nba players with the highest player efficiency rating from 1983-84 to 2023-24

Between the 1983-84 and 2023-24 seasons, Joel Embiid had the best PER, with a 28.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games from 1983-84 to 2023-24
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.4
433
31.9
27.9
11.2
3.6
0.9
1.7
9.2
18.2
50.4
1.2
3.4
34.1
8.3
10.1
82.6
61.5
2.2
8.9
3.4
13,834
12,071
4,832
1,573
397
720
1,485
1,327
+2547
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.1
675
31.2
20.9
10.7
6.9
1.2
0.7
8.1
14.5
55.7
1.0
2.9
35.0
3.8
4.6
82.7
63.5
2.6
8.1
2.9
21,068
14,139
7,249
4,667
822
491
1,947
1,836
+3477
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,492
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.6
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
56,598
40,474
11,185
11,009
2,275
1,111
5,211
2,682
+7443
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.9
736
34.5
24.1
10.6
2.5
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.2
52.3
0.5
1.6
29.7
5.6
7.0
79.5
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
25,376
17,717
7,826
1,828
974
1,705
1,460
1,742
+904
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
400
34.9
28.7
8.7
8.3
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.7
47.0
3.0
8.6
34.7
6.2
8.3
74.7
58.8
1.0
7.7
4.0
13,942
11,470
3,472
3,317
467
182
1,598
902
+892
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
792
32.8
23.4
9.8
4.9
1.1
1.2
8.5
15.6
54.5
0.7
2.3
28.6
5.7
8.1
70.2
61.0
1.8
7.9
3.0
25,944
18,502
7,732
3,855
903
986
2,380
2,376
+2680
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25
1,061
36.7
27.3
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.1
1.9
4.9
38.7
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
38,971
28,924
7,454
4,645
1,123
1,196
3,363
2,033
+4771
11Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.8
184
31.8
24.7
6.5
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.5
16.1
59.2
0.2
0.5
34.1
5.5
7.9
69.5
63.1
2.2
4.3
2.8
5,857
4,542
1,199
761
182
111
518
401
+443
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.7
635
36.5
20.1
6.6
12.1
1.6
0.4
6.8
13.3
51.3
0.5
1.5
31.7
6.0
6.9
86.9
61.5
1.4
5.3
3.9
23,181
12,749
4,209
7,689
1,026
225
2,471
1,309
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.5
577
38.7
25.4
9.6
6.9
1.7
0.9
9.9
19.9
49.9
0.9
2.4
39.0
4.7
5.2
90.4
57.4
1.7
7.9
3.1
22,344
14,677
5,520
3,969
961
502
1,770
1,320
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
24
1,272
34.1
17.5
4.5
9.4
2.1
0.2
6.2
13.2
47.1
1.4
3.7
36.9
3.8
4.3
87.0
58.1
0.6
3.9
2.3
43,316
22,288
5,682
11,894
2,614
200
2,964
3,034
+6109
17Hassan 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
18James Harden
J. Harden
23.9
1,072
34.7
24.1
5.6
7.1
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.1
2.7
7.5
36.4
7.1
8.3
86.1
61.0
0.8
4.9
3.7
37,222
25,885
6,017
7,629
1,597
600
3,919
2,695
+4266
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.9
573
34.0
22.9
10.8
3.2
0.8
1.3
8.4
16.1
52.4
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.2
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.1
2.7
19,454
13,121
6,216
1,815
452
721
1,553
1,948
+900
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.6
956
34.2
24.8
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.2
8.5
17.9
47.3
3.9
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
91.0
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
32,722
23,668
4,509
6,119
1,473
235
2,987
2,215
+5878
23Dwyane 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
24Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.4
696
31.8
20.0
6.4
3.0
1.7
0.7
7.2
14.5
49.9
1.6
4.1
39.1
3.9
4.6
86.2
60.5
1.2
5.2
1.6
22,101
13,937
4,443
2,120
1,196
454
1,140
1,169
+4301
25Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
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.676
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.656
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