highest per by a center since 1979

Since 1978-79, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a center since 1979
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.6
131
34.8
27.1
11.9
2.9
1.4
2.3
9.9
19.5
50.9
0.7
2.1
31.5
6.6
8.2
79.9
58.7
2.6
9.2
2.2
4,558
3,551
1,556
375
182
302
293
300
+184
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
27.3
110
30.8
24.7
11.3
3.3
1.1
3.4
8.7
17.6
49.6
2.4
6.8
35.1
4.8
5.8
82.9
61.2
1.9
9.4
2.8
3,393
2,716
1,242
368
118
373
304
261
+784
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
7Hassan 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
8Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.8
468
30.1
19.7
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.4
7.3
13.2
55.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
5.1
6.6
77.4
61.4
2.3
5.3
2.2
14,085
9,222
3,557
611
342
655
1,034
1,485
+1412
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
10Shawn Marion
S. Marion
23.6
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
2.0
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
726
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
22,128
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.6
476
21.4
12.8
5.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
5.1
8.3
61.8
0.0
0.2
11.0
2.5
3.7
66.7
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
10,165
6,080
2,523
658
258
393
533
1,010
+613
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.5
1,188
34.1
21.2
12.0
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.3
14.8
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.7
8.6
77.5
57.0
5.0
7.0
3.0
40,458
25,182
14,254
1,676
974
1,476
3,584
2,622
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22.1
867
33.3
20.9
8.1
3.1
0.8
2.2
8.6
15.1
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.7
5.0
74.3
60.7
2.0
6.0
2.7
28,832
18,149
7,005
2,651
660
1,910
2,319
2,488
17DeMarcus 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
-553
18Daniel Gafford
D. Gafford
21.9
112
21.6
10.9
6.8
1.2
0.6
1.5
4.4
6.4
68.2
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.6
69.9
2.6
4.2
1.2
2,421
1,225
766
138
65
171
129
296
-153
19Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
734
32.1
16.5
9.6
3.2
0.5
1.5
6.4
12.4
51.2
0.2
0.5
40.2
3.5
4.5
78.0
57.1
2.5
7.1
1.9
23,578
12,090
7,033
2,332
343
1,097
1,396
1,482
+1469
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.8
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
33,744
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21.7
230
33.5
19.1
8.1
2.2
0.9
1.0
6.7
14.5
46.6
1.6
4.2
38.5
3.9
4.6
86.7
57.9
1.0
7.1
1.4
7,706
4,386
1,863
513
218
226
331
584
+762
22Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.6
739
24.8
11.1
9.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
7.9
61.3
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.4
2.6
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.4
1.0
18,328
8,236
7,330
726
486
1,014
745
1,632
+1401
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.5
967
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
25,450
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,171
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
24Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.4
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
25,273
14,029
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
25Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
21.3
307
32.4
17.4
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.5
6.9
12.2
56.2
0.5
1.5
35.8
3.2
4.3
73.1
61.8
3.1
8.7
2.9
9,962
5,352
3,622
1,739
255
143
875
968
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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

2 - 4

98

Final

110

MIN Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

Cason Wallace
BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
Tank Leaderboard
Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0