players at 20 years old with the highest player efficiency rating in a season

Luka Dončić has the best PER by a 20-year-old player in a season, with a 27.5 rating in 2019-20.

Interpreted as:
players at 20 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+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.5
20
2019-20
DAL DAL
61
33.6
28.8
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
2Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.1
20
2020-21
NOP NOP
61
33.2
27.0
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.5
20
2013-14
NOP NOP
67
35.2
20.8
10.0
1.6
1.3
2.8
7.8
15.0
51.9
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.2
6.6
79.1
58.2
3.1
7.0
1.6
2,358
1,394
673
105
89
189
109
200
-112
4LeBron James
L. James
25.7
20
2004-05
CLE CLE
80
42.4
27.2
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
5Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
20
2023-24
SAS SAS
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
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.9
20
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
7Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
22.6
20
2013-14
DET DET
81
32.3
13.5
13.2
0.4
1.2
1.6
5.9
9.5
62.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
4.0
41.8
59.9
5.4
7.8
1.4
2,619
1,095
1,071
35
101
131
110
273
-233
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
20
2015-16
MIN MIN
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
22.1
20
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
10Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.7
20
1993-94
GSW GSW
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
11Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
21.4
20
2012-13
CLE CLE
59
34.7
22.5
3.7
5.9
1.5
0.4
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.8
4.7
39.1
4.2
4.9
85.5
55.3
0.6
3.1
3.2
2,048
1,325
216
350
89
21
191
146
-176
12John Drew
J. Drew
21.4
20
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.8
20
2008-09
OKC OKC
74
39.0
25.3
6.5
2.8
1.3
0.7
8.9
18.8
47.6
1.3
3.1
42.2
6.1
7.1
86.3
57.7
1.0
5.5
3.0
2,885
1,871
482
205
96
53
225
134
-501
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20.6
20
1979-80
LAL LAL
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
15Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.6
20
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
16Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
20.5
20
2018-19
PHX PHX
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
17Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
20
20
1999-00
TOR TOR
79
31.2
15.4
6.3
3.3
1.1
1.9
5.8
12.9
45.1
0.2
0.8
27.7
3.5
5.0
70.7
50.9
2.4
4.0
2.0
2,462
1,213
501
263
90
151
160
201
-4
18Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
19.7
20
2022-23
HOU HOU
75
28.9
14.8
9.0
3.9
0.9
0.9
5.9
10.7
55.3
0.3
0.8
33.3
2.7
3.8
71.5
59.9
3.2
5.8
2.6
2,171
1,109
678
291
70
70
193
258
-283
19LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
19.7
20
2021-22
CHA CHA
75
32.3
20.1
6.7
7.6
1.6
0.4
7.2
16.7
42.9
2.9
7.5
38.9
2.8
3.2
87.2
55.4
1.4
5.2
3.3
2,422
1,508
501
571
119
30
245
237
+99
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
19.3
20
2005-06
ORL ORL
82
36.8
15.8
12.5
1.5
0.8
1.4
5.7
10.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
7.3
59.5
56.5
3.5
9.0
2.6
3,021
1,292
1,022
125
65
115
217
277
+24
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18.9
20
1998-99
LAL LAL
50
37.9
19.9
5.3
3.8
1.4
1.0
7.2
15.6
46.5
0.5
2.0
26.7
4.9
5.8
83.9
54.9
1.1
4.2
3.1
1,896
996
264
190
72
50
157
153
+92
22Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
18.8
20
2001-02
UTA UTA
82
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
1.9
3.5
7.7
45.0
0.3
1.2
25.0
3.5
4.5
76.8
55.3
1.8
3.1
1.3
2,151
880
402
94
116
159
108
156
+347
23Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
18.6
20
2018-19
BKN BKN
80
26.2
10.9
8.4
1.4
0.5
1.5
4.2
7.1
59.0
0.1
0.6
13.3
2.5
3.5
70.9
63.2
2.4
6.0
1.3
2,096
873
672
110
43
120
103
184
-119
24Myles Turner
M. Turner
18.5
20
2016-17
IND IND
81
31.4
14.5
7.3
1.3
0.9
2.1
5.5
10.7
51.1
0.5
1.4
34.8
3.0
3.7
80.9
58.5
1.7
5.6
1.3
2,541
1,173
589
106
74
172
105
262
+144
25Kevin Love
K. Love
18.3
20
2008-09
MIN MIN
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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113.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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Grizzlies Grizzlies
11
13
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12.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
15
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9
16
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12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
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13
Kings Kings
6
17
.261
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Sat
12/20
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
DAL DAL
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM