highest per by a center in 2017

Anthony Davis had the best PER by a center in 2016-17, with a 27.5 rating.

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NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.5
2016-17
75
36.1
28.0
11.8
2.1
1.3
2.2
10.3
20.3
50.5
0.5
1.8
29.9
6.9
8.6
80.2
58.0
2.3
9.5
2.4
2,708
2,099
884
157
94
167
181
168
+51
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
2016-17
73
27.9
16.7
9.8
4.9
0.8
0.8
6.8
11.7
57.8
0.6
1.9
32.4
2.6
3.1
82.5
64.0
2.9
6.9
2.3
2,038
1,221
718
359
61
55
171
214
+298
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25.9
2016-17
82
37.0
25.1
12.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
9.8
18.0
54.2
1.2
3.4
36.7
4.3
5.2
83.2
61.8
3.6
8.7
2.6
3,030
2,061
1,007
220
56
103
212
241
-28
4DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
25.7
2016-17
TOT
72
34.2
27.0
11.0
4.6
1.4
1.3
9.0
19.9
45.2
1.8
5.0
36.1
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.2
2.1
8.9
3.7
2,465
1,942
794
332
100
93
269
278
-25
5Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
23.4
2016-17
81
33.9
14.0
12.8
1.2
0.6
2.6
5.1
7.7
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.9
65.3
68.1
3.9
8.9
1.8
2,744
1,137
1,035
97
49
214
147
246
+436
6Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
22.7
2016-17
77
32.6
17.0
14.1
0.7
0.7
2.1
7.0
12.6
55.7
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.6
62.8
57.9
3.8
10.3
2.0
2,513
1,309
1,088
57
57
161
154
226
+98
7DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
21.9
2016-17
81
31.7
12.7
13.8
1.2
0.6
1.7
5.1
7.1
71.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
5.2
48.2
67.3
3.7
10.1
1.4
2,570
1,029
1,114
96
51
134
115
212
+459
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
20.9
2016-17
81
29.7
13.6
13.8
1.1
1.5
1.1
6.0
11.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.7
4.4
38.6
51.8
4.3
9.5
1.9
2,409
1,105
1,115
90
124
89
152
237
-274
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
20.9
2016-17
74
29.7
13.5
12.7
1.4
0.9
1.2
5.2
8.3
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
5.7
53.3
62.7
4.0
8.7
2.3
2,199
1,002
940
104
64
92
170
203
-108
10Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
20.4
2016-17
75
29.6
20.5
5.4
2.3
0.5
1.7
7.4
15.6
47.4
1.8
5.2
34.6
3.9
4.9
81.0
57.8
1.6
3.8
2.5
2,222
1,539
403
176
38
124
184
192
-157
11Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
20.2
2016-17
74
34.2
19.5
6.3
4.6
0.9
1.3
7.2
15.7
45.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
3.8
4.5
83.7
55.4
0.8
5.5
2.2
2,531
1,446
464
338
67
99
166
171
+64
12Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
20.1
2016-17
80
25.8
12.0
9.5
0.7
0.5
0.8
4.9
8.8
55.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
2.2
2.7
81.1
60.1
2.8
6.7
1.3
2,066
959
759
57
37
63
106
216
+109
13Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
19.1
2016-17
75
28.8
14.6
10.4
2.8
1.0
1.0
6.4
13.7
46.8
0.3
1.0
30.7
1.4
2.1
66.9
49.8
2.3
8.0
1.6
2,163
1,096
779
208
76
74
117
180
-140
14Myles Turner
M. Turner
18.5
2016-17
81
31.4
14.5
7.3
1.3
0.9
2.1
5.5
10.7
51.1
0.5
1.4
34.8
3.0
3.7
80.9
58.5
1.7
5.6
1.3
2,541
1,173
589
106
74
172
105
262
+144
15Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
18.2
2016-17
TOT
81
26.5
10.4
7.5
3.5
0.9
1.1
4.1
7.7
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
3.7
58.0
55.8
2.1
5.4
1.7
2,148
842
605
284
69
92
134
226
0
16Al Horford
A. Horford
17.7
2016-17
68
32.3
14.0
6.8
5.0
0.8
1.3
5.6
11.8
47.3
1.3
3.6
35.5
1.6
2.0
80.0
55.3
1.4
5.4
1.7
2,193
952
465
337
52
86
115
138
+215
17Steven Adams
S. Adams
16.5
2016-17
80
29.9
11.3
7.7
1.1
1.1
1.0
4.7
8.2
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.2
61.1
58.9
3.5
4.2
1.8
2,389
905
613
86
89
78
146
195
+195
18Marcin Gortat
M. Gortat
15.5
2016-17
82
31.2
10.8
10.4
1.5
0.5
0.7
4.8
8.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
64.8
59.3
2.9
7.5
1.5
2,555
883
849
121
40
61
119
213
+201
19Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
15.3
2016-17
78
29.9
8.1
9.2
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.4
5.6
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.7
49.8
59.4
3.7
5.5
0.8
2,336
630
715
77
39
84
64
176
+133
20Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
14.4
2016-17
81
28.0
10.4
6.4
1.0
0.2
1.4
4.7
9.6
49.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.3
72.1
51.1
3.0
3.4
1.1
2,271
839
520
80
18
117
91
151
+73
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60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
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4
52
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.634
8.0
5
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36
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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