highest player efficiency in single game ever

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER, with a 28.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest player efficiency with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player in single game ever
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.6
23,776
749
31.7
21.8
10.9
7.2
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
35.8
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
16,291
8,199
5,428
957
538
2,189
2,010
+4130
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.2
14,471
455
31.8
27.6
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
34.0
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
12,572
5,002
1,669
413
740
1,554
1,375
+2481
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4LeBron James
L. James
26.9
59,042
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
27,231
792
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,082
8,467
2,020
1,041
1,821
1,584
1,853
+902
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
34,271
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.9
28,364
863
32.9
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.1
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.3
69.3
61.2
1.9
8.1
3.0
20,683
8,586
4,316
964
1,069
2,599
2,541
+3055
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
15,787
452
34.9
28.7
8.6
8.2
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.7
46.8
3.1
8.8
35.0
6.2
8.3
75.1
58.9
0.9
7.7
3.9
12,970
3,904
3,717
558
204
1,783
1,033
+1246
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
30,690
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
18,298
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.8
41,381
1,127
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
30,681
7,851
4,916
1,177
1,277
3,562
2,152
+4761
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
39,330
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
33,245
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
18Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
12,645
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
22,106
649
34.1
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.3
1.7
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
83.8
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
14,948
7,190
2,045
526
775
1,759
2,213
+1288
21James Harden
J. Harden
23.7
40,138
1,155
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
27,772
6,492
8,348
1,720
656
4,276
2,864
+4620
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
23Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
45,668
1,358
33.6
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,021
5,984
12,515
2,724
222
3,097
3,194
+6094
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
34,443
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
23.5
15,484
467
33.2
24.6
4.8
5.1
1.4
0.8
8.6
17.1
50.1
1.3
3.8
35.3
6.1
7.0
86.1
60.7
0.8
4.0
2.3
11,468
2,242
2,389
673
377
1,084
1,054
+1308
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ORTG

126.3

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DRTG

110.8

6th

NETRTG

15.5

2nd

3P%

37.4

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Mon
11/3
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
11/5
MIA MIA
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Fri
11/7
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Last Game
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0 - 4

88

Final

122

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM