highest nba player efficiency rating 1999

Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER in 1998-99, with a 30.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1999
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.6
1998-99
LAL LAL
49
34.8
26.3
10.7
2.3
0.7
1.7
10.4
18.1
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.2
54.0
58.4
3.8
6.9
2.5
1,705
1,289
525
114
36
82
122
155
+225
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.6
1998-99
UTA UTA
49
37.4
23.8
9.4
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.0
16.3
49.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
9.8
78.8
57.7
2.2
7.3
3.3
1,832
1,164
463
201
62
28
162
134
+355
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.9
1998-99
SAS SAS
49
31.7
15.8
10.0
2.1
1.4
2.4
5.5
10.8
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.4
65.8
56.4
3.0
7.0
2.2
1,554
775
492
103
69
119
108
143
+331
4Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
24.6
1998-99
MIA MIA
46
38.1
20.1
11.0
1.6
0.7
3.9
7.0
13.8
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
9.2
65.2
56.3
3.6
7.4
3.0
1,753
924
507
74
34
180
139
161
+340
5Grant Hill
G. Hill
23.9
1998-99
DET DET
50
37.0
21.1
7.1
6.0
1.6
0.5
7.7
16.0
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.7
7.6
75.2
54.3
1.3
5.8
3.7
1,852
1,053
355
300
80
27
184
114
+191
6Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
23.6
1998-99
CLE CLE
42
35.1
20.5
9.2
2.4
1.1
1.1
6.6
13.7
48.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
7.3
9.3
78.9
57.8
3.1
6.1
3.0
1,475
862
388
101
48
45
127
159
+25
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.2
1998-99
SAS SAS
50
39.3
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
8Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23.1
1998-99
HOU HOU
42
36.3
16.1
12.3
4.6
1.0
0.3
5.7
12.0
47.8
0.1
0.6
16.0
4.6
6.4
71.9
54.6
4.0
8.3
2.4
1,526
676
516
192
43
13
100
89
+135
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.1
1998-99
HOU HOU
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
1.6
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
10Gary Payton
G. Payton
23.1
1998-99
SEA SEA
50
40.2
21.7
4.9
8.7
2.2
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.4
1.7
5.6
29.5
4.0
5.5
72.1
51.9
1.2
3.6
3.1
2,008
1,084
244
436
109
12
154
115
+26
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
22.5
1998-99
PHX PHX
50
41.2
16.9
6.8
10.8
2.3
0.4
6.2
14.0
44.4
0.9
2.5
36.6
3.6
4.8
75.7
52.7
1.7
5.0
3.0
2,060
846
339
539
114
19
150
108
+214
12Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
22.4
1998-99
MIN MIN
47
37.9
20.8
10.4
4.3
1.7
1.8
8.8
19.1
46.0
0.1
0.3
28.6
3.1
4.4
70.4
49.3
3.5
6.9
2.9
1,780
977
489
202
78
83
135
152
+76
13Darrell Armstrong
D. Armstrong
22.2
1998-99
ORL ORL
50
30.0
13.8
3.6
6.7
2.2
0.1
4.6
10.4
44.1
1.4
3.8
36.5
3.2
3.6
90.4
57.5
1.1
2.5
3.2
1,502
690
180
335
108
4
158
90
+191
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
22.2
1998-99
PHI PHI
48
41.5
26.8
4.9
4.6
2.3
0.1
9.1
22.0
41.2
1.2
4.1
29.1
7.4
9.9
75.1
50.8
1.4
3.5
3.5
1,990
1,284
236
223
110
7
167
98
+185
15John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
1998-99
UTA UTA
50
28.2
11.1
2.9
7.5
1.6
0.3
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.3
1.0
32.0
2.7
3.4
81.1
57.1
0.6
2.3
2.2
1,410
553
146
374
81
13
110
107
+304
16Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
21.7
1998-99
DEN DEN
50
38.7
21.2
10.7
1.6
1.5
2.3
8.3
17.6
47.1
0.0
0.2
11.1
4.6
6.8
68.0
51.5
3.4
7.4
2.8
1,937
1,061
537
82
73
115
138
175
-251
17Gary Trent
G. Trent
20.8
1998-99
DAL DAL
45
30.3
16.0
7.8
1.7
0.6
0.5
6.4
13.4
47.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.2
5.2
61.7
51.0
2.8
5.0
1.5
1,362
719
351
77
29
23
66
122
-41
18Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
20.8
1998-99
TOT
49
38.7
21.3
2.9
8.9
1.2
0.2
7.7
18.0
42.8
1.3
4.0
33.5
4.5
5.7
79.9
51.9
0.8
2.1
3.3
1,895
1,044
142
437
59
8
164
125
+88
19Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
20.7
1998-99
VAN VAN
50
40.4
23.0
7.5
3.4
1.4
1.1
7.7
17.9
43.2
0.2
0.7
30.6
7.4
8.8
84.1
53.0
2.3
5.2
3.7
2,021
1,152
374
172
69
55
186
137
-361
20Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
20.4
1998-99
POR POR
50
27.0
12.1
7.9
2.4
0.7
1.3
4.6
9.6
48.5
0.1
0.5
29.2
2.7
3.5
77.1
54.6
1.8
6.1
1.7
1,349
606
393
119
34
63
85
147
+159
21Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
20.2
1998-99
WAS WAS
44
37.1
15.7
4.8
9.9
1.7
0.1
5.7
13.7
41.6
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.0
5.4
74.6
48.8
1.3
3.5
3.2
1,632
690
212
434
76
5
142
91
-18
22Rik Smits
R. Smits
20.2
1998-99
IND IND
49
25.9
14.9
5.6
1.1
0.4
1.1
6.3
12.9
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.7
81.8
52.7
1.5
4.1
1.5
1,271
728
275
52
18
52
75
159
+193
23Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
20
1998-99
PHX PHX
43
36.3
17.0
8.9
2.8
1.4
0.5
6.4
13.3
48.3
0.0
0.2
28.6
4.0
5.1
79.4
54.5
3.0
5.8
2.0
1,563
729
381
121
59
21
88
110
+97
24Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
19.7
1998-99
MIL MIL
47
33.6
18.4
5.9
2.1
1.0
0.9
7.4
16.1
45.9
0.7
1.7
39.2
3.0
3.4
87.0
52.3
1.6
4.3
2.3
1,579
865
276
100
46
41
106
114
+148
25Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
19.6
1998-99
DAL DAL
49
26.4
8.6
8.0
0.8
0.7
3.2
3.4
7.1
48.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.8
2.3
74.8
52.7
2.7
5.3
1.1
1,294
420
392
40
35
159
56
153
+134
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