highest nba player efficiency rating last 20 seasons

Since 2007-08, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.9 rating.

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PER	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28.9	817	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.0	2.7	8.4	3.0	26,156	18,173	9,045	6,145	1,056	597	2,444	2,189	+4646
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.8	498	31.9	27.5	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.0	18.1	49.9	1.2	3.5	33.5	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.1	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,866	13,687	5,357	1,840	437	791	1,682	1,469	+2699
3	LeBron James L. James	27.3	1,314	36.7	26.7	7.6	7.6	1.4	0.7	9.8	19.0	51.8	1.7	4.9	35.2	5.3	7.2	73.8	60.2	1.1	6.5	3.5	48,233	35,119	10,052	10,038	1,874	961	4,628	2,232	+6865
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.7	815	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.6	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	8.0	2.0	27,972	19,572	8,711	2,082	1,066	1,857	1,630	1,896	+888
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26.1	190	30.4	23.7	11.1	3.5	1.1	3.5	8.5	17.5	48.5	2.1	6.3	33.9	4.6	5.7	81.3	59.3	2.1	9.0	3.1	5,778	4,500	2,110	668	217	665	584	431	+785
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26.1	904	32.7	24.1	10.0	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	16.0	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.4	5.8	8.4	69.1	61.3	1.9	8.0	3.0	29,566	21,777	8,996	4,534	1,003	1,097	2,732	2,643	+3061
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	26	523	35.0	29.4	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.9	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.1	35.4	6.5	8.5	75.8	59.4	0.9	7.6	4.0	18,324	15,382	4,446	4,299	676	243	2,076	1,204	+1563
8	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	24.5	285	31.1	23.7	6.4	4.0	1.1	0.6	9.1	15.4	59.1	0.1	0.4	33.0	5.4	7.8	69.7	63.1	2.2	4.2	2.6	8,854	6,766	1,817	1,144	301	177	751	652	+340
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.5	1,210	36.7	27.1	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.6	50.3	2.0	5.0	39.2	6.4	7.3	88.1	62.2	0.6	6.2	3.2	44,379	32,784	8,301	5,307	1,241	1,358	3,827	2,299	+5143
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	539	33.1	25.4	4.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	8.8	17.4	50.7	1.4	3.9	36.0	6.3	7.3	86.4	61.5	0.7	4.0	2.3	17,849	13,680	2,540	2,850	771	432	1,243	1,201	+2112
11	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24	511	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	7.7	1.5	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	23.6	1,228	33.1	16.9	4.3	9.3	2.0	0.2	6.0	12.7	47.3	1.4	3.9	37.3	3.4	3.9	87.7	58.5	0.6	3.8	2.3	40,675	20,696	5,326	11,372	2,435	213	2,765	2,836	+6255
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.6	728	33.7	22.7	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.8	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,543	16,543	8,134	2,288	592	815	1,962	2,477	+1708
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	23.6	800	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.4	60.6	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,418	16,585	5,090	2,473	1,384	499	1,349	1,311	+4944
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.5	1,076	33.9	24.8	4.6	6.3	1.5	0.3	8.4	17.9	47.1	4.0	9.4	42.2	4.0	4.4	91.3	62.6	0.6	4.0	3.1	36,504	26,737	4,999	6,774	1,611	283	3,320	2,395	+6314
16	James Harden J. Harden	23.4	1,230	34.8	24.0	5.6	7.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	16.1	43.9	2.8	7.6	36.4	7.0	8.2	86.2	60.8	0.7	4.8	3.7	42,749	29,489	6,857	8,926	1,801	687	4,532	3,014	+4706
17	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	23.1	790	32.7	21.4	4.6	5.1	1.5	0.8	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.6	2.1	30.0	4.9	6.4	75.9	55.0	1.1	3.4	2.9	25,850	16,883	3,620	4,019	1,160	649	2,325	1,624	+1762
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22.9	646	30.0	15.8	9.6	2.9	0.7	1.8	6.3	12.5	50.1	0.0	0.1	13.0	3.2	4.5	72.7	54.6	2.3	7.3	1.9	19,402	10,208	6,225	1,860	430	1,180	1,229	1,268	+3321
19	Yao Ming Y. Ming	22.6	137	34.5	20.2	10.1	2.0	0.4	2.0	7.4	14.0	52.9	0.0	0.0	33.3	5.4	6.3	86.0	60.3	2.8	7.3	3.1	4,724	2,774	1,382	270	55	269	424	441	+619
20	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.3	515	20.5	12.1	5.0	1.3	0.5	0.8	4.9	7.9	61.9	0.0	0.2	10.8	2.3	3.5	66.4	64.2	1.8	3.2	1.1	10,544	6,220	2,588	675	269	404	550	1,058	+651
21	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	22.2	908	36.2	25.1	4.3	6.7	1.0	0.3	8.1	18.4	43.8	3.1	8.4	37.1	5.8	6.5	89.9	59.0	0.6	3.7	2.8	32,857	22,761	3,874	6,102	881	268	2,559	1,717	+2490
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.2	786	34.5	23.6	4.1	5.6	1.3	0.4	8.7	18.4	47.4	2.4	6.1	39.3	3.8	4.3	88.8	58.4	0.8	3.3	2.5	27,086	18,583	3,199	4,396	1,032	340	1,954	1,790	+1980
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	22	562	36.0	25.5	5.3	4.9	1.4	0.3	9.0	20.4	44.0	1.6	4.9	32.2	6.0	7.2	83.5	54.3	1.0	4.3	3.1	20,258	14,347	2,974	2,745	774	173	1,725	1,242	+1522
24	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	22	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-554
25	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	21.9	544	29.5	18.3	7.2	1.2	0.7	1.2	6.9	12.7	54.3	0.0	0.2	26.1	4.5	5.8	78.6	60.3	2.2	5.0	2.1	16,031	9,978	3,900	677	354	635	1,165	1,651	+703

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.4

Murray

RPG

9.7

Jokić

APG

9.3

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

6th

DRTG

117.0

24th

NETRTG

0.7

18th

3P%

37.2

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Raptors

4 - 4

109

Final

128

Nuggets

4 - 3

Wed 4 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Since 2007-08, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.9 rating.

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9.3

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

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29.9

14.6

13.6

12.7

9.6

9.3

8.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

4.2

2.7

2.4

5.8

4.7

4.4

78.5

76.3

75.9

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

567.5

565.1

477.8

602.5

550.3

501

40.6

36.6

36.5

37.0

36.9

36.5

2.03

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

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