rookies with the highest player efficiency rating in a current season

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest PER by a rookie, with a 28.2 rating in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
rookies with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a current season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28.2
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
26.6
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.3
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.9
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.8
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
28.2
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24.9
1954-55
MIL MIL
72
36.9
20.4
13.8
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23.6
1958-59
MIN MIN
70
40.8
24.9
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
8Ray Felix
R. Felix
23.1
1953-54
BAL BAL
72
37.1
17.6
13.3
1.1
5.7
13.7
41.7
6.2
9.8
63.8
49.1
2,672
1,269
958
82
253
9Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
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
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.9
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
11Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
22.8
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.6
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
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
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22.5
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
15Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
22.1
1955-56
ROC ROC
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
16Walter Davis
W. Davis
22.1
1977-78
PHX PHX
81
32.0
24.2
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
22.1
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
18Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.9
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
19Alvan Adams
A. Adams
21.7
1975-76
PHX PHX
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
5.6
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
2,656
1,519
727
450
121
116
274
20Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.7
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
21John Drew
J. Drew
21.4
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
22Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
21.3
1977-78
MIL MIL
80
34.6
19.5
10.6
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
56.3
3.7
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
21.1
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
24Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
20.8
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
25Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
20.8
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
25.5
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
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113.5

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113.2

8th

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0.3

17th

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35.9

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TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
7
Suns Suns
13
9
.591
8.0
8
Warriors Warriors
11
12
.478
10.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
9
13
.409
12.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
13
.409
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

11 - 12

98

Final

99

PHI 76ers

12 - 9

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM