highest nba player efficiency rating 2021 playoffs

Ty-Shon Alexander had the best PER in the 2021 playoffs, with a 79.1 rating in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating by a player 2021 playoffs
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ty-Shon Alexander
T. Alexander
79.1
2020-21
PHX PHX
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
2Kevin Knox II
K. Knox II
43.6
2020-21
NYK NYK
1
4.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
113.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
4
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
+9
3Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
41.8
2020-21
UTA UTA
1
3.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
69.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
4TJ Leaf
TJ Leaf
41.7
2020-21
POR POR
3
2.3
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
7
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Carsen Edwards
C. Edwards
34.9
2020-21
BOS BOS
2
2.5
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
83.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
+1
6Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
30.8
2020-21
LAC LAC
2
9.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
1.5
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
64.4
0.5
1.5
0.5
18
10
4
2
1
3
1
1
+17
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
30.7
2020-21
LAC LAC
11
39.2
30.4
7.7
4.4
2.1
0.8
11.1
19.4
57.3
2.2
5.5
39.3
6.0
6.8
88.0
67.9
2.0
5.7
2.2
431
334
85
48
23
9
24
29
+28
8Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
30.4
2020-21
POR POR
6
41.3
34.3
4.3
10.2
1.0
0.7
10.3
22.3
46.3
5.8
13.0
44.9
7.8
8.3
94.0
66.0
0.2
4.2
2.2
248
206
26
61
6
4
13
9
+27
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2020-21
DEN DEN
10
34.5
29.8
11.6
5.0
0.6
0.9
11.6
22.8
50.9
2.0
5.3
37.7
4.6
5.5
83.6
59.1
3.7
7.9
2.4
345
298
116
50
6
9
24
23
-57
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.7
2020-21
MIL MIL
21
38.0
30.2
12.8
5.1
1.0
1.2
11.9
20.9
56.9
0.6
3.3
18.6
5.8
9.8
58.7
59.9
2.8
10.0
3.0
799
634
269
108
21
25
64
61
+130
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.4
2020-21
DAL DAL
7
40.1
35.7
7.9
10.3
1.3
0.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
4.4
10.9
40.8
3.9
7.3
52.9
57.2
0.6
7.3
4.6
281
250
55
72
9
3
32
17
+7
12Luke Kornet
L. Kornet
27.3
2020-21
BOS BOS
2
2.5
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
79.8
0.0
1.5
0.0
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
+1
13Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
27.3
2020-21
BOS BOS
3
15.3
6.3
5.0
0.7
0.3
3.0
3.0
4.7
64.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
63.8
2.7
2.3
0.3
46
19
15
2
1
9
1
7
+14
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26.9
2020-21
BKN BKN
12
40.4
34.3
9.3
4.4
1.5
1.6
12.1
23.5
51.4
2.8
6.8
40.2
7.3
8.4
87.1
63.0
0.4
8.8
3.5
485
411
111
53
18
19
42
31
+34
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
26.3
2020-21
UTA UTA
10
34.6
32.3
4.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
10.5
23.5
44.7
5.0
11.5
43.5
6.3
7.6
82.9
60.2
0.3
3.9
2.8
346
323
42
55
11
2
28
20
+19
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
26.2
2020-21
PHI PHI
11
32.5
28.1
10.5
3.4
1.0
1.5
9.2
17.9
51.3
1.5
3.7
39.0
8.3
9.9
83.5
63.1
1.5
9.1
3.8
357
309
116
37
11
16
42
33
+121
17Zeke Nnaji
Z. Nnaji
25.7
2020-21
DEN DEN
5
3.6
2.4
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.6
50.0
0.6
1.4
42.9
0.2
0.4
50.0
67.6
0.2
0.2
0.0
18
12
2
2
1
0
0
1
+9
18DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
25.6
2020-21
LAC LAC
7
8.3
7.6
2.0
0.7
0.3
0.4
2.7
6.0
45.2
0.6
1.4
40.0
1.6
2.0
78.6
55.0
0.9
1.1
0.7
58
53
14
5
2
3
5
13
-18
19Vlatko Čančar
V. Čančar
25.6
2020-21
DEN DEN
5
4.2
2.2
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.6
100.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.8
1.0
80.0
105.8
0.0
0.6
0.2
21
11
3
1
1
1
1
0
+10
20Daniel Gafford
D. Gafford
25.2
2020-21
WAS WAS
5
23.4
11.8
5.8
0.6
1.0
2.0
4.4
5.2
84.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.8
62.5
80.7
2.8
3.0
0.6
117
59
29
3
5
10
3
17
+7
21Paul Reed
P. Reed
24.7
2020-21
PHI PHI
3
3.7
1.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
1.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
1.7
0.0
11
4
8
0
0
1
0
1
0
22Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24.1
2020-21
BOS BOS
5
37.0
30.6
5.8
4.6
1.2
1.6
9.4
22.2
42.3
2.8
7.2
38.9
9.0
9.8
91.8
57.7
0.6
5.2
2.6
185
153
29
23
6
8
13
15
-58
23James Harden
J. Harden
23.9
2020-21
BKN BKN
9
35.8
20.2
6.3
8.6
1.7
0.7
5.7
12.0
47.2
2.7
7.3
36.4
6.2
6.9
90.3
67.3
0.8
5.6
2.9
322
182
57
77
15
6
26
23
+55
24Dwight Powell
D. Powell
22.8
2020-21
DAL DAL
7
7.4
2.7
1.9
0.9
0.3
0.0
1.0
1.1
87.5
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.9
83.3
89.3
0.7
1.1
0.1
52
19
13
6
2
0
1
8
+10
25Axel Toupane
A. Toupane
22.8
2020-21
MIL MIL
4
2.5
1.3
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
0.0
0.0
62.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
10
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
-5

More Suns Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

17th

DRTG

117.4

22nd

NETRTG

-2.2

21st

3P%

37.5

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Warriors Warriors
4
3
.571
3.0
9
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
10
Suns Suns
3
4
.429
4.0
11
Jazz Jazz
3
4
.429
4.0
12
Grizzlies Grizzlies
3
5
.375
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Thu
11/6
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
11/8
PHX PHX
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Mon
11/10
NOP NOP
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Wed
11/12
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

5 - 1

118

Final

130

PHX Suns

3 - 4

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
ORL ORL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM