Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the best PER in 1970-71, with a 29 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in 1971

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3	13.0	22.5	57.7	5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6	3,288	2,596	1,311	272	264
2	Jerry West J. West	23.5	1970-71	LAL	69	41.2	26.9	4.6	9.5	9.7	19.6	49.4	7.6	9.1	83.2	57.1	2,845	1,859	320	655	180
3	Dave Bing D. Bing	22.5	1970-71	DET	82	37.4	27.0	4.4	5.0	9.7	20.9	46.7	7.5	9.4	79.7	54.0	3,065	2,213	364	408	228
4	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	20.9	1970-71	BUF	78	35.6	20.4	10.7	4.5	7.9	16.8	47.1	4.6	6.2	74.0	52.3	2,778	1,591	837	354	263
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	20.8	1970-71	BOS	81	45.4	28.9	9.0	7.5	11.0	24.5	45.0	6.8	8.4	81.8	51.3	3,678	2,338	730	607	200
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	20.6	1970-71	SFW	80	40.6	19.2	15.8	3.7	7.8	15.6	49.8	3.6	4.6	78.7	54.4	3,251	1,535	1,265	293	197
7	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	20.5	1970-71	PHI	81	38.1	23.0	11.7	4.9	8.7	18.8	46.2	5.6	7.7	73.4	51.9	3,090	1,859	946	395	328
8	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	20.4	1970-71	CHI	82	28.9	10.8	13.8	4.8	4.4	9.0	48.5	2.0	2.8	72.4	52.6	2,370	882	1,133	397	275
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20.3	1970-71	LAL	82	44.3	20.7	18.2	4.3	8.1	15.0	54.5	4.4	8.2	53.8	55.8	3,630	1,696	1,493	352	174
10	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	20	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8	6.1	13.5	45.5	3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3	2,017	1,281	665	146	272
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	19.6	1970-71	MIL	81	39.4	19.4	5.7	8.2	7.3	14.7	49.6	4.8	5.6	85.0	56.3	3,194	1,569	462	668	203
12	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19.5	1970-71	NYK	80	43.2	21.7	6.8	6.7	8.1	16.5	49.4	5.4	7.0	77.9	55.6	3,455	1,736	544	536	240
13	Johnny Green J. Green	19.4	1970-71	CIN	75	28.6	16.7	8.7	1.2	6.7	11.4	58.7	3.3	5.4	61.7	60.7	2,147	1,252	656	89	233
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	19.4	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3	11.6	27.0	42.8	5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8	3,633	2,350	1,362	186	225
15	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	19.4	1970-71	SDR	82	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0	5.7	12.5	45.8	4.3	5.3	82.0	53.2	2,020	1,298	245	329	263
16	Willis Reed W. Reed	19.3	1970-71	NYK	73	39.1	20.9	13.7	2.0	8.4	18.2	46.2	4.1	5.2	78.5	51.0	2,855	1,527	1,003	148	228
17	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	19	1970-71	PHX	71	37.5	20.9	9.1	4.5	7.2	16.6	43.4	6.4	7.9	81.6	51.9	2,662	1,481	643	322	197
18	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	19	1970-71	SEA	71	37.2	19.8	4.5	9.2	6.6	15.8	41.9	6.5	8.1	80.3	50.9	2,641	1,403	319	654	201
19	Chet Walker C. Walker	18.9	1970-71	CHI	81	36.1	22.0	7.3	2.2	8.0	17.3	46.5	5.9	6.9	85.9	54.1	2,927	1,780	588	179	187
20	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	18.9	1970-71	BAL	66	38.5	18.2	17.1	2.9	7.5	16.5	45.3	3.2	4.4	73.8	49.4	2,538	1,202	1,128	192	227
21	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	18.5	1970-71	SFW	82	40.9	20.0	13.8	3.1	7.6	17.1	44.5	4.8	6.6	73.0	50.1	3,351	1,641	1,128	257	192
22	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	18.2	1970-71	ATL	76	41.0	26.8	5.1	3.4	10.9	22.5	48.4	5.0	6.6	75.9	52.7	3,113	2,039	386	257	186
23	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	17.9	1970-71	BAL	74	39.2	14.1	16.9	4.0	5.7	11.4	50.1	2.7	4.1	65.7	53.5	2,904	1,047	1,253	293	235
24	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	17.8	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4	9.1	19.9	45.8	5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2	2,926	1,880	298	355	238
25	Archie Clark A. Clark	17.7	1970-71	PHI	82	39.6	21.3	4.8	5.4	8.1	16.3	49.6	5.1	6.5	78.7	55.6	3,245	1,746	391	440	217