nba top 5 player efficiency rating in 2018 with a minimum of 1500 minutes

James Harden had the best PER with 1,500+ minutes played in 2017-18, with a 29.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA top 5 player efficiency rating by a player in 2018 with a minimum of 1500 minutes
NAMEPERMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
29.8
2,551
2017-18
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
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.9
2,727
2017-18
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
2,110
832
174
115
193
162
159
+298
3LeBron James
L. James
28.6
3,026
2017-18
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
2,251
709
747
116
71
347
136
+104
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.2
1,631
2017-18
51
32.0
26.4
5.1
6.1
1.6
0.2
8.4
16.9
49.5
4.2
9.8
42.3
5.5
5.9
92.1
67.5
0.7
4.4
3.0
1,346
261
310
80
8
153
114
+485
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.3
2,756
2017-18
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
2,014
753
361
109
106
223
231
+148
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.9
2,325
2017-18
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
1,792
464
366
50
119
207
133
+347
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
2,670
2017-18
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
1,962
325
481
77
27
206
117
+349
8LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
25.1
2,509
2017-18
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
1,735
635
152
43
90
111
161
+285
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25
2,918
2017-18
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
1,743
1,012
199
64
115
159
285
+371
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
25
1,931
2017-18
60
32.2
24.4
3.8
5.1
1.1
0.3
8.9
18.1
49.1
2.8
6.8
40.8
3.9
4.4
88.9
61.0
0.6
3.2
2.3
1,466
227
306
65
17
139
122
+258
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
24.7
2,914
2017-18
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
2,028
804
820
147
20
381
200
+383
12Clint Capela
C. Capela
24.6
2,034
2017-18
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
1,026
802
68
58
137
103
185
+372
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24.5
2,436
2017-18
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
1,385
803
458
90
61
210
212
+367
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
24.4
1,847
2017-18
58
31.8
18.6
5.4
7.9
1.7
0.2
6.3
13.8
46.0
2.5
6.5
38.0
3.5
3.8
91.9
60.4
0.6
4.8
2.2
1,081
313
457
96
14
128
141
+499
15Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
24
1,830
2017-18
71
25.8
14.1
11.0
1.5
0.5
0.5
5.9
10.0
59.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.6
84.8
63.0
3.8
7.1
1.7
1,000
780
105
36
37
122
187
-185
16Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
23.7
2,164
2017-18
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
1,307
314
288
116
24
108
78
+374
17Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
23
2,552
2017-18
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
1,735
390
323
177
57
219
175
+336
18Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
23
2,625
2017-18
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
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
-57
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
22.8
1,914
2017-18
63
30.4
22.9
11.0
3.2
0.6
1.8
8.1
16.8
48.3
1.0
3.4
30.8
5.7
7.4
76.9
57.3
2.3
8.7
3.7
1,445
690
199
40
111
234
209
+483
20DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22.6
1,737
2017-18
48
36.2
25.2
12.9
5.4
1.6
1.6
8.5
18.0
47.0
2.2
6.1
35.4
6.1
8.2
74.6
58.3
2.2
10.7
5.0
1,210
617
257
79
76
242
183
+78
21Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
22.5
1,727
2017-18
77
22.4
12.7
8.6
1.1
0.4
0.9
5.1
8.9
56.8
0.4
1.0
40.5
2.2
2.7
80.6
62.8
2.4
6.2
1.5
980
660
81
29
69
115
192
+227
22Kevin Love
K. Love
22.4
1,651
2017-18
59
28.0
17.6
9.3
1.7
0.7
0.4
5.7
12.4
45.8
2.3
5.6
41.5
4.0
4.5
88.0
61.4
1.7
7.5
1.5
1,039
546
103
43
24
90
120
+80
23Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
21.1
1,607
2017-18
52
30.9
19.4
5.1
5.2
1.1
0.3
7.0
15.6
45.2
2.2
5.5
39.9
3.2
4.0
78.5
56.1
0.8
4.3
2.3
1,010
265
269
57
17
117
96
+27
24DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
21
2,712
2017-18
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
1,840
315
417
85
22
175
151
+440
25Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
20.7
1,816
2017-18
56
32.4
13.5
10.7
1.4
0.8
2.3
4.9
7.9
62.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.3
68.2
65.7
2.9
7.8
1.9
756
601
80
44
129
107
153
+341
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