nba player efficiency rating 2000s leaders

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the best PER, with a 26.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games 2000s leaders
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.5
662
34.7
23.1
10.6
2.7
0.5
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.5
52.2
58.7
3.4
7.2
2.7
22,941
15,276
7,029
1,789
344
1,431
1,818
2,276
+3459
2LeBron James
L. James
26.2
472
40.6
27.5
7.0
6.7
1.8
0.9
9.8
20.9
47.1
1.4
4.1
32.8
6.5
8.8
73.8
55.5
1.3
5.7
3.3
19,142
12,993
3,307
3,159
830
405
1,541
951
+1669
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
25.8
300
37.2
19.4
4.8
9.9
2.4
0.1
6.8
14.5
47.0
0.9
2.5
34.4
4.9
5.8
84.9
56.8
0.8
4.0
2.6
11,169
5,827
1,433
2,966
726
23
776
769
+603
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25.5
769
38.2
21.6
12.1
4.7
1.3
1.6
8.5
17.1
49.9
0.2
0.7
28.6
4.4
5.6
79.4
55.4
2.6
9.4
2.6
29,345
16,638
9,288
3,603
1,037
1,206
2,003
1,882
+3322
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.5
767
36.5
21.4
11.7
3.3
0.8
2.3
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.7
5.1
7.4
68.6
55.1
3.1
8.7
2.7
27,974
16,431
8,999
2,502
589
1,786
2,070
1,993
+5468
6Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
394
37.9
25.2
4.9
6.7
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.2
48.3
0.4
1.5
28.5
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.5
1.2
3.6
3.8
14,925
9,922
1,925
2,625
720
379
1,497
1,019
+1026
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
24.6
748
39.4
28.2
5.9
5.2
1.7
0.6
9.8
21.5
45.7
1.4
4.1
34.2
7.2
8.5
84.4
55.9
1.3
4.6
3.1
29,476
21,065
4,381
3,921
1,246
431
2,326
2,092
+3470
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24.2
792
37.5
23.6
8.9
2.8
0.9
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
1.3
3.5
38.2
5.9
6.7
87.4
58.3
1.3
7.6
2.0
29,734
18,699
7,020
2,200
747
830
1,545
2,073
+4665
9Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
23.5
671
37.5
24.4
6.3
5.2
1.4
0.9
8.9
20.3
43.5
1.5
4.4
34.0
5.2
6.9
75.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.5
25,177
16,380
4,230
3,489
938
617
1,684
1,305
+1523
10Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
481
32.7
19.1
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.2
83.2
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,727
9,196
4,467
765
189
912
1,304
1,583
+1518
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
23
366
36.0
21.8
8.5
4.2
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.2
7.9
78.5
55.5
1.6
6.9
2.9
13,191
7,982
3,129
1,548
510
243
1,051
994
+1303
12Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
22.6
434
34.2
21.1
8.9
1.4
0.9
1.5
7.6
14.0
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.2
5.9
7.8
75.5
60.4
2.6
6.3
2.6
14,848
9,139
3,881
595
395
639
1,112
1,491
+1465
13Elton Brand
E. Brand
22.4
643
38.0
20.0
10.1
2.6
0.9
2.1
7.7
15.2
50.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
4.7
6.4
73.6
55.5
3.9
6.3
2.5
24,420
12,852
6,520
1,674
592
1,334
1,617
1,993
-1177
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.9
302
29.5
13.5
8.7
1.4
1.0
2.1
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.3
71.9
55.9
2.5
6.2
1.6
8,907
4,075
2,616
413
315
631
473
778
+1746
15John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
328
29.5
12.0
2.8
8.3
1.7
0.2
4.3
8.5
50.2
0.5
1.3
38.4
2.9
3.5
84.0
59.5
0.6
2.1
2.4
9,670
3,920
906
2,719
564
76
772
779
+1481
16Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
584
35.7
18.8
8.7
3.2
0.5
1.7
7.0
13.5
52.0
0.0
0.1
23.4
4.7
6.4
73.8
57.6
2.6
6.1
2.5
20,821
11,002
5,087
1,852
313
1,000
1,439
1,378
+652
17Vince Carter
V. Carter
21.5
727
37.8
23.9
5.4
4.4
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.5
44.6
1.6
4.3
37.8
4.8
6.1
79.9
53.8
1.6
3.9
2.4
27,511
17,341
3,960
3,166
914
525
1,741
2,211
+731
18Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
21.5
478
27.7
14.7
4.1
3.6
1.5
0.3
4.7
10.4
45.4
1.4
3.7
37.6
3.9
4.8
82.1
59.0
0.8
3.2
2.1
13,237
7,044
1,943
1,704
734
162
999
1,115
+2692
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.4
682
41.8
28.1
3.6
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.7
22.9
42.4
1.1
3.6
31.1
7.5
9.5
79.3
51.8
0.7
2.9
3.6
28,534
19,154
2,471
4,227
1,521
106
2,450
1,198
+1187
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.2
407
35.9
17.3
12.5
1.4
0.9
2.0
6.1
10.8
56.8
0.0
0.0
8.3
5.1
8.4
60.1
59.7
3.6
8.9
3.0
14,623
7,035
5,107
580
363
814
1,202
1,298
+976
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21.1
765
37.8
23.3
6.3
4.0
1.5
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.3
1.7
4.6
36.3
6.4
8.0
80.1
56.3
1.0
5.3
3.1
28,893
17,812
4,798
3,068
1,183
480
2,376
2,201
+1925
22Steve Nash
S. Nash
21
753
33.7
16.2
3.2
9.1
0.8
0.1
5.8
11.8
49.4
1.6
3.7
43.6
2.9
3.2
90.5
61.2
0.6
2.6
3.0
25,394
12,219
2,420
6,886
614
65
2,288
1,311
+4078
23Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.9
501
36.8
21.1
9.7
4.3
1.4
1.2
8.7
18.9
46.1
0.2
0.6
26.7
3.5
4.8
71.4
50.1
2.3
7.3
2.7
18,450
10,569
4,836
2,146
701
592
1,328
1,544
+1310
24Brandon Roy
B. Roy
20.8
209
36.9
19.8
4.6
5.1
1.1
0.2
7.2
15.6
46.5
1.0
2.8
36.3
4.3
5.4
80.3
55.2
1.2
3.5
1.9
7,710
4,136
968
1,060
234
48
404
413
+342
25Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
20.7
433
37.4
22.8
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.3
17.2
42.7
2.1
5.8
35.8
6.0
7.4
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,175
9,853
1,828
2,387
758
103
1,438
1,365
+96
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14
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
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.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
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.623
7.5
5
33
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.611
8.0
6
34
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.607
8.0
7
32
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.582
9.5
8
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.527
12.5
9
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29
.482
15.0
10
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.481
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