highest per by a nba player in 6th season

LeBron James had the highest PER by a player in his 6th season, with a 31.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a NBA player in 6th season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
31.7
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.2
1989-90
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
31.2
2021-22
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.9
2018-19
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
6Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
30.4
2008-09
79
38.6
30.2
5.0
7.5
2.2
1.3
10.8
22.0
49.1
1.1
3.5
31.7
7.5
9.8
76.5
57.4
1.1
3.9
3.4
3,048
2,386
398
589
173
106
272
178
+216
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
30.3
2002-03
75
39.4
32.1
6.5
5.5
1.7
0.8
11.1
24.2
45.7
2.3
6.0
38.6
7.7
9.7
79.3
56.4
1.6
4.9
2.6
2,954
2,407
488
411
124
59
195
156
+201
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.3
2023-24
75
34.0
30.1
5.5
6.2
2.0
0.9
10.6
19.8
53.5
1.3
3.6
35.3
7.6
8.7
87.4
63.6
0.9
4.7
2.2
2,553
2,254
415
465
150
67
162
184
+613
9David Robinson
D. Robinson
29.1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
10Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.9
2017-18
75
36.4
28.1
11.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
10.4
19.5
53.4
0.7
2.2
34.0
6.6
8.0
82.8
61.2
2.5
8.6
2.2
2,727
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
11Shaquille 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
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28.6
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
34.7
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.3
2012-13
81
38.5
28.1
7.9
4.6
1.4
1.3
9.0
17.7
51.0
1.7
4.1
41.6
8.4
9.3
90.5
64.7
0.6
7.3
3.5
3,119
2,280
640
374
116
105
280
143
+721
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.1
2023-24
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
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28
2014-15
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
16Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
27.6
2007-08
79
33.9
25.2
9.1
1.5
0.8
2.1
9.0
15.3
59.0
0.1
0.4
16.1
7.0
8.7
80.5
65.6
2.3
6.8
2.2
2,677
1,989
719
118
64
163
174
294
+421
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27.5
2016-17
74
33.4
25.5
5.8
3.5
1.8
0.7
8.6
17.7
48.5
2.0
5.2
38.0
6.3
7.2
88.0
61.0
1.1
4.7
2.1
2,474
1,888
430
260
133
55
154
122
+436
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
27.1
1989-90
79
39.1
25.2
11.5
3.9
1.9
0.6
8.9
14.9
60.0
0.3
1.2
21.7
7.1
9.4
74.9
66.1
4.6
6.9
3.1
3,085
1,989
909
307
148
50
243
250
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26.9
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557
20Kevin Love
K. Love
26.9
2013-14
77
36.3
26.1
12.5
4.4
0.8
0.5
8.4
18.5
45.7
2.5
6.6
37.6
6.8
8.2
82.1
59.1
2.9
9.6
2.5
2,797
2,010
963
341
59
35
196
136
+357
21Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
26.9
1956-57
69
36.7
22.8
12.4
2.9
7.5
16.9
44.7
7.8
9.4
82.6
54.4
2,531
1,575
855
203
231
22Moses Malone
M. Malone
26.8
1981-82
81
42.0
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
23James Harden
J. Harden
26.7
2014-15
81
36.8
27.4
5.7
7.0
1.9
0.7
8.0
18.1
44.0
2.6
6.9
37.5
8.8
10.2
86.8
60.5
0.9
4.7
4.0
2,981
2,217
459
565
154
60
321
208
+335
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.5
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
25Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
26.5
2016-17
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
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3
53
29
.646
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
36
.561
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7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
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
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
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
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
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22
60
.268
42.0