29.2
7.7
9.4
81.8
54.3
2.7
3.6
2.7
2,969
2,294
494
261
117
51
215
149
9 Larry Nance
L. Nance
22.2
1986-87
PHX PHX
69
37.2
22.5
8.7
3.4
1.2
2.1
8.5
15.4
55.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.5
7.1
77.3
60.7
2.7
6.0
2.2
2,569
1,552
599
233
86
148
149
223
10 Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
22.1
1986-87
DAL DAL
80
33.3
25.7
5.3
3.2
1.1
0.4
9.8
19.9
49.5
0.7
1.9
35.3
5.4
7.0
77.0
56.0
2.3
3.1
2.7
2,663
2,056
427
254
84
30
217
243
11 Fat Lever
F. Lever
20.8
1986-87
DEN DEN
82
37.2
18.9
8.9
8.0
2.5
0.4
7.8
16.7
46.9
0.3
1.1
23.9
3.0
3.8
78.2
51.5
2.6
6.3
2.0
3,054
1,552
729
654
201
34
167
219
12 Alex English
A. English
20.5
1986-87
DEN DEN
82
37.6
28.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
13 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
20.5
1986-87
MIL MIL
82
33.8
20.8
8.5
2.8
1.6
1.0
8.9
17.4
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.2
53.6
2.6
5.9
2.1
2,770
1,707
700
229
129
81
172
296
14 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
20.2
1986-87
POR POR
82
38.0
21.7
6.3
6.9
2.5
0.9
8.6
17.2
50.2
0.1
0.6
23.4
4.4
5.7
76.0
55.2
2.8
3.5
3.1
3,114
1,782
518
566
204
71
253
281
15 Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
20.2
1986-87
GSW GSW
82
37.4
18.8
3.3
10.3
1.8
0.2
6.1
12.6
48.8
0.9
2.3
38.4
5.6
6.5
86.0
60.8
0.7
2.6
3.4
3,064
1,541
268
848
146
18
280
199
16 Derek Harper
D. Harper
20
1986-87
DAL DAL
77
33.2
16.0
2.6
7.9
2.2
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.1
1.0
2.8
35.8
2.1
3.0
68.4
56.1
0.7
1.9
1.8
2,556
1,230
199
609
167
25
138
195
17 Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
19.9
1986-87
ATL ATL
82
31.6
12.8
3.6
10.0
2.1
0.4
4.2
9.2
45.1
0.0
0.3
19.0
4.5
5.4
82.8
55.3
1.0
2.6
2.6
2,590
1,053
299
823
171
30
217
287
18 Walter Davis
W. Davis
19.3
1986-87
PHX PHX
79
33.5
23.6
3.1
4.6
1.2
0.1
9.9
19.2
51.4
0.3
1.0
25.9
3.6
4.2
86.2
56.2
1.1
1.9
2.9
2,646
1,867
244
364
96
5
226
184
19 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
19.2
1986-87
POR POR
79
38.3
26.9
3.2
2.8
0.7
0.2
10.2
19.6
52.3
0.5
1.0
48.1
5.9
6.7
88.6
59.7
1.1
2.1
1.8
3,029
2,122
251
220
52
17
139
137
20 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
19
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
37.5
24.9
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
2.9
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
21 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
18.9
1986-87
NYK NYK
63
35.0
21.5
8.8
1.7
1.4
2.3
8.4
16.7
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.3
54.9
2.5
6.3
3.6
2,206
1,356
555
104
89
147
229
248
22 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
18.8
1986-87
DET DET
81
37.2
20.6
3.9
10.0
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.2
1.2
19.4
4.9
6.4
76.8
52.8
1.0
2.9
4.2
3,013
1,671
319
813
153
20
343
251
23 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
18.7
1986-87
SEA SEA
82
37.0
23.0
8.6
2.5
1.4
0.6
9.8
19.3
50.9
0.0
0.2
21.4
3.4
4.8
69.6
53.8
4.1
4.5
2.9
3,031
1,890
705
207
115
52
234
300
24 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
18.6
1986-87
DET DET
81
33.8
21.5
4.1
2.0
0.8
0.1
7.4
13.9
53.4
0.0
0.1
16.7
6.7
8.2
81.2
61.4
1.3
2.8
2.2
2,736
1,742
332
162
63
7
181
193
25 Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
18.5
1986-87
MIL MIL
79
31.7
19.5
3.4
1.8
0.8
0.3
7.3
13.6
53.4
0.0
0.4
10.7
4.9
5.6
88.0
60.6
1.5
1.9
1.5
2,505
1,540
266
144
64
24
120
222
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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
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Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
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Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
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Heat Heat
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45
.451
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Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
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OKC OKC
104-125
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3/26
LAL LAL
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CHI CHI
117-119
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
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121-110
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POR POR
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CLE CLE
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
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IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
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NYK NYK
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5/12
MIN MIN
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GSW GSW
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5/13
IND IND
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CLE CLE
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