player with the most efficiency since 1984

Since 1983-84, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
player with the most efficiency with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1984
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,745
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
475
31.8
27.5
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,090
13,080
5,147
1,734
425
764
1,615
1,417
+2570
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
26.8
1,587
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,872
42,746
11,881
11,758
2,371
1,167
5,542
2,816
+7385
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
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
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
887
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,046
21,336
8,804
4,442
987
1,086
2,679
2,606
+3135
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
484
35.0
29.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
16,945
14,016
4,143
3,995
609
221
1,927
1,120
+1264
10Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25
243
31.1
24.4
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.0
58.8
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.5
7.9
69.2
62.7
2.3
4.2
2.8
7,563
5,932
1,582
1,022
253
155
678
552
+258
11Magic 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
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
1,162
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,662
31,580
8,038
5,089
1,202
1,310
3,672
2,219
+4983
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
15Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24.4
147
30.6
22.9
10.8
3.6
1.1
3.4
8.2
17.3
47.7
2.2
6.4
34.5
4.2
5.2
81.8
58.6
2.1
8.7
3.3
4,494
3,370
1,585
528
165
506
490
342
+189
16Tim 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
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.1
504
33.1
25.1
4.7
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.3
50.5
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.2
7.2
86.5
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,692
12,628
2,393
2,621
722
404
1,155
1,131
+1766
18Hassan 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
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
23.6
685
34.0
22.9
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.4
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,264
15,719
7,601
2,155
560
798
1,851
2,343
+1420
21James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,191
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.3
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,437
28,727
6,664
8,637
1,765
669
4,404
2,936
+4607
22Hakeem 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
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
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,061
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,080
26,333
4,949
6,717
1,591
280
3,285
2,380
+6236
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

118.2

26th

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

26 - 16

115

Final

107

DEN Nuggets

29 - 15

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
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126-111
Thu
12/25
@
117-138
Thu
12/25
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120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
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8:00 PM