John McCullough had the best PER in the 1982 regular-season and playoffs, with a 30.7 rating in his rookie season in 1981-82.
Interpreted as:
highest per by a player in 1982 regular season and playoffs| NAME | PER | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. McCullough | 30.7 | 1981-82 | 8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 69.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | M. Malone | 26.7 | 1981-82 | 84 | 42.1 | 30.9 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 22.5 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 76.5 | 57.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 3,534 | 2,592 | 1,239 | 152 | 78 | 127 | 300 | 216 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Erving | 25.2 | 1981-82 | 102 | 35.0 | 23.9 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 17.2 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 23.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 76.0 | 59.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3,569 | 2,435 | 713 | 418 | 198 | 178 | 281 | 284 | ||
| 4 |  | A. Dantley | 24.2 | 1981-82 | 81 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 19.6 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 79.2 | 63.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3,222 | 2,457 | 514 | 324 | 95 | 14 | 299 | 252 | ||
| 5 |  | G. Gervin | 23.5 | 1981-82 | 88 | 36.3 | 32.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 25.2 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 86.1 | 55.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3,190 | 2,816 | 458 | 228 | 87 | 49 | 241 | 251 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Issel | 23 | 1981-82 | 84 | 30.7 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 15.4 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 66.7 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 83.7 | 60.6 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2,575 | 1,928 | 629 | 184 | 70 | 56 | 176 | 255 | ||
| 7 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 22.9 | 1981-82 | 90 | 35.2 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 16.9 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.4 | 59.9 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 3,170 | 2,103 | 778 | 276 | 77 | 252 | 271 | 269 | ||
| 8 |  | M. Johnson | 22.8 | 1981-82 | 92 | 38.6 | 18.4 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 53.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 77.2 | 59.3 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3,553 | 1,690 | 909 | 873 | 248 | 37 | 330 | 273 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Gilmore | 22.4 | 1981-82 | 82 | 34.1 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 65.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 76.8 | 70.2 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2,796 | 1,517 | 835 | 136 | 49 | 220 | 227 | 287 | ||
| 10 |  | R. Parish | 22.3 | 1981-82 | 92 | 32.2 | 20.1 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 70.5 | 56.5 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 2,960 | 1,845 | 1,001 | 158 | 73 | 240 | 260 | 314 | |||
| 11 |  | A. English | 22.1 | 1981-82 | 85 | 36.9 | 25.2 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 18.9 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 84.0 | 59.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3,133 | 2,140 | 581 | 450 | 90 | 123 | 265 | 267 | ||
| 12 |  | L. Bird | 21.9 | 1981-82 | 89 | 38.3 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 18.2 | 49.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 85.9 | 54.6 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 3,413 | 1,975 | 987 | 514 | 166 | 83 | 292 | 287 | ||
| 13 |  | G. Williams | 21.8 | 1981-82 | 88 | 36.3 | 23.7 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 20.2 | 48.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 74.0 | 52.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3,191 | 2,085 | 270 | 614 | 185 | 41 | 215 | 176 | ||
| 14 |  | L. Moore | 21.5 | 1981-82 | 4 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 54.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 70 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Yonakor | 20.9 | 1981-82 | 12 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 71.4 | 56.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 74 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 16 |  | J. Sikma | 20.5 | 1981-82 | 90 | 37.4 | 19.7 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 85.5 | 55.6 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 3,364 | 1,775 | 1,135 | 301 | 111 | 115 | 229 | 302 | ||
| 17 |  | B. King | 19.8 | 1981-82 | 79 | 36.2 | 23.2 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 16.5 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 70.5 | 60.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2,861 | 1,833 | 469 | 282 | 78 | 23 | 267 | 285 | ||
| 18 |  | S. Moncrief | 19.6 | 1981-82 | 86 | 37.6 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 81.5 | 59.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3,232 | 1,673 | 564 | 406 | 147 | 24 | 220 | 228 | ||
| 19 |  | D. Roundfield | 19.4 | 1981-82 | 63 | 36.5 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 75.3 | 52.6 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 2,302 | 1,176 | 743 | 164 | 66 | 97 | 189 | 218 | ||
| 20 |  | M. Thompson | 19.2 | 1981-82 | 79 | 39.6 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 62.8 | 54.8 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 3,129 | 1,642 | 921 | 319 | 69 | 107 | 245 | 233 | |||
| 21 | | C. Natt | 19 | 1981-82 | 75 | 34.7 | 17.7 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 75.0 | 62.2 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 2,599 | 1,326 | 613 | 150 | 62 | 36 | 140 | 175 | ||
| 22 | | K. VanDeWeghe | 19 | 1981-82 | 85 | 33.9 | 21.5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 15.3 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 86.3 | 61.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2,884 | 1,828 | 479 | 256 | 54 | 33 | 195 | 224 | ||
| 23 |  | P. Short | 18.8 | 1981-82 | 76 | 23.4 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 12.3 | 48.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 80.1 | 53.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1,782 | 1,095 | 266 | 209 | 65 | 10 | 122 | 220 | ||
| 24 |  | R. Williams | 18.7 | 1981-82 | 84 | 33.4 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 17.0 | 45.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 83.2 | 52.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2,809 | 1,708 | 337 | 502 | 203 | 43 | 296 | 312 | ||
| 25 |  | J. Vincent | 18.7 | 1981-82 | 81 | 32.4 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 17.9 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 71.6 | 53.2 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2,626 | 1,732 | 565 | 176 | 89 | 21 | 194 | 308 | ||
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| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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