highest nba player efficiency rating by an nba player while averaging 8.9 assists per game in a season

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER with 8.9+ assists per game in a season, with a 32.1 rating this season.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating by an NBA player while averaging 8.9 or higher assists per game in a season

	NAME	PER	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	32.1	10.2	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	29.6	12.7	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.5	9.8	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	11.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31	9.0	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	12.4	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
4	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	30.6	10.4	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	30	11.0	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
6	LeBron James L. James	28.6	9.1	2017-18	CLE	82	36.9	27.5	8.6	1.4	0.9	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	62.1	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,026	2,251	709	747	116	71	347	136	+104
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	28.3	11.6	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	2.7	0.1	7.9	16.1	48.8	1.2	3.1	36.9	4.2	4.9	85.1	57.6	0.8	3.2	2.5	3,006	1,684	321	925	217	4	201	185	+479
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.1	9.8	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	27.6	11.0	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	31.4	9.9			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27.6	10.4	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	2.0	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	1,878	626	834	163	20	342	200	+635
11	James Harden J. Harden	27.3	11.2	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	10.9	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	27	9.1	2011-12	LAC	60	36.4	19.8	3.6	2.5	0.1	7.1	14.8	47.8	1.3	3.6	37.1	4.3	5.0	86.1	58.1	0.7	2.9	2.1	2,181	1,189	213	543	152	4	124	138	+326
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	12.2	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	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
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.9	12.8	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	1.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.7	11.5	1964-65	CIN	75	45.6	30.4	9.0			10.8	22.4	48.0				8.9	10.6	83.9	56.1				3,421	2,279	674	861				205
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.6	11.5	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	1.7	0.4	6.9	14.4	48.0	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
17	Chris Paul C. Paul	26.4	9.7	2012-13	LAC	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	2.4	0.1	5.9	12.2	48.1	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.1	4.6	88.5	59.4	0.8	3.0	2.3	2,335	1,186	262	678	169	10	159	143	+430
18	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.2	11.4	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	30.8	12.5			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	2,432	985	899				258
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	26.2	10.0	2015-16	LAC	74	32.7	19.5	4.2	2.1	0.2	7.0	15.1	46.2	1.6	4.4	37.1	4.0	4.4	89.6	57.5	0.5	3.7	2.6	2,420	1,446	310	738	152	13	194	185	+553
20	Chris Paul C. Paul	26.2	9.2	2016-17	LAC	61	31.5	18.1	5.0	2.0	0.1	6.1	12.9	47.6	2.0	5.0	41.1	3.8	4.3	89.2	61.4	0.7	4.3	2.4	1,921	1,104	304	563	119	8	147	146	+577
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	26	10.2	2014-15	LAC	82	34.8	19.1	4.6	1.9	0.2	6.9	14.3	48.5	1.7	4.3	39.8	3.5	3.9	90.0	59.6	0.6	4.0	2.3	2,857	1,564	376	838	156	15	190	203	+734
22	Chris Paul C. Paul	25.9	10.7	2013-14	LAC	62	35.0	19.1	4.3	2.5	0.1	6.5	14.0	46.7	1.3	3.4	36.8	4.8	5.6	85.5	58.0	0.6	3.7	2.3	2,171	1,185	268	663	154	4	145	157	+528
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.9	9.7	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
24	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.5	10.7	1966-67	CIN	79	43.9	30.5	6.2			10.6	21.5	49.3				9.3	10.7	87.3	58.3				3,468	2,412	486	845				226
25	LeBron James L. James	25.5	10.2	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	25.3	7.8	1.2	0.5	9.6	19.4	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	57.7	1.0	6.9	3.9	2,316	1,698	525	684	78	36	261	118	+441