highest player efficency rating 2026

Nikola Jokić has the best PER this season, with a 35.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest player efficency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2026
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
35.9
2025-26
25
35.0
29.8
12.4
10.8
1.4
0.8
10.7
17.5
61.3
2.2
5.1
43.3
6.2
7.4
84.2
72.0
3.0
9.4
3.4
874
746
309
271
35
20
85
73
+250
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32.9
2025-26
25
33.2
32.4
4.6
6.4
1.4
0.7
10.8
19.4
56.0
2.2
5.0
43.7
8.6
9.7
88.4
68.7
0.4
4.2
1.9
831
811
115
161
35
18
48
50
+361
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.6
2025-26
19
37.3
34.7
8.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
10.6
23.1
46.0
3.5
10.7
32.4
9.9
12.3
81.1
60.8
0.8
7.8
4.4
709
659
165
168
28
11
83
50
+72
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23.8
2025-26
26
34.4
30.7
4.5
5.5
1.4
0.3
10.7
21.7
49.3
4.0
10.5
38.3
5.3
6.3
84.7
62.8
0.9
3.7
3.3
895
799
118
142
36
8
86
62
+133
5Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
23.5
2025-26
25
33.8
29.3
6.2
4.9
1.1
0.5
10.8
21.5
50.0
2.1
5.8
36.1
5.7
7.4
76.9
59.1
1.3
4.9
3.6
844
733
154
123
27
12
90
77
+60
6Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
23.4
2025-26
23
31.2
19.1
5.9
5.0
1.6
0.2
5.8
11.4
51.0
0.9
2.0
44.4
6.6
7.8
84.9
64.4
2.3
3.6
1.4
717
440
135
114
37
5
33
31
+101
7Jalen Duren
J. Duren
23.4
2025-26
23
29.0
18.0
11.0
1.7
0.8
1.0
6.7
10.3
64.8
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.3
74.7
69.1
4.0
7.0
2.4
666
415
252
40
19
23
56
76
+202
8Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
23.3
2025-26
21
36.9
27.8
5.6
6.7
1.0
0.2
8.5
16.9
50.3
2.8
7.6
36.9
8.0
9.1
87.5
66.5
0.8
4.8
3.3
775
583
117
141
22
4
70
48
+81
9Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
23.3
2025-26
23
39.9
31.5
4.7
7.2
1.7
0.9
10.7
22.9
46.7
3.7
9.3
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.1
60.2
0.3
4.4
2.7
917
724
109
165
40
21
62
53
+62
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
22.7
2025-26
20
34.4
28.7
4.9
3.8
1.2
0.8
9.7
19.3
50.0
3.4
8.1
41.6
6.0
7.2
83.3
63.8
0.8
4.2
3.0
687
573
98
76
24
16
60
42
+66
11Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
22.7
2025-26
21
36.2
23.5
9.4
7.1
1.5
1.0
8.8
17.5
50.0
1.0
2.7
35.1
5.0
6.8
73.9
57.3
3.0
6.4
3.4
760
493
198
150
31
20
71
74
+128
12Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
22.7
2025-26
24
35.1
22.8
10.5
8.2
1.6
0.4
8.3
16.0
51.6
1.5
4.0
38.5
4.7
5.8
81.3
61.3
1.5
8.9
3.3
843
546
251
197
38
9
80
52
+25
13James Harden
J. Harden
22.7
2025-26
25
35.4
26.0
5.2
8.1
1.3
0.4
7.6
17.2
44.0
3.6
9.5
37.6
7.4
8.3
88.5
62.4
0.6
4.6
3.9
885
651
131
203
33
10
98
54
-61
14Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.5
2025-26
23
35.8
27.1
6.0
9.2
1.5
0.8
9.4
20.6
45.7
2.1
6.4
32.7
6.3
7.5
83.2
56.8
1.3
4.7
3.7
824
624
139
211
34
19
86
75
+160
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.4
2025-26
24
33.2
22.4
11.9
3.2
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.4
47.4
1.9
5.2
36.0
5.9
6.7
88.2
61.0
3.1
8.8
2.4
797
537
285
77
20
19
58
81
+201
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
22.3
2025-26
23
35.1
28.8
3.1
6.4
0.7
0.1
10.2
21.0
48.7
2.8
7.4
37.6
5.6
6.7
83.8
60.2
0.5
2.7
2.3
807
663
72
147
17
2
53
55
+205
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
22.1
2025-26
24
35.0
24.9
4.4
6.8
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.7
50.1
3.2
7.1
44.7
4.0
4.4
89.6
63.3
0.4
4.0
2.3
840
597
105
163
26
7
56
39
+200
18Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
21.8
2025-26
21
32.6
25.6
7.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.1
18.4
49.7
3.6
9.0
39.9
3.7
4.6
81.3
62.7
1.1
6.2
2.3
685
537
154
68
18
5
48
46
-36
19Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
21.4
2025-26
24
35.3
27.8
7.0
2.1
1.0
0.4
9.3
19.8
46.9
2.9
8.3
35.2
6.3
7.0
89.3
60.7
2.1
4.9
1.3
848
667
169
51
23
10
32
43
-39
20Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
20.9
2025-26
26
34.2
25.5
7.2
6.3
0.7
0.7
7.6
16.2
46.9
2.4
6.4
37.7
7.8
9.6
81.2
62.2
1.2
6.0
3.6
888
662
186
164
18
17
93
81
+9
21Julius Randle
J. Randle
20.9
2025-26
27
33.9
23.0
7.2
5.7
1.1
0.1
7.8
15.8
49.2
1.7
5.0
34.6
5.7
6.9
82.4
61.0
1.6
5.6
2.7
915
621
194
155
29
4
73
71
+148
22Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
20.3
2025-26
24
33.4
22.7
6.1
3.7
1.2
0.4
7.8
15.9
49.0
1.5
4.2
36.0
5.6
6.8
82.3
60.0
1.5
4.6
1.8
801
545
146
88
28
9
43
53
+53
23Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
20
2025-26
27
33.9
19.6
7.9
5.3
1.4
1.6
7.6
15.1
50.1
1.4
3.6
37.8
3.1
3.7
83.8
58.6
2.1
5.8
2.5
914
530
214
143
38
44
67
86
+70
24Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
20
2025-26
24
33.7
20.3
9.4
8.9
1.0
0.5
7.0
14.8
47.6
1.9
4.8
40.4
4.3
5.6
75.6
58.6
1.3
8.1
3.6
809
486
225
213
24
11
87
46
-29
25Norman Powell
N. Powell
19.8
2025-26
21
30.9
24.4
3.7
2.5
1.1
0.3
8.0
16.2
49.3
3.0
7.0
42.9
5.4
6.3
85.6
64.1
0.4
3.3
1.9
648
512
78
52
24
6
40
51
+86
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

16 - 7

125

Final

128

DEN Nuggets

19 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM