highest per by a guard in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Chris Paul had the highest PER by a guard, with a 25.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a guard in the 2000s
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chris Paul
C. Paul
25.8
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
2Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
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
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
24.6
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
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
24.2
467
38.1
25.7
6.3
5.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
21.3
43.8
1.6
4.7
34.7
5.4
7.2
75.2
52.5
1.4
4.8
2.6
17,788
12,017
2,938
2,553
654
373
1,203
849
+1170
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
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
6Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
21.5
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
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21.5
288
39.0
25.0
6.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
8.1
19.2
42.4
1.9
5.5
35.0
6.8
8.4
80.7
54.5
1.0
5.7
3.4
11,237
7,201
1,943
1,214
472
213
984
820
+373
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.4
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
9Steve Nash
S. Nash
21
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
10Brandon Roy
B. Roy
20.8
209
36.9
19.8
4.6
5.1
1.1
0.2
7.2
15.6
46.5
1.0
2.8
36.3
4.3
5.4
80.3
55.2
1.2
3.5
1.9
7,710
4,136
968
1,060
234
48
404
413
+342
11Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
20.7
433
37.4
22.8
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.3
17.2
42.7
2.1
5.8
35.8
6.0
7.4
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,175
9,853
1,828
2,387
758
103
1,438
1,365
+96
12Ray Allen
R. Allen
20.7
728
37.9
22.1
4.4
3.8
1.2
0.2
7.7
17.1
45.2
2.7
6.7
40.3
4.0
4.4
90.0
58.2
1.1
3.4
2.3
27,561
16,101
3,238
2,801
901
143
1,674
1,623
+2189
13Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
20.5
181
35.2
15.8
3.5
8.2
1.9
0.3
6.4
14.0
45.3
0.5
1.4
36.6
2.6
2.9
90.1
51.6
0.7
2.8
2.1
6,370
2,859
629
1,476
347
57
382
345
+615
14Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
20.2
640
32.2
17.1
3.5
6.4
1.0
0.2
6.4
13.9
46.2
0.6
1.9
33.8
3.6
4.2
86.7
54.4
0.6
2.9
2.4
20,607
10,961
2,263
4,120
645
99
1,543
1,749
+1216
15Vince Carter
V. Carter
20.2
411
37.6
22.4
5.3
4.5
1.2
0.7
8.2
18.7
43.7
1.5
4.2
36.8
4.6
5.7
80.7
52.9
1.5
3.8
2.5
15,452
9,208
2,175
1,833
499
273
1,011
1,234
+131
16Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
19.7
712
32.5
15.6
3.1
5.9
1.0
0.2
4.7
11.2
42.2
1.7
4.4
39.6
4.4
4.9
89.1
58.3
0.5
2.6
2.0
23,170
11,095
2,178
4,182
704
122
1,423
1,493
+2881
17Michael Redd
M. Redd
19.7
497
33.5
19.9
4.2
2.3
1.0
0.1
7.0
15.6
45.0
1.7
4.5
38.6
4.1
4.8
84.5
56.0
1.1
3.1
1.6
16,672
9,879
2,076
1,130
482
54
785
867
-304
18Ruben Patterson
R. Patterson
19.3
76
27.1
13.0
5.0
2.1
1.4
0.6
4.9
9.9
49.4
0.0
0.5
5.6
3.2
4.8
68.1
54.4
2.4
2.6
2.0
2,059
988
382
161
103
45
155
176
+102
19Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
19.1
648
37.9
19.7
3.0
7.4
1.2
0.1
7.0
15.9
43.8
1.1
3.5
32.2
4.6
5.8
79.5
53.2
0.7
2.4
3.0
24,560
12,746
1,960
4,808
792
87
1,917
1,508
-970
20Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
19.1
760
37.3
14.0
7.0
9.2
1.9
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.2
1.5
4.2
34.8
2.6
3.3
81.1
50.9
1.3
5.7
3.1
28,311
10,649
5,327
7,029
1,472
236
2,331
1,438
+2576
21Gary Payton
G. Payton
18.9
631
35.4
16.3
4.1
6.6
1.3
0.2
6.4
14.2
45.4
1.0
2.9
32.4
2.5
3.3
74.8
52.1
0.8
3.3
2.1
22,352
10,310
2,563
4,150
842
134
1,296
1,298
+656
22Kevin Martin
K. Martin
18.5
309
30.3
16.9
3.6
1.8
0.9
0.1
5.1
11.2
45.4
1.4
3.5
38.9
5.4
6.3
85.2
60.5
0.8
2.9
1.7
9,349
5,224
1,117
559
292
36
517
620
-439
23Tony Parker
T. Parker
18.5
612
33.2
16.7
3.1
5.6
1.0
0.1
6.6
13.5
49.0
0.5
1.6
31.3
2.9
4.0
72.6
54.5
0.5
2.6
2.5
20,335
10,219
1,903
3,455
606
44
1,533
1,156
+3225
24Steve Francis
S. Francis
18.3
576
37.6
18.1
5.6
6.0
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
3.5
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51
25LeBron James
L. James
18.3
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
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37
45
.451
27.0
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22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
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5
46
36
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6
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.537
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43
39
.524
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32
50
.390
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51
.378
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20
62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
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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
7
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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22
60
.268
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22
60
.268
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