highest nba player efficiency rating single season point guards

Stephen Curry has the highest PER by a point guard in a season, with a 31.4 rating in 2015-16.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games single season point guards

	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31.4	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.8	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,259	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.6	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
4	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	30.6	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	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	James Harden J. Harden	30.5	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	30	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	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
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	29	2014-15	OKC	67	34.4	28.1	7.3	8.6	2.1	0.2	9.4	22.0	42.6	1.3	4.3	29.9	8.1	9.8	83.5	53.6	1.9	5.4	4.4	2,302	1,886	488	574	140	14	293	184	+247
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.7	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	28.3	2007-08	NOH	80	37.6	21.1	4.0	11.6	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
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.1	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	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
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	3.6	8.1	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.8	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
13	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	27.6	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	31.4	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27.6	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	10.4	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
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.5	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	28.8	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
16	James Harden J. Harden	27.3	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	11.2	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
17	Chris Paul C. Paul	27	2011-12	LAC	60	36.4	19.8	3.6	9.1	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
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	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
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.9	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	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
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26.9	2019-20	POR	66	37.5	30.0	4.3	8.0	1.1	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	4.1	10.2	40.1	7.0	7.8	88.8	62.8	0.5	3.8	2.9	2,474	1,978	284	530	70	22	194	114	+84
21	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26.7	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.7	1964-65	CIN	75	45.6	30.4	9.0	11.5			10.8	22.4	48.0				8.9	10.6	83.9	56.1				3,421	2,279	674	861				205
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.6	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	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
24	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	26.5	2016-17	BOS	76	33.8	28.9	2.7	5.9	0.9	0.2	9.0	19.4	46.3	3.2	8.5	37.9	7.8	8.5	90.9	62.5	0.6	2.1	2.8	2,569	2,199	205	448	70	13	210	167	+276
25	Chris Paul C. Paul	26.4	2012-13	LAC	70	33.4	16.9	3.7	9.7	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

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26.6

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5.5

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5.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

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115.6

17th

NETRTG

-0.6

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35.6

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

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Final

111

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Thompson

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.2

124.1

117.1

113.7

112.6

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.7

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-1.1

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

660

Wembanyama

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

53-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-58

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	118-135
Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123
Sun 3/29	BOS	@	CHA	114-99
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	99-116
Sun 3/29	ORL	@	TOR	87-139

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Stephen Curry has the highest PER by a point guard in a season, with a 31.4 rating in 2015-16.

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