top per rating of the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, George Mikan had the highest PER, with a 27.1 rating.

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NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.1
243
34.4
19.2
13.2
2.6
6.7
17.3
38.9
5.7
7.4
77.8
46.7
8,350
4,661
3,209
622
997
2Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27
357
37.4
24.9
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
42.1
7.7
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
8,894
5,593
929
1,063
3Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
4Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
23.9
566
36.7
19.6
13.0
2.9
6.1
16.1
38.2
7.3
8.6
85.7
49.5
20,784
11,105
7,333
1,667
1,957
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23.6
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
6Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
22.2
423
30.3
17.8
10.9
1.6
7.1
16.3
43.6
3.6
4.9
72.8
48.2
12,814
7,527
4,612
679
1,420
7Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
21.6
496
31.9
13.6
11.9
1.8
4.2
10.5
40.3
5.2
6.6
78.3
50.8
15,813
6,761
5,884
909
1,500
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
21.5
187
39.1
16.1
22.0
2.7
6.4
14.3
44.4
3.4
6.3
54.1
47.2
7,314
3,016
4,119
512
485
9Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
21.4
419
39.5
23.9
8.7
2.3
8.2
19.3
42.4
7.5
9.3
81.0
51.1
16,559
10,001
3,660
973
1,575
10Larry Foust
L. Foust
21.1
552
31.8
15.0
10.9
1.9
5.0
12.3
40.9
5.0
6.7
74.0
49.3
17,565
8,301
6,022
1,027
2,050
11George Yardley
G. Yardley
21.1
399
33.5
19.0
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
41.6
5.8
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
7,590
3,641
693
1,199
12Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
21
209
28.1
16.6
8.3
2.4
6.1
14.0
43.9
4.3
5.7
76.1
50.3
5,863
3,466
1,737
506
707
13Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
20.9
202
37.3
16.4
17.3
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
14Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
20.8
546
38.4
19.9
5.8
7.7
7.0
18.9
37.2
5.9
7.1
82.1
45.2
20,986
10,866
3,170
4,203
1,394
15Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
20.5
506
35.7
17.3
7.3
3.2
5.8
13.3
43.6
5.7
7.5
76.7
52.3
18,071
8,769
3,709
1,627
1,241
16Don Otten
D. Otten
19.6
88
24.7
10.2
6.0
1.6
2.9
8.2
35.4
4.4
5.8
76.0
47.5
2,173
899
524
144
286
17Ray Felix
R. Felix
19.5
432
26.2
13.2
10.0
0.8
4.4
10.6
41.7
4.3
6.4
67.8
49.1
11,317
5,687
4,302
333
1,674
18Jack Molinas
J. Molinas
19.3
32
29.9
11.6
7.1
1.6
3.6
9.1
39.0
4.4
5.8
75.9
49.4
958
370
228
51
83
19Kenny Sears
K. Sears
19
285
34.3
16.8
9.4
1.7
5.6
12.5
44.8
5.6
6.8
82.1
54.2
9,768
4,795
2,673
477
915
20Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
18.7
567
32.5
14.8
9.3
2.1
5.1
12.7
40.3
4.5
5.8
77.5
48.3
18,443
8,368
5,285
1,211
2,330
21Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
18.5
288
32.7
18.4
6.7
2.1
7.1
16.4
43.2
4.3
5.6
75.8
48.8
9,415
5,306
1,937
613
991
22Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
18.4
548
33.5
18.1
4.0
3.2
6.7
15.8
42.4
4.7
5.4
88.2
49.9
18,339
9,941
2,198
1,772
1,558
23Eddie Miller
E. Miller
18.1
142
25.9
10.2
8.5
1.5
3.6
9.7
37.4
2.9
4.3
69.2
44.1
3,675
1,452
1,206
210
444
24Bob Davies
B. Davies
18.1
275
31.3
14.0
2.8
4.9
4.8
12.5
38.8
4.3
5.7
74.9
46.6
8,617
3,840
783
1,348
974
25Chuck Share
C. Share
18.1
555
22.3
8.6
8.6
1.3
2.7
6.8
40.0
3.2
4.5
69.4
48.9
12,372
4,757
4,765
747
1,964
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