highest nba player efficiency rating of the 2000s decade

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Steven Hill had the best PER in a decade, with an 88.3 rating in the 2000s.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA player efficiency rating by a player of the 2000s decade
NAMEPERDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steven Hill
S. Hill
88.3
2000s
1
2.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
+5
2Ian Mahinmi
I. Mahinmi
35.3
2000s
6
3.8
3.5
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.7
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
100.0
65.8
0.0
0.8
0.3
23
21
5
1
0
4
2
4
-14
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.5
2000s
662
34.7
23.1
10.6
2.7
0.5
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.5
52.2
58.7
3.4
7.2
2.7
22,941
15,276
7,029
1,789
344
1,431
1,818
2,276
+3459
4LeBron James
L. James
26.2
2000s
472
40.6
27.5
7.0
6.7
1.8
0.9
9.8
20.9
47.1
1.4
4.1
32.8
6.5
8.8
73.8
55.5
1.3
5.7
3.3
19,142
12,993
3,307
3,159
830
405
1,541
951
+1669
5J.R. Giddens
J.R. Giddens
26
2000s
6
1.3
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.3
0.2
0.2
8
4
3
0
1
0
1
1
+1
6Chris Paul
C. Paul
25.8
2000s
300
37.2
19.4
4.8
9.9
2.4
0.1
6.8
14.5
47.0
0.9
2.5
34.4
4.9
5.8
84.9
56.8
0.8
4.0
2.6
11,169
5,827
1,433
2,966
726
23
776
769
+603
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25.5
2000s
769
38.2
21.6
12.1
4.7
1.3
1.6
8.5
17.1
49.9
0.2
0.7
28.6
4.4
5.6
79.4
55.4
2.6
9.4
2.6
29,345
16,638
9,288
3,603
1,037
1,206
2,003
1,882
+3322
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.5
2000s
767
36.5
21.4
11.7
3.3
0.8
2.3
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.7
5.1
7.4
68.6
55.1
3.1
8.7
2.7
27,974
16,431
8,999
2,502
589
1,786
2,070
1,993
+5468
9Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
2000s
394
37.9
25.2
4.9
6.7
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.2
48.3
0.4
1.5
28.5
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.5
1.2
3.6
3.8
14,925
9,922
1,925
2,625
720
379
1,497
1,019
+1026
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
24.6
2000s
748
39.4
28.2
5.9
5.2
1.7
0.6
9.8
21.5
45.7
1.4
4.1
34.2
7.2
8.5
84.4
55.9
1.3
4.6
3.1
29,476
21,065
4,381
3,921
1,246
431
2,326
2,092
+3470
11Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24.2
2000s
792
37.5
23.6
8.9
2.8
0.9
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
1.3
3.5
38.2
5.9
6.7
87.4
58.3
1.3
7.6
2.0
29,734
18,699
7,020
2,200
747
830
1,545
2,073
+4665
12Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
23.5
2000s
671
37.5
24.4
6.3
5.2
1.4
0.9
8.9
20.3
43.5
1.5
4.4
34.0
5.2
6.9
75.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.5
25,177
16,380
4,230
3,489
938
617
1,684
1,305
+1523
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
2000s
481
32.7
19.1
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.2
83.2
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,727
9,196
4,467
765
189
912
1,304
1,583
+1518
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
23
2000s
366
36.0
21.8
8.5
4.2
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.2
7.9
78.5
55.5
1.6
6.9
2.9
13,191
7,982
3,129
1,548
510
243
1,051
994
+1303
15Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
22.6
2000s
434
34.2
21.1
8.9
1.4
0.9
1.5
7.6
14.0
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.2
5.9
7.8
75.5
60.4
2.6
6.3
2.6
14,848
9,139
3,881
595
395
639
1,112
1,491
+1465
16Elton Brand
E. Brand
22.4
2000s
643
38.0
20.0
10.1
2.6
0.9
2.1
7.7
15.2
50.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
4.7
6.4
73.6
55.5
3.9
6.3
2.5
24,420
12,852
6,520
1,674
592
1,334
1,617
1,993
-1177
17David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.9
2000s
302
29.5
13.5
8.7
1.4
1.0
2.1
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.3
71.9
55.9
2.5
6.2
1.6
8,907
4,075
2,616
413
315
631
473
778
+1746
18John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
2000s
328
29.5
12.0
2.8
8.3
1.7
0.2
4.3
8.5
50.2
0.5
1.3
38.4
2.9
3.5
84.0
59.5
0.6
2.1
2.4
9,670
3,920
906
2,719
564
76
772
779
+1481
19Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
2000s
584
35.7
18.8
8.7
3.2
0.5
1.7
7.0
13.5
52.0
0.0
0.1
23.4
4.7
6.4
73.8
57.6
2.6
6.1
2.5
20,821
11,002
5,087
1,852
313
1,000
1,439
1,378
+652
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
21.5
2000s
727
37.8
23.9
5.4
4.4
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.5
44.6
1.6
4.3
37.8
4.8
6.1
79.9
53.8
1.6
3.9
2.4
27,511
17,341
3,960
3,166
914
525
1,741
2,211
+731
21Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
21.5
2000s
478
27.7
14.7
4.1
3.6
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.4
45.4
1.4
3.7
37.6
3.9
4.8
82.1
59.0
0.8
3.2
2.1
13,237
7,044
1,943
1,704
734
162
999
1,115
+2692
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.4
2000s
682
41.8
28.1
3.6
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.7
22.9
42.4
1.1
3.6
31.1
7.5
9.5
79.3
51.8
0.7
2.9
3.6
28,534
19,154
2,471
4,227
1,521
106
2,450
1,198
+1187
23Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.2
2000s
407
35.9
17.3
12.5
1.4
0.9
2.0
6.1
10.8
56.8
0.0
0.0
8.3
5.1
8.4
60.1
59.7
3.6
8.9
3.0
14,623
7,035
5,107
580
363
814
1,202
1,298
+976
24Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21.1
2000s
765
37.8
23.3
6.3
4.0
1.5
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.3
1.7
4.6
36.3
6.4
8.0
80.1
56.3
1.0
5.3
3.1
28,893
17,812
4,798
3,068
1,183
480
2,376
2,201
+1925
25Steve Nash
S. Nash
21
2000s
753
33.7
16.2
3.2
9.1
0.8
0.1
5.8
11.8
49.4
1.6
3.7
43.6
2.9
3.2
90.5
61.2
0.6
2.6
3.0
25,394
12,219
2,420
6,886
614
65
2,288
1,311
+4078

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PPG

31.9

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

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APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

4th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.2

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
Schedule
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3/1
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8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
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8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:00 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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121

Final

127

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46 - 15

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
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13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
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32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
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22.5
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.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
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.300
27.5
15
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47
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32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
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95-104
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1/26
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122-139
Mon
1/26
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109-107
Mon
1/26
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102-106
Mon
1/26
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115-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
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Sat
2/28
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9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
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1:00 PM
Sun
3/1
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3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
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3:30 PM