nba player efficiency rating leaders in the 1985 season

Larry Bird had the highest PER in 1984-85, with a 26.5 rating.

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Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.5	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25.8	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
3	Bernard King B. King	25.2	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	32.9	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.7	2,063	1,809	317	204	71	15	204	191
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	23.2	1984-85	LAL	77	36.1	18.3	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	6.5	11.7	56.1	0.1	0.5	18.9	5.1	6.0	84.3	63.7	1.2	5.0	4.0	2,781	1,406	476	968	113	25	305	155
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22.9	1984-85	LAL	79	33.3	22.0	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	9.2	15.3	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.0	73.2	62.8	2.1	5.8	2.5	2,630	1,735	622	249	63	162	197	238
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.5	1984-85	PHI	79	37.4	24.6	13.1	1.6	0.8	1.6	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	11.4	81.5	57.7	4.9	8.2	3.6	2,957	1,941	1,031	130	67	123	286	216
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	22.2	1984-85	DET	81	38.1	21.2	4.5	13.9	2.3	0.3	8.0	17.4	45.8	0.4	1.4	25.7	4.9	6.1	80.9	52.9	1.4	3.0	3.7	3,089	1,720	361	1,123	187	25	302	288
8	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	22.1	1984-85	MIL	79	34.5	23.6	9.1	2.9	1.5	0.8	9.6	19.4	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.9	74.1	53.6	3.1	6.0	2.4	2,722	1,861	716	228	117	67	190	264
9	Calvin Natt C. Natt	21.8	1984-85	DEN	78	34.1	23.3	7.8	3.1	1.0	0.4	8.8	16.1	54.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.2	79.3	60.4	2.7	5.1	2.4	2,657	1,817	610	238	75	33	190	182
10	Alex English A. English	21.6	1984-85	DEN	81	36.1	27.9	5.7	4.2	1.2	0.6	11.6	22.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.7	5.7	82.9	56.1	2.5	3.1	3.1	2,924	2,262	458	344	101	46	251	259
11	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	21.3	1984-85	DAL	80	33.7	25.7	6.0	3.1	0.8	0.3	9.9	19.6	50.6	0.3	1.1	31.8	5.5	7.3	75.9	56.3	2.4	3.6	3.2	2,699	2,055	477	249	60	24	253	250
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21.1	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	20.9	1984-85	ATL	81	37.3	27.4	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	10.5	23.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	30.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	51.4	2.8	4.1	2.8	3,023	2,217	557	200	135	54	225	170
14	Kevin McHale K. McHale	20.7	1984-85	BOS	79	33.6	19.8	9.0	1.8	0.4	1.5	7.7	13.4	57.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	5.9	76.0	61.7	2.9	6.1	2.0	2,653	1,565	712	141	28	120	157	234
15	Larry Nance L. Nance	20.6	1984-85	PHX	61	36.1	19.9	8.8	2.6	1.4	1.7	8.4	14.4	58.7	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.0	4.2	70.9	61.2	3.2	5.6	2.2	2,202	1,211	536	159	88	104	136	185
16	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	20.4	1984-85	SEA	68	35.3	18.5	10.6	4.2	1.2	1.3	6.8	13.9	48.9	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.9	5.8	85.2	56.4	2.4	8.2	2.4	2,402	1,259	723	285	83	91	160	239
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	20.3	1984-85	SAS	81	34.0	19.1	10.4	1.6	0.5	2.1	6.6	10.5	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	8.0	74.9	68.0	2.9	7.6	3.0	2,756	1,548	846	131	40	173	241	306
18	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	20.1	1984-85	MIL	73	37.5	21.7	5.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	7.7	15.9	48.3	0.1	0.5	27.3	6.2	7.5	82.8	56.5	2.0	3.3	2.5	2,734	1,585	391	382	117	39	184	197
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	20	1984-85	PHI	78	32.5	20.0	5.3	3.0	1.7	1.4	7.8	15.8	49.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	4.3	5.7	76.5	54.6	2.2	3.1	2.7	2,535	1,561	414	233	135	109	208	199
20	Alvan Adams A. Adams	19.8	1984-85	PHX	82	26.0	14.7	6.1	3.8	1.4	0.6	5.8	11.2	52.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.5	88.3	57.8	1.9	4.2	2.4	2,136	1,202	500	308	115	48	197	254
21	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	19.8	1984-85	NJN	82	38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	3.0	0.3	8.4	17.9	46.9	0.4	1.4	25.2	2.9	3.8	76.7	51.3	1.9	3.7	3.0	3,127	1,649	457	669	243	22	249	277
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	19.7	1984-85	POR	80	31.9	17.2	6.0	5.5	2.2	0.9	7.2	14.5	49.4	0.1	0.5	21.6	2.8	3.7	75.9	53.4	2.7	3.2	2.8	2,555	1,377	476	441	177	68	223	265
23	World B. Free W. B. Free	19.7	1984-85	CLE	71	31.7	22.5	3.0	4.5	1.1	0.2	8.6	18.7	45.9	1.0	2.7	36.8	4.3	5.8	74.9	52.9	0.9	2.1	2.0	2,249	1,597	211	320	75	16	139	163
24	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	19.5	1984-85	CHI	77	36.6	22.9	5.6	1.8	0.8	0.5	8.8	15.9	55.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.3	6.8	78.5	60.8	2.1	3.6	2.3	2,816	1,767	435	135	58	38	178	185
25	Derek Smith D. Smith	19.1	1984-85	LAC	80	34.5	22.1	5.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	8.5	15.9	53.7	0.0	0.2	15.8	5.0	6.3	79.4	59.2	2.2	3.2	2.9	2,762	1,767	427	216	77	52	230	317

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Tatum

RPG

6.7

Tatum

APG

8.0

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Team Rankings

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119.1

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DRTG

108.7

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NETRTG

10.4

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42.4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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Final

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PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.4

125.9

121.1

119.1

118.3

118.1

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

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DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

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LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
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11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
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14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5