nba highest average player efficiency rating through first 8 seasons

Michael Jordan had the highest PER by a player in his first 8 seasons, with a 29.8 rating.

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NBA highest average player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player through first 8 seasons

	NAME	PER	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.8	589	38.7	32.3	6.3	6.0	2.7	1.1	12.0	23.2	51.9	0.3	1.2	28.4	7.8	9.3	84.7	59.2	1.7	4.6	3.1	22,775	19,000	3,697	3,507	1,594	623	1,799	1,756
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29.4	624	46.8	37.6	24.8	4.0			15.2	29.2	52.2				7.1	13.3	53.7	53.6				29,208	23,442	15,448	2,480				1,181
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28.4	433	31.9	27.9	11.2	3.6	0.9	1.7	9.2	18.2	50.4	1.2	3.4	34.1	8.3	10.1	82.6	61.5	2.2	8.9	3.4	13,834	12,071	4,832	1,573	397	720	1,485	1,327	+2547
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.9	534	37.7	27.5	12.4	2.7	0.7	2.7	11.0	19.1	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.4	10.1	53.4	58.3	4.0	8.3	2.9	20,148	14,687	6,615	1,430	400	1,436	1,554	1,836	+1848
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.8	563	37.9	25.5	11.7	3.1	1.7	3.6	9.0	17.2	52.5	0.0	0.2	26.1	7.4	9.9	74.6	59.2	3.4	8.3	2.9	21,353	14,366	6,614	1,726	940	2,012	1,634	1,710	+21
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.7	596	30.8	20.2	10.5	6.6	1.2	0.7	7.8	14.0	55.3	1.0	2.9	34.8	3.7	4.5	82.9	63.2	2.6	7.9	2.9	18,331	12,054	6,273	3,959	714	423	1,709	1,641	+2793
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27.5	528	34.5	24.0	10.4	2.2	1.4	2.4	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.5	1.5	31.9	5.7	7.1	80.2	58.8	2.6	7.8	1.9	18,206	12,677	5,483	1,182	730	1,264	1,023	1,262	+525
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.1	243	34.4	19.2	13.2	2.6			6.7	17.3	38.9				5.7	7.4	77.8	46.7				8,350	4,661	3,209	622				997
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26.9	631	41.8	29.5	15.3	4.3	1.3	3.5	12.2	22.3	54.8				5.1	7.3	69.7	57.9	3.3	11.4		26,349	18,638	9,634	2,740	397	1,094		1,987
10	LeBron James L. James	26.9	627	40.1	27.7	7.1	7.0	1.7	0.8	9.8	20.6	47.9	1.4	4.2	32.9	6.6	8.9	74.4	56.6	1.2	5.9	3.3	25,171	17,362	4,451	4,364	1,079	532	2,086	1,233	+2936
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26	583	38.7	26.3	16.8	3.0			9.2	21.4	43.1				7.8	10.4	75.2	50.5				22,550	15,325	9,813	1,737				1,780
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.8	604	44.3	30.3	9.0	10.6			10.6	21.8	48.7				9.1	10.8	83.9	57.0				26,762	18,306	5,456	6,401				1,907
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25.7	492	35.0	29.0	8.6	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.7	20.8	46.8	3.1	8.9	34.9	6.4	8.5	75.4	59.0	0.9	7.6	4.0	17,203	14,257	4,210	4,060	617	222	1,956	1,130	+1265
14	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25.7	547	37.6	25.4	5.1	6.3	1.8	1.0	8.9	18.4	48.5	0.6	1.9	29.2	7.0	9.1	76.9	56.7	1.3	3.8	3.6	20,540	13,908	2,783	3,472	973	548	1,986	1,397	+1951
15	Chris Paul C. Paul	25.6	555	36.5	18.6	4.4	9.8	2.4	0.1	6.5	13.8	47.3	1.0	2.7	35.6	4.5	5.3	85.8	57.5	0.7	3.7	2.4	20,277	10,311	2,426	5,449	1,331	50	1,348	1,364	+1624
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	25.3	586	38.3	22.5	12.2	3.1	0.8	2.5	8.6	17.0	50.7	0.0	0.2	19.4	5.3	7.7	69.2	55.4	3.3	8.9	3.0	22,456	13,204	7,139	1,839	459	1,488	1,730	1,614	+4322
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.3	610	37.3	23.3	11.6	3.7	1.7	1.0	8.2	14.3	57.6	0.4	1.5	24.1	6.4	8.8	73.3	64.0	4.4	7.2	3.5	22,761	14,184	7,079	2,276	1,007	606	2,127	2,045
18	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.9	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269				1,681
19	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	24.8	254	31.1	24.2	6.5	4.2	1.0	0.6	9.3	15.8	58.8	0.1	0.4	31.7	5.5	7.9	69.3	62.7	2.3	4.3	2.8	7,901	6,143	1,659	1,060	258	162	700	577	+270
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.7	569	38.0	27.3	6.9	3.5	1.2	1.0	9.2	19.1	48.1	1.7	4.4	37.9	7.3	8.3	88.1	60.1	0.8	6.1	3.2	21,630	15,537	3,929	2,002	705	554	1,833	1,076	+1317
21	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	24.6	157	30.5	23.0	10.9	3.5	1.1	3.4	8.2	17.2	47.9	2.2	6.4	34.4	4.4	5.4	81.0	58.9	2.0	8.8	3.3	4,794	3,614	1,704	553	178	536	514	366	+265
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.4	511	34.1	23.0	11.2	3.2	0.8	1.3	8.5	16.2	52.6	1.6	4.2	39.5	4.4	5.3	83.5	62.3	2.9	8.2	2.7	17,428	11,772	5,701	1,626	409	680	1,376	1,744	+579
23	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24.3	410	26.7	13.7	11.7	0.7	0.6	2.4	5.7	9.8	58.2	0.0	0.1	32.0	2.3	3.7	60.8	59.9	3.4	8.4	1.6	10,937	5,623	4,814	280	240	994	663	1,089	+188
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.2	511	33.1	25.2	4.8	5.2	1.4	0.8	8.8	17.3	50.7	1.4	3.8	35.9	6.3	7.2	86.5	61.4	0.7	4.0	2.3	16,923	12,852	2,429	2,676	730	408	1,175	1,145	+1823
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	24.1	565	34.6	22.0	6.4	4.3	1.4	1.1	8.0	18.0	44.4	1.2	3.5	34.8	4.8	6.3	75.9	53.0	1.8	4.5	2.2	19,557	12,423	3,599	2,455	778	622	1,268	1,132	+461

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36.7

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	TOR	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 2/21	DET	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 2/22	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 2/24	CHA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	POR	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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24 - 31

105

Final

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Celtics

35 - 19

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

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Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0