nba player efficiency rating leaders 2018

James Harden had the best PER in 2017-18, with a 29.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders 2018
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
29.8
2017-18
HOU HOU
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.9
2017-18
NOP NOP
75
36.4
28.1
11.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
10.4
19.5
53.4
0.7
2.2
34.0
6.6
8.0
82.8
61.2
2.5
8.6
2.2
2,727
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
3LeBron James
L. James
28.6
2017-18
CLE CLE
82
36.9
27.5
8.6
9.1
1.4
0.9
10.5
19.3
54.2
1.8
5.0
36.7
4.7
6.5
73.1
62.1
1.2
7.5
4.2
3,026
2,251
709
747
116
71
347
136
+104
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.3
2017-18
MIL MIL
75
36.7
26.9
10.0
4.8
1.5
1.4
9.9
18.7
52.9
0.6
1.9
30.7
6.5
8.5
76.0
59.8
2.1
8.0
3.0
2,756
2,014
753
361
109
106
223
231
+148
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.9
2017-18
GSW GSW
68
34.2
26.4
6.8
5.4
0.7
1.8
9.3
18.0
51.6
2.5
6.1
41.9
5.3
5.9
88.9
64.0
0.5
6.4
3.0
2,325
1,792
464
366
50
119
207
133
+347
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
2017-18
POR POR
73
36.6
26.9
4.5
6.6
1.1
0.4
8.5
19.4
43.9
3.1
8.6
36.1
6.8
7.4
91.6
59.4
0.8
3.6
2.8
2,670
1,962
325
481
77
27
206
117
+349
7LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
25.1
2017-18
SAS SAS
75
33.5
23.1
8.5
2.0
0.6
1.2
9.2
18.0
51.0
0.4
1.2
29.3
4.5
5.3
83.7
57.0
3.3
5.2
1.5
2,509
1,735
635
152
43
90
111
161
+285
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25
2017-18
MIN MIN
82
35.6
21.3
12.3
2.4
0.8
1.4
7.8
14.3
54.5
1.5
3.5
42.1
4.2
4.9
85.8
64.6
2.9
9.4
1.9
2,918
1,743
1,012
199
64
115
159
285
+371
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
24.7
2017-18
OKC OKC
80
36.4
25.4
10.1
10.3
1.8
0.3
9.5
21.1
44.9
1.2
4.1
29.8
5.2
7.1
73.7
52.4
1.9
8.2
4.8
2,914
2,028
804
820
147
20
381
200
+383
10Clint Capela
C. Capela
24.6
2017-18
HOU HOU
74
27.5
13.9
10.8
0.9
0.8
1.9
6.0
9.1
65.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.5
56.0
65.0
3.3
7.6
1.4
2,034
1,026
802
68
58
137
103
185
+372
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24.5
2017-18
DEN DEN
75
32.5
18.5
10.7
6.1
1.2
0.8
6.7
13.5
49.9
1.5
3.7
39.6
3.5
4.2
85.0
60.3
2.6
8.1
2.8
2,436
1,385
803
458
90
61
210
212
+367
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
23.7
2017-18
MIN MIN
59
36.7
22.2
5.3
4.9
2.0
0.4
7.4
15.6
47.4
1.2
3.4
35.0
6.2
7.2
85.4
59.0
1.3
4.0
1.8
2,164
1,307
314
288
116
24
108
78
+374
13Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
23
2017-18
IND IND
75
34.0
23.1
5.2
4.3
2.4
0.8
8.5
17.9
47.7
2.1
5.8
37.1
3.9
4.9
79.9
57.7
0.6
4.6
2.9
2,552
1,735
390
323
177
57
219
175
+336
14Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
23
2017-18
DET DET
78
33.7
15.0
16.0
3.0
1.5
1.6
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
5.1
60.5
55.5
5.1
10.9
2.6
2,625
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
-57
15DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
21
2017-18
TOR TOR
80
33.9
23.0
3.9
5.2
1.1
0.3
8.1
17.7
45.6
1.1
3.6
31.0
5.8
7.0
82.5
55.5
0.7
3.2
2.2
2,712
1,840
315
417
85
22
175
151
+440
16Steven Adams
S. Adams
20.7
2017-18
OKC OKC
76
32.7
13.9
9.0
1.2
1.2
1.0
5.9
9.4
62.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.8
55.9
63.0
5.1
4.0
1.7
2,487
1,056
685
88
92
78
128
215
+318
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
20.5
2017-18
CHA CHA
81
30.4
16.6
12.5
1.3
0.6
1.6
6.2
11.2
55.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.1
7.2
57.4
57.7
3.1
9.3
2.6
2,463
1,347
1,012
105
48
131
208
249
+89
18Kemba Walker
K. Walker
20.5
2017-18
CHA CHA
80
34.2
22.1
3.1
5.6
1.1
0.3
7.4
17.0
43.1
2.9
7.5
38.4
4.5
5.3
86.4
57.2
0.4
2.7
2.2
2,736
1,770
248
444
91
24
179
98
+203
19DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
20.2
2017-18
LAC LAC
77
31.5
12.0
15.2
1.5
0.5
0.9
4.8
7.5
64.5
0.0
0.0
2.4
4.1
58.0
64.8
4.3
10.9
1.8
2,424
927
1,171
117
39
70
137
203
-126
20Lou Williams
L. Williams
20.2
2017-18
LAC LAC
79
32.8
22.6
2.5
5.3
1.1
0.2
7.4
16.9
43.5
2.4
6.6
35.9
5.5
6.2
88.0
57.4
0.5
2.0
3.0
2,589
1,782
198
417
85
19
234
106
+123
21Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
20
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
22Julius Randle
J. Randle
19.9
2017-18
LAL LAL
82
26.7
16.1
8.0
2.6
0.5
0.5
6.1
11.0
55.8
0.1
0.5
22.2
3.7
5.2
71.8
60.6
2.2
5.8
2.6
2,190
1,323
654
210
43
45
213
274
-80
23Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
19.7
2017-18
TOT
74
31.4
17.7
3.8
5.0
2.0
0.6
6.3
13.4
47.3
1.7
4.9
34.7
3.4
4.3
79.5
58.2
0.7
3.1
2.9
2,322
1,313
284
370
149
42
216
185
+124
24Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
19.5
2017-18
TOR TOR
78
32.2
16.2
5.6
6.9
1.1
0.2
5.2
12.1
42.7
3.1
7.6
39.9
2.9
3.3
85.4
59.8
0.8
4.7
2.3
2,510
1,267
434
537
85
19
183
192
+399
25Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
19.2
2017-18
POR POR
79
26.4
14.3
9.0
1.8
0.8
1.4
6.1
12.0
50.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.5
63.0
52.8
2.4
6.6
2.3
2,088
1,132
708
143
64
111
183
247
+159
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ORTG

123.3

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111.3

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12.0

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40.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

13 - 10

98

Final

117

HOU Rockets

15 - 5

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
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ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
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NYK NYK
98-134
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11/8
DET DET
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PHI PHI
111-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
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CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
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DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
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MIN MIN
8:00 PM