highest player efficiency rating in a playoff year with minimum 900 minutes

LeBron James has the best PER with 900+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

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highest player efficiency rating by a player in a playoff year with minimum 900 minutes

	NAME	PER	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	32.2	922	2017-18	CLE	22	41.9	34.0	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	12.5	23.2	53.9	1.8	5.2	34.2	7.2	9.7	74.6	61.9	1.4	7.7	4.3	748	200	198	30	23	94	52	-22
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.5	1,000	1999-00	LAL	23	43.5	30.7	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
3	LeBron James L. James	30.3	983	2011-12	MIA	23	42.7	30.3	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	10.9	21.8	50.0	1.0	3.7	25.9	7.5	10.2	73.9	57.6	2.3	7.4	3.5	697	224	129	43	16	81	47	+199
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	28.4	1,021	2002-03	SAS	24	42.5	24.7	15.4	5.3	0.6	3.3	9.1	17.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	67.7	57.7	4.0	11.4	3.2	593	369	127	15	79	76	78	+181
5	LeBron James L. James	28.1	960	2012-13	MIA	23	41.7	25.9	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	9.2	18.8	49.1	1.6	4.2	37.5	5.9	7.6	77.7	58.5	1.6	6.8	3.0	596	193	152	41	18	70	43	+132
6	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	27.9	939	2018-19	TOR	24	39.1	30.5	9.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	10.1	20.7	49.0	2.3	6.0	37.9	8.0	9.0	88.4	61.9	2.3	6.8	3.1	732	218	94	40	17	74	56	+156
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.7	989	1993-94	HOU	23	43.0	28.9	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	11.6	22.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.6	7.0	79.5	56.8	2.4	8.7	3.6	664	254	98	40	92	83	82
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.2	920	1991-92	CHI	22	41.8	34.5	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	13.2	26.4	49.9	0.8	2.0	38.6	7.4	8.6	85.7	57.1	1.7	4.5	3.7	759	137	127	44	16	81	62
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	26.9	959	2005-06	MIA	23	41.7	28.4	5.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	9.5	19.2	49.7	0.6	1.6	37.8	8.8	10.9	80.8	59.3	1.2	4.7	3.9	654	135	132	51	26	90	71	+134
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26.8	940	2008-09	LAL	23	40.9	30.2	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	10.5	23.0	45.7	1.6	4.6	34.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	56.4	0.8	4.5	2.6	695	123	126	38	21	59	59	+181
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	26.8	983	2005-06	DAL	23	42.7	27.0	11.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	8.5	18.2	46.8	1.0	2.9	34.3	8.9	10.0	89.5	59.6	2.0	9.6	2.1	620	268	67	25	14	49	64	+108
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.7	929	1994-95	HOU	22	42.2	33.0	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	13.9	26.2	53.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.0	7.4	68.1	56.0	2.0	8.3	3.1	725	227	98	26	62	69	95
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.3	961	1983-84	BOS	23	41.8	27.5	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	632	252	136	54	27	87	71
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	25.5	903	2008-09	ORL	23	39.3	20.3	15.3	1.9	0.9	2.6	7.0	11.7	60.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.3	9.9	63.6	63.4	4.3	11.0	2.9	467	353	43	20	60	67	102	+1
15	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	24.9	1,026	1992-93	PHX	24	42.8	26.6	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	9.6	20.1	47.7	0.4	1.9	22.2	7.0	9.1	77.1	55.2	3.9	9.7	2.1	638	326	102	39	25	50	73
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24.8	917	2003-04	LAL	22	41.7	21.5	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	8.3	14.0	59.3	0.0	0.0		5.0	11.5	42.9	56.5	4.1	9.1	2.5	473	291	55	7	61	55	90	+91
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24.7	923	2009-10	LAL	23	40.1	29.2	6.0	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.2	22.2	45.8	2.1	5.7	37.4	6.7	8.0	84.2	56.7	1.1	4.9	3.4	671	138	126	31	16	79	75	+96
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	24	913	2009-10	LAL	23	39.7	19.6	11.1	3.5	0.4	2.1	7.2	13.3	53.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	6.9	75.9	59.9	4.0	7.1	1.9	450	255	81	9	48	44	63	+97
19	LeBron James L. James	23.7	922	2010-11	MIA	21	43.9	23.7	8.4	5.9	1.7	1.2	8.3	17.8	46.6	1.4	4.0	35.3	5.7	7.4	76.3	56.3	1.6	6.8	3.1	497	176	123	35	25	66	56	+29
20	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	987	2007-08	BOS	26	38.0	20.4	10.5	3.3	1.3	1.1	8.3	16.8	49.5	0.1	0.3	25.0	3.6	4.5	81.0	54.2	2.8	7.8	2.1	530	274	87	35	29	55	74	+186
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22.9	965	1987-88	LAL	24	40.2	19.9	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.2	7.0	13.7	51.4	0.3	0.6	50.0	5.5	6.5	85.2	60.0	1.3	4.1	3.5	477	130	303	34	4	83	61
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22.5	1,016	2000-01	PHI	22	46.2	32.9	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	11.7	30.0	38.9	2.2	6.5	33.8	7.3	9.5	77.4	48.0	0.7	4.0	2.9	723	104	134	52	7	63	55	+1
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22.4	900	2023-24	DAL	22	40.9	28.9	9.5	8.1	1.9	0.4	10.2	22.9	44.6	3.1	9.6	32.2	5.3	7.0	76.5	55.6	0.7	8.7	4.1	635	208	178	41	8	90	56	+97
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.4	955	1980-81	HOU	21	45.5	26.8	14.5	1.7	0.6	1.6	9.9	20.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	9.9	71.2	53.7	6.0	8.6	2.8	562	305	35	13	34	59	54
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	22	907	2011-12	MIA	23	39.4	22.8	5.2	4.3	1.7	1.3	8.6	18.5	46.2	0.4	1.5	29.4	5.3	7.2	72.9	52.6	1.4	3.8	3.0	525	120	100	39	30	68	65	+183

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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

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31.1

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28.8

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12.9

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11.9

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11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

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1.9

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3.1

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Jokić

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Dončić

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38.0

Dončić

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38.0

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37.4

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1.78

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1.61

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1.90

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	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

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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

LeBron James has the best PER with 900+ minutes played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 32.2 rating in 2017-18.

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