player at 36 years old with the highest player efficiency rating in a season

Karl Malone has the best PER by a 36-year-old player in a season, with a 27.1 rating in 1999-00.

Interpreted as:
player at 36 years old with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season
NAMEPERAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.1
36
1999-00
82
35.9
25.5
9.5
3.7
1.0
0.9
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
7.2
9.0
79.7
58.2
2.1
7.4
2.8
2,947
2,095
779
304
79
71
231
229
+481
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
36
2012-13
69
30.1
17.8
9.9
2.7
0.7
2.7
7.1
14.1
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.6
4.3
81.7
55.4
1.8
8.1
2.1
2,078
1,227
686
184
50
183
147
117
+459
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.1
36
1998-99
50
35.7
18.9
9.6
1.8
1.6
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.3
36
2008-09
75
30.0
17.8
8.4
1.7
0.7
1.4
6.8
11.2
60.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.9
59.5
62.3
2.5
5.9
2.2
2,252
1,333
633
126
49
108
168
253
+140
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
36
1998-99
50
28.2
11.1
2.9
7.5
1.6
0.3
4.0
8.2
48.8
0.3
1.0
32.0
2.7
3.4
81.1
57.1
0.6
2.3
2.2
1,410
553
146
374
81
13
110
107
+304
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
21.5
36
2024-25
70
32.2
24.5
4.4
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.0
44.8
4.4
11.2
39.7
4.0
4.3
93.3
61.8
0.6
3.9
2.9
2,252
1,718
310
421
80
30
200
95
+299
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.3
36
1983-84
80
32.8
21.5
7.3
2.6
0.7
1.8
9.0
15.5
57.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
72.3
60.8
2.1
5.2
2.8
2,622
1,717
587
211
55
143
221
211
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21.1
36
2024-25
62
36.5
26.6
6.0
4.2
0.8
1.2
9.5
18.1
52.7
2.6
6.0
43.0
4.9
5.8
83.9
64.2
0.4
5.7
3.1
2,265
1,647
374
263
50
77
190
104
-39
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
20.8
36
2021-22
65
32.9
14.7
4.4
10.8
1.9
0.3
5.6
11.3
49.3
1.0
3.1
31.7
2.6
3.1
83.7
58.1
0.3
4.0
2.4
2,139
958
283
702
121
20
153
134
+460
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
20.8
36
2010-11
75
33.3
14.7
3.5
11.4
0.6
0.1
5.3
10.8
49.2
1.1
2.7
39.5
3.0
3.3
91.2
60.1
0.5
2.9
3.5
2,497
1,106
260
855
48
4
265
87
+287
11James Harden
J. Harden
20.6
36
2025-26
TOT
70
34.8
23.6
4.8
8.0
1.1
0.4
7.0
16.0
43.4
3.1
8.2
37.5
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.0
0.6
4.2
3.5
2,438
1,652
336
557
79
28
245
137
+99
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
20.3
36
2001-02
78
29.5
12.2
8.3
1.2
1.1
1.8
4.4
8.6
50.7
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.1
68.1
56.2
2.4
5.8
1.3
2,303
951
647
94
86
140
104
193
+428
13Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
19.4
36
1998-99
38
34.2
17.3
9.9
1.1
0.8
2.6
6.5
14.9
43.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
6.1
70.6
49.1
1.9
8.0
2.6
1,300
657
377
43
30
100
99
105
+47
14Robert Parish
R. Parish
19.2
36
1989-90
79
30.3
15.7
10.1
1.3
0.5
0.9
6.4
11.0
58.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.9
74.7
61.6
3.3
6.8
2.1
2,396
1,243
796
103
38
69
169
189
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
19.2
36
2014-15
77
29.6
17.3
5.9
1.9
0.5
0.4
6.3
13.8
45.9
1.4
3.6
38.0
3.3
3.8
88.2
56.0
0.6
5.4
1.1
2,282
1,333
457
143
39
33
82
160
+240
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
19.2
36
2012-13
68
29.7
14.8
7.8
2.3
1.1
0.9
6.2
12.5
49.6
0.0
0.2
12.5
2.3
3.0
78.6
53.5
1.1
6.7
1.6
2,022
1,004
530
159
78
62
110
154
+112
17Moses Malone
M. Malone
19.2
36
1991-92
82
30.6
15.6
9.1
1.1
0.9
0.8
5.4
11.3
47.4
0.0
0.1
37.5
4.8
6.1
78.6
55.6
3.9
5.2
1.8
2,511
1,279
744
93
74
64
150
136
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19.1
36
1972-73
82
43.2
13.2
18.6
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
19Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
18.7
36
1973-74
74
33.6
16.4
3.7
7.1
1.3
0.2
6.2
13.4
46.5
3.9
4.9
80.1
52.6
1.1
2.7
2,483
1,213
277
522
97
17
165
20Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
18.5
36
2005-06
78
34.0
17.2
3.7
6.3
0.9
0.1
6.3
14.3
44.3
0.9
2.4
36.8
3.7
4.3
86.3
53.4
0.5
3.2
2.2
2,653
1,345
287
491
74
11
175
225
+228
21Johnny Green
J. Green
18.4
36
1969-70
78
29.2
15.6
10.8
1.4
6.2
11.0
55.9
3.3
5.5
59.2
58.0
2,278
1,216
841
112
268
22Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
18.4
36
1998-99
50
35.3
15.0
7.4
3.7
0.8
0.5
5.2
11.0
47.2
0.7
1.7
39.5
4.0
4.9
82.3
57.3
1.5
5.9
2.1
1,765
752
370
184
41
26
103
152
+88
23Alex English
A. English
17.9
36
1989-90
80
27.6
17.9
3.6
2.8
0.6
0.3
7.9
16.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
40.0
2.0
2.3
88.0
52.2
1.5
2.1
1.2
2,211
1,433
286
225
51
23
93
130
24DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
17.8
36
2025-26
77
31.2
18.4
2.9
4.1
1.0
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.7
0.6
1.9
32.0
4.9
5.6
86.8
59.4
0.5
2.5
1.2
2,406
1,419
226
316
80
23
96
149
-588
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
17.8
36
2012-13
81
25.8
13.4
4.1
2.4
0.9
0.5
4.6
10.6
43.5
2.0
4.9
40.6
2.2
2.8
81.6
57.1
0.7
3.4
1.3
2,093
1,088
334
194
74
44
106
226
+237
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11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
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56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
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45
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8
Magic Magic - x
45
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16.0
10
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11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
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13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
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106-119
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