nba highest per until 1977

Before 1977-78, George Mikan had the best PER, with a 27.1 rating.

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NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George 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
2Kareem 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
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
5Neil 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
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
23.2
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
7Jerry West
J. West
22.9
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
8Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.9
528
36.2
22.5
12.3
3.4
1.2
2.2
9.2
18.3
50.2
4.2
5.4
77.8
54.6
3.2
9.0
19,102
11,891
6,481
1,778
334
631
1,734
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22.8
386
39.9
28.0
12.7
2.6
1.1
2.2
11.0
21.9
50.4
6.0
7.7
77.7
55.5
3.4
10.2
15,412
10,821
4,891
1,008
350
679
1,346
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22.7
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
11John Drew
J. Drew
22.2
229
32.0
21.4
9.5
1.8
1.6
0.4
7.9
16.7
47.2
5.6
7.8
72.5
53.2
4.0
5.4
7,328
4,892
2,171
421
359
98
810
12Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
22.1
866
34.4
18.8
11.8
3.0
6.0
15.7
38.1
6.8
7.9
86.3
49.0
29,800
16,245
10,176
2,562
2,936
13Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
21.7
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
19,075
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
14Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
21.6
82
35.1
18.6
13.0
2.4
0.5
2.5
7.0
13.3
52.2
4.7
7.1
66.0
56.6
3.8
9.2
2,877
1,527
1,070
199
44
203
266
15Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
21.6
496
31.9
13.6
11.9
1.8
4.2
10.5
40.3
5.2
6.6
78.3
50.8
15,813
6,761
5,884
909
1,500
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
21.4
82
33.0
23.1
5.5
2.9
1.3
1.3
8.9
16.3
54.4
5.4
6.5
83.3
60.4
1.6
3.9
2,705
1,895
454
238
105
104
286
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
21.2
560
38.2
26.0
7.5
5.0
2.4
0.5
10.2
22.7
44.9
5.6
6.3
89.3
51.0
1.1
4.9
21,419
14,549
4,206
2,801
771
158
1,699
18Dan Issel
D. Issel
21.2
79
31.7
22.3
8.8
2.2
1.2
0.4
8.4
16.2
51.5
5.6
7.1
79.7
57.8
2.7
6.1
2,507
1,765
696
177
91
29
246
19Bill Walton
B. Walton
21.1
151
33.8
16.4
13.6
4.2
1.0
2.6
6.7
13.3
50.5
3.0
4.6
65.8
53.7
2.9
10.7
5,104
2,481
2,056
632
144
387
433
20Bobby Jones
B. Jones
21.1
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.3
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
2,419
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
21George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
21.1
156
36.6
22.2
12.0
4.2
2.3
0.5
8.4
19.2
43.7
5.4
7.6
71.3
49.2
3.7
8.3
5,715
3,459
1,878
661
361
78
633
22Alvan Adams
A. Adams
21
152
32.5
18.5
9.1
5.1
1.4
1.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
3.4
4.5
74.5
51.3
2.6
6.5
4,934
2,815
1,379
772
216
203
534
23Julius Erving
J. Erving
20.9
82
35.9
21.6
8.5
3.7
1.9
1.4
8.4
16.7
49.9
4.9
6.3
77.7
55.3
2.3
6.1
2,940
1,770
695
306
159
113
251
24Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
20.9
202
37.3
16.4
17.3
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
20.8
467
40.3
24.8
2.8
8.0
1.6
0.2
9.0
19.3
46.6
6.9
8.3
82.3
54.1
0.7
1.9
18,797
11,591
1,287
3,753
360
40
1,132
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