highest per for cavs players in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Lenny Wilkens had the highest PER for the Cavaliers, with a 19 rating.

Interpreted as:

highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for cavs players in the 1970s

	NAME	PER	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	19	149	36.6	18.5	4.2	7.7	1.3	0.2	6.9	15.2	45.6	4.6	5.6	81.6	52.2	1.1	2.7		5,456	2,751	623	1,150	97	17		386
2	Elmore Smith E. Smith	18.8	141	21.3	10.5	7.2	0.6	0.5	1.9	4.2	8.5	50.2	2.0	3.1	63.0	53.2	2.0	5.2	1.7	3,003	1,477	1,015	83	73	267	183	399
3	Campy Russell C. Russell	18.1	366	27.9	15.9	5.1	2.6	0.9	0.2	6.0	13.1	45.6	4.0	5.1	77.3	51.8	1.7	3.4	3.2	10,203	5,835	1,877	967	346	74	465	942
4	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	16.8	80	19.7	10.7	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	4.5	8.8	51.3	1.6	2.2	73.6	54.5	1.6	2.5	1.3	1,576	855	329	60	51	29	102	215
5	Butch Beard B. Beard	15.6	83	32.4	13.8	3.8	6.0	0.7	0.1	5.2	11.3	45.7	3.5	4.6	75.7	51.8	0.9	1.9		2,689	1,145	319	501	10	2		249
6	Austin Carr A. Carr	15.4	558	31.2	16.8	3.2	3.0	0.9	0.1	7.0	15.5	44.9	2.9	3.5	81.4	49.2	1.4	1.5	2.0	17,408	9,356	1,764	1,670	379	61	321	1,221
7	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	15.1	176	26.8	14.3	8.3	0.9			5.6	13.0	43.2	3.0	4.4	68.2	47.6				4,720	2,511	1,462	166				561
8	Jim Chones J. Chones	15	400	33.3	14.3	9.5	1.8	0.6	1.1	6.1	13.3	46.1	2.0	2.9	70.4	49.0	2.6	6.9	2.3	13,302	5,729	3,790	711	222	450	371	1,259
9	John Johnson J. Johnson	14.9	231	35.4	15.9	7.1	4.5			6.4	15.0	42.9	3.1	4.0	77.7	47.6				8,166	3,684	1,636	1,047				765
10	Foots Walker F. Walker	14.8	351	22.3	6.7	2.8	4.3	1.6	0.2	2.6	5.9	43.5	1.6	2.1	74.6	49.1	0.8	2.0	2.3	7,815	2,361	980	1,508	567	58	308	757
11	Dave Sorenson D. Sorenson	14.5	165	19.6	8.8	5.0	1.5			3.5	8.0	43.9	1.8	2.3	78.5	49.0				3,231	1,449	824	249				317
12	Bingo Smith B. Smith	14.5	712	26.8	13.3	4.3	2.2	0.8	0.3	5.8	12.9	45.2	1.6	2.0	80.0	48.1	1.2	2.8	1.0	19,086	9,439	3,043	1,559	369	150	156	1,731
13	Dick Snyder D. Snyder	14.3	304	23.7	10.6	2.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	4.5	9.3	48.6	1.7	2.0	84.4	52.6	0.5	1.6	0.8	7,209	3,237	634	717	196	125	48	692
14	Barry Clemens B. Clemens	14.2	143	14.2	6.0	2.6	1.4	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.3	49.4	0.8	1.0	81.0	52.8	0.6	1.7		2,025	863	371	194	36	2		269
15	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	13.5	377	28.1	9.4	3.6	4.1	1.1	0.3	3.9	8.5	45.7	1.6	2.1	76.6	49.6	1.3	2.7		10,612	3,528	1,359	1,550	335	81		797
16	Rick Roberson R. Roberson	13.4	125	34.7	12.8	12.0	1.9			4.9	11.2	43.7	3.1	5.2	58.2	47.6				4,334	1,604	1,494	243				500
17	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13.1	114	18.7	5.0	6.3	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.9	4.7	41.3	1.1	1.9	57.8	44.9	1.9	4.4		2,130	566	718	151	34	167		273
18	Dwight Davis D. Davis	12.7	235	28.1	10.5	7.1	1.9	0.7	0.7	4.1	9.7	42.4	2.3	3.2	74.1	47.6	1.8	5.4		6,592	2,477	1,671	454	108	113		842
19	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	12.7	462	27.1	7.5	7.7	1.8	0.9	0.8	3.2	7.3	44.1	1.1	1.8	59.5	46.4	2.8	4.9	1.3	12,537	3,461	3,551	853	419	353	181	1,084
20	McCoy McLemore M. McLemore	12.5	58	31.7	11.7	8.0	3.0			4.4	11.3	38.8	2.9	3.8	77.3	45.2				1,839	678	463	176				169
21	Kenny Higgs K. Higgs	12.4	68	15.4	5.0	1.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.9	4.1	45.5	1.3	1.6	76.6	51.7	0.3	1.2	0.7	1,050	339	102	141	66	11	47	176
22	John Warren J. Warren	11.2	259	18.0	6.6	2.5	2.1	0.4	0.1	2.7	6.4	43.1	1.1	1.3	84.2	47.5	0.6	1.2		4,659	1,702	647	534	27	6		553
23	Bobby Lewis B. Lewis	8.2	79	23.4	5.9	2.6	3.1			2.3	6.1	37.0	1.4	1.9	71.7	42.4				1,852	467	206	244				176

StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0