nba highest per since 1999

Since 1998-99, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 1999
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
4LeBron James
L. James
26.7
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.1
801
33.3
21.9
10.1
2.5
0.5
2.0
8.6
14.7
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
8.9
52.3
58.7
3.2
6.9
2.6
26,638
17,542
8,087
2,009
411
1,617
2,101
2,720
+3970
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.8
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
8Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25.7
181
30.4
23.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
9Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.6
276
31.0
23.8
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.5
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
11Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.3
1,310
33.7
18.9
10.8
3.1
0.7
2.1
7.3
14.5
50.3
0.0
0.1
19.0
4.3
6.1
69.8
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.4
44,164
24,765
14,114
4,001
970
2,814
3,102
3,050
+8481
13Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
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
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
15Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
798
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
1,377
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23.5
1,223
34.3
18.3
10.4
3.9
1.3
1.3
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.1
0.5
27.7
3.5
4.4
79.7
54.9
2.1
8.3
2.2
41,908
22,409
12,757
4,716
1,529
1,593
2,702
2,949
+4645
17James Harden
J. Harden
23.5
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,303
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.3
415
36.2
22.0
8.7
4.2
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.2
48.3
0.0
0.1
29.6
6.4
8.1
78.5
55.8
1.7
7.0
2.9
15,023
9,146
3,592
1,749
572
271
1,213
1,128
+1658
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23.3
1,196
38.0
26.7
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,478
31,884
6,673
6,016
1,821
577
3,741
3,071
+3829
23Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.4
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
22.4
351
29.8
13.8
8.9
1.5
1.1
2.1
4.9
9.9
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.6
70.8
56.0
2.6
6.3
1.7
10,461
4,850
3,108
516
384
750
581
921
+2077
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

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DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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.780
2
62
20
.756
2.0
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
30
.634
12.0
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22
.732
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56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
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52
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36
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32
50
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51
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20
62
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19
63
.232
41.0
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17
65
.207
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
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22
60
.268
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