Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the highest PER in 1971-72, with a 29.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in 1972

	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	29.9	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6	14.3	24.9	57.4	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3	3,583	2,822	1,346	370	235
2	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	23.1	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1	10.4	21.1	49.3	4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8	3,092	2,056	1,132	248	297
3	Jerry West J. West	23.1	1971-72	LAL	77	38.6	25.8	4.2	9.7	9.5	20.0	47.7	6.7	8.2	81.4	54.6	2,973	1,985	327	747	209
4	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	23	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.2	9.7	19.9	48.6	8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2	3,272	2,145	222	701	198
5	Chet Walker C. Walker	21.8	1971-72	CHI	78	33.2	22.0	6.1	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.5	6.2	7.3	84.7	58.3	2,588	1,719	473	178	171
6	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	21.6	1971-72	NYK	77	40.6	23.2	6.7	5.8	8.7	17.0	51.2	5.8	7.2	80.8	57.6	3,126	1,788	513	446	185
7	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	21.3	1971-72	PHI	75	38.7	23.3	12.2	5.9	8.8	19.0	46.1	5.7	8.0	71.2	51.5	2,900	1,744	918	443	295
8	Archie Clark A. Clark	20.5	1971-72	TOT	77	42.7	25.2	3.5	8.0	9.2	19.7	47.0	6.7	8.7	77.1	53.6	3,285	1,938	268	613	194
9	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	20.3	1971-72	SEA	80	37.4	18.0	4.2	9.6	6.0	12.8	46.6	6.0	7.8	77.4	55.3	2,989	1,438	338	766	209
10	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	20.1	1971-72	BOS	82	45.1	27.5	8.2	7.5	10.9	23.9	45.8	5.6	6.7	83.4	51.2	3,698	2,252	672	614	183
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	20.1	1971-72	LAL	82	37.1	25.9	3.6	4.5	10.1	20.7	48.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	54.8	3,040	2,127	295	365	210
12	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	19.7	1971-72	SEA	73	43.4	26.2	12.7	2.0	9.8	21.3	46.1	6.6	8.0	81.9	52.7	3,167	1,914	926	148	208
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	19.5	1971-72	NYK	77	38.0	16.7	13.1	4.1	7.1	13.8	51.2	2.6	3.2	79.1	54.8	2,926	1,283	1,011	318	218
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	19.4	1971-72	HOU	82	42.2	25.2	14.6	3.3	10.1	23.4	43.4	4.9	7.5	64.9	47.1	3,461	2,063	1,197	270	233
15	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	19.2	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3	9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6	3,245	2,009	943	350	186
16	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	19.1	1971-72	ATL	77	39.5	24.7	5.0	4.0	10.1	20.0	50.3	4.5	5.6	81.2	54.9	3,042	1,899	385	309	225
17	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	19	1971-72	ATL	82	38.9	18.6	12.8	3.2	7.2	13.3	54.5	4.1	7.1	58.5	56.7	3,187	1,526	1,049	262	255
18	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	18.9	1971-72	MIL	64	37.3	17.4	5.0	7.7	6.5	13.9	47.2	4.3	5.2	83.6	54.0	2,390	1,114	323	491	116
19	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	18.7	1971-72	PHX	76	36.8	21.0	8.3	3.9	7.5	16.4	45.9	6.0	7.4	80.7	53.5	2,798	1,598	633	296	235
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	18.7	1971-72	GSW	78	43.1	21.4	16.1	2.9	8.1	18.6	43.2	5.3	7.2	74.3	49.2	3,362	1,673	1,252	230	214
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.5	1971-72	LAL	82	42.3	14.8	19.2	4.0	6.0	9.3	64.9	2.7	6.4	42.2	61.0	3,469	1,213	1,572	329	196
22	Neal Walk N. Walk	18.4	1971-72	PHX	81	26.4	15.7	8.2	1.9	6.2	13.0	47.9	3.2	4.2	74.4	52.5	2,142	1,268	665	151	295
23	Paul Silas P. Silas	18.3	1971-72	PHX	80	38.5	17.5	11.9	4.3	6.1	12.9	47.0	5.4	7.0	77.3	54.9	3,082	1,403	955	343	201
24	Jack Marin J. Marin	18.2	1971-72	BAL	78	37.5	22.3	6.8	2.2	8.8	18.5	47.8	4.6	5.1	89.4	53.6	2,927	1,736	528	169	240
25	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	18.1	1971-72	HOU	82	31.0	18.2	3.1	4.8	7.0	15.3	45.5	4.3	4.8	89.0	52.2	2,538	1,491	258	393	298