highest nba player efficiency rating 2023 small forwards

Jimmy Butler III had the best PER by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 27.6 rating.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2023 small forwards

	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	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	27.6	2022-23	MIA	64	33.4	22.9	5.9	5.3	1.8	0.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.6	1.6	35.0	7.4	8.7	85.0	64.7	2.2	3.7	1.6	2,138	1,466	375	340	117	21	101	80	+47
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23.7	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	30.1	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	19	2022-23	BOS	67	35.9	26.6	6.9	3.5	1.1	0.4	10.1	20.6	49.1	2.4	7.3	33.5	3.9	5.1	76.5	58.1	1.2	5.7	2.9	2,405	1,784	459	232	75	26	197	172	+256
4	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	16.8	2022-23	TOT	83	35.7	20.1	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.7	7.1	15.3	46.8	2.0	5.3	38.2	3.8	4.3	89.5	58.7	1.0	3.4	1.5	2,963	1,671	364	273	91	61	127	159	+36
5	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	15.9	2022-23	ORL	80	32.6	18.6	4.1	3.5	1.0	0.2	6.8	14.0	48.5	1.6	4.5	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.2	58.9	0.9	3.2	2.1	2,609	1,485	329	283	77	17	167	183	+50
6	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	15.5	2022-23	TOR	77	34.8	15.3	6.6	4.8	1.1	0.8	6.0	13.2	45.6	0.8	2.9	28.1	2.5	3.2	77.2	52.4	2.3	4.3	2.0	2,677	1,179	512	371	83	61	154	170	+175
7	KJ Martin	15.5	2022-23	HOU	82	28.0	12.7	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.4	5.0	8.8	56.9	0.8	2.6	31.5	1.8	2.7	68.0	63.5	1.5	4.0	1.1	2,292	1,039	452	123	41	30	91	147	-368
8	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	15.3	2022-23	SAS	63	32.7	22.0	5.0	2.9	0.7	0.2	8.0	17.7	45.2	2.1	6.5	32.9	3.9	5.2	74.9	55.1	0.9	4.2	2.1	2,063	1,385	318	183	46	11	134	125	-491
9	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	15.2	2022-23	NOP	79	31.0	14.5	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	4.9	10.1	48.4	2.6	6.3	40.6	2.2	2.4	90.5	65.0	0.7	2.8	0.8	2,448	1,148	281	112	89	43	61	155	+38
10	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	14.9	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
11	OG Anunoby	14.6	2022-23	TOR	67	35.6	16.8	5.0	2.0	1.9	0.7	6.3	13.2	47.6	2.1	5.5	38.7	2.1	2.5	83.8	58.6	1.4	3.5	2.0	2,386	1,124	332	131	128	50	132	200	+132
12	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	14.6	2022-23	TOT	77	27.6	13.8	4.7	1.5	0.9	0.2	4.6	10.9	42.2	2.0	5.4	36.1	2.7	3.1	86.1	56.4	1.3	3.4	0.9	2,129	1,062	362	118	70	13	71	123	-147
13	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	14.1	2022-23	SAC	82	32.5	15.0	4.5	1.6	0.7	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.3	1.6	4.3	37.4	4.3	5.0	84.7	63.2	1.1	3.4	1.0	2,662	1,230	366	128	57	10	86	103	+255
14	Keegan Murray K. Murray	12.4	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	41.1	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,381	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99
15	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	11.5	2022-23	WAS	74	28.3	11.1	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	3.9	7.9	49.7	2.2	5.2	42.4	1.0	1.2	85.2	65.7	0.4	2.4	0.7	2,093	820	207	87	32	9	55	97	-124
16	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	11.5	2022-23	ATL	67	31.7	15.4	4.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	5.7	12.3	46.1	1.5	4.3	35.0	2.6	3.1	82.6	56.3	0.7	3.6	1.2	2,126	1,029	284	94	35	17	82	199	-18
17	Caleb Martin C. Martin	11.4	2022-23	MIA	71	29.3	9.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	7.7	46.4	1.2	3.3	35.6	1.3	1.6	80.5	57.1	1.2	3.6	1.1	2,077	683	344	117	71	31	78	145	-9
18	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	11.2	2022-23	WAS	76	26.6	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	3.3	7.6	43.7	0.9	3.1	29.7	1.6	2.2	73.9	53.5	1.0	5.4	1.6	2,020	697	487	211	65	29	123	209	-51
19	Max Strus M. Strus	10.7	2022-23	MIA	80	28.4	11.5	3.2	2.1	0.5	0.2	4.1	9.9	41.0	2.5	7.0	35.0	1.0	1.1	87.6	55.7	0.6	2.6	0.9	2,272	923	258	171	42	12	70	166	-145
20	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	9.2	2022-23	BKN	76	31.7	8.8	5.1	3.7	0.9	0.6	3.0	7.8	38.6	2.1	5.5	38.9	0.7	0.9	72.5	53.8	0.7	4.3	1.5	2,409	671	384	283	65	49	114	239	+77
21	Reggie Bullock Jr. R. Bullock Jr.	7.7	2022-23	DAL	78	30.3	7.2	3.6	1.4	0.7	0.2	2.5	6.0	40.9	1.9	5.1	38.0	0.3	0.5	70.3	57.7	0.4	3.2	0.5	2,364	561	283	108	54	13	36	166	-88

StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

23.9

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RPG

10.1

Ware

APG

7.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.2

21st

DRTG

112.5

4th

NETRTG

1.7

13th

3P%

36.8

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Magic	22	18	.550	7.0
7	Cavaliers	22	19	.537	7.5
8	Heat	21	19	.525	8.0
9	Hawks	20	22	.476	10.0
10	Bulls	18	21	.462	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/15	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Sat 1/17	OKC	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Mon 1/19	MIA	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIA	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	MIA	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Suns

24 - 16

121

Final

127

Heat

21 - 19

Tue 13 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.1

121.2

121.1

119.8

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.8

110.5

112.3

112.5

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.1

7.3

6.8

6.6

5.7

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

9-33

9-31

10-30

10-28

11-26

14-26

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,004.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,893.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,010.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,997.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-12

23-14-1

24-16

23-17

22-17

Worst Record ATS

13-28

15-25

15-23

16-24

17-22

17-22-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	10	.737
2	Knicks	25	14	.641	3.5
3	Celtics	24	15	.615	4.5
4	Raptors	24	17	.585	5.5
5	76ers	22	16	.579	6.0
6	Magic	22	18	.550	7.0
7	Cavaliers	22	19	.537	7.5
8	Heat	21	19	.525	8.0
9	Hawks	20	22	.476	10.0
10	Bulls	18	21	.462	10.5
11	Bucks	17	23	.425	12.0
12	Hornets	14	26	.350	15.0
13	Nets	11	26	.297	16.5
14	Wizards	10	28	.263	18.0
15	Pacers	9	31	.225	20.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	34	7	.829
2	Spurs	27	13	.675	6.5
3	Nuggets	27	13	.675	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.0
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	8.5
6	Rockets	23	14	.622	9.0
7	Suns	24	16	.600	9.5
8	Warriors	22	19	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	22	.463	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	22	.436	16.0
11	Clippers	16	23	.410	17.0
12	Mavericks	15	25	.375	18.5
13	Jazz	14	25	.359	19.0
14	Kings	10	30	.250	23.5
15	Pelicans	9	33	.214	25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/17	TOR	@	MIL	111-105
Wed 12/17	DET	@	DAL	114-116
Wed 12/17	GSW	@	PHX	98-99
Wed 12/17	LAL	@	UTA	143-135
Wed 12/17	ORL	@	DEN	115-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/14	TOR	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	BKN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	UTA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Jimmy Butler III had the best PER by a small forward in 2022-23, with a 27.6 rating.

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1,997.8

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