highest per 1998 season

Shaquille O'Neal had the best PER in 1997-98, with a 28.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1998 season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.8
1997-98
60
36.3
28.3
11.4
2.4
0.7
2.4
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
6.0
11.4
52.7
58.7
3.5
7.9
2.9
2,175
1,699
681
142
39
144
175
193
+649
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.9
1997-98
81
37.4
27.0
10.3
3.9
1.2
0.9
9.6
18.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.1
59.7
2.3
8.0
3.0
3,030
2,190
834
316
96
70
247
237
+584
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
27.8
1997-98
73
33.7
21.6
10.6
2.7
0.9
2.6
7.5
14.6
51.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.6
9.0
73.5
58.1
3.3
7.3
2.8
2,457
1,574
775
199
64
192
202
204
+356
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.2
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.6
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
6Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
21.6
1997-98
68
33.0
15.2
11.7
3.2
1.0
0.4
5.3
10.9
48.5
0.3
1.2
21.4
4.4
5.8
74.6
56.4
3.5
8.1
2.2
2,243
1,036
794
217
71
28
147
187
+91
7Gary Payton
G. Payton
21.6
1997-98
82
38.4
19.2
4.6
8.3
2.3
0.2
7.1
15.6
45.3
1.6
4.8
33.8
3.4
4.6
74.4
54.4
0.9
3.6
2.8
3,145
1,571
376
679
185
18
229
195
+622
8Grant Hill
G. Hill
21.2
1997-98
81
40.7
21.1
7.7
6.8
1.8
0.7
7.6
16.8
45.2
0.0
0.3
14.3
5.9
8.0
74.0
52.0
1.1
6.5
3.5
3,294
1,712
623
551
143
53
285
196
+214
9Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
21.1
1997-98
82
36.0
22.3
7.1
2.6
1.1
0.9
8.0
16.4
48.5
0.3
0.6
41.2
6.1
7.8
78.4
56.2
2.8
4.3
3.1
2,950
1,829
581
213
89
76
257
201
-433
10Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
21
1997-98
75
34.7
19.6
3.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
6.8
15.4
44.1
0.2
1.1
18.8
5.8
6.8
86.0
53.3
1.0
2.1
3.6
2,606
1,471
228
603
121
20
269
262
+133
11Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.9
1997-98
71
39.6
21.9
9.5
3.8
1.6
1.7
9.1
18.9
48.2
0.9
2.9
31.7
2.8
4.7
58.9
52.3
2.5
7.0
2.6
2,809
1,555
674
273
111
124
185
269
+45
12Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
20.9
1997-98
73
32.0
16.0
10.0
3.0
0.9
1.1
5.6
11.3
49.3
0.4
1.6
26.1
4.4
5.5
79.8
58.1
2.0
7.9
2.6
2,333
1,167
729
218
65
80
190
267
+289
13Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
20.6
1997-98
81
37.4
18.9
3.7
8.3
1.7
0.2
6.9
16.0
43.1
1.9
5.5
35.1
3.2
4.1
78.1
53.0
0.6
3.1
2.8
3,031
1,528
299
672
136
16
224
200
+454
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
20.4
1997-98
80
39.4
22.0
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.3
8.1
17.6
46.1
0.9
2.9
29.8
4.9
6.7
72.9
53.5
1.1
2.6
3.1
3,150
1,758
296
494
176
25
244
200
-92
15Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
20.4
1997-98
70
36.7
23.2
3.3
4.0
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.4
44.5
1.9
4.8
38.9
5.8
6.7
86.4
56.9
0.7
2.6
2.6
2,569
1,623
229
279
88
15
181
154
-132
16Vin Baker
V. Baker
20.4
1997-98
82
35.9
19.2
8.0
1.9
1.1
1.0
7.7
14.2
54.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.8
6.4
59.1
56.4
3.5
4.5
2.1
2,944
1,574
656
152
91
86
174
278
+412
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
20.4
1997-98
82
39.3
18.5
9.6
4.2
1.7
1.8
7.7
15.8
49.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
3.0
4.0
73.8
52.7
2.7
6.9
2.3
3,222
1,518
786
348
139
150
192
224
+152
18Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
20.3
1997-98
81
30.1
15.1
7.6
1.3
1.2
1.7
6.1
11.4
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.1
70.2
57.1
2.5
5.0
1.8
2,441
1,225
613
106
100
135
142
292
+182
19Rik Smits
R. Smits
19.9
1997-98
73
28.6
16.7
6.9
1.4
0.5
1.2
7.0
14.2
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.3
53.2
1.7
5.2
1.8
2,085
1,216
505
101
40
88
134
243
+434
20Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
19.8
1997-98
70
35.3
18.4
4.9
5.5
1.8
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.7
1.5
4.8
31.7
4.0
4.9
80.1
53.1
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,473
1,287
346
382
126
42
189
193
+69
21Reggie Miller
R. Miller
19.8
1997-98
81
34.5
19.5
2.9
2.1
1.0
0.1
6.4
13.3
47.7
2.0
4.7
42.9
4.7
5.4
86.8
61.9
0.6
2.3
1.6
2,795
1,578
232
171
78
11
128
148
+524
22Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
19.8
1997-98
82
35.6
13.4
11.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
2,917
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
23Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
19.7
1997-98
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
24Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
19.6
1997-98
76
39.7
17.8
5.3
10.5
1.7
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.4
0.2
0.6
25.0
4.7
6.5
72.6
50.1
1.5
3.9
3.5
3,020
1,349
405
801
126
25
266
182
+100
25Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
19.3
1997-98
80
30.8
14.2
3.4
4.4
1.4
0.2
5.0
10.4
48.2
0.7
1.6
44.1
3.6
4.0
88.5
58.7
0.8
2.6
1.7
2,460
1,139
270
349
109
15
132
175
+464
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.704
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3
35
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.636
6.5
4
33
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.623
7.5
5
33
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.611
8.0
6
34
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.607
8.0
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.582
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12.5
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.482
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