what is the highest per in a single season by a celtics player

Larry Bird has the best PER for the Celtics in a season, with a 27.8 rating in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games in a single season by a celtics player?
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
27.8
1987-88
BOS BOS
76
39.0
29.9
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.5
1984-85
BOS BOS
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
3Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
26.5
2016-17
BOS BOS
76
33.8
28.9
2.7
5.9
0.9
0.2
9.0
19.4
46.3
3.2
8.5
37.9
7.8
8.5
90.9
62.5
0.6
2.1
2.8
2,569
2,199
205
448
70
13
210
167
+276
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.4
1986-87
BOS BOS
74
40.6
28.1
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185
5Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
25.8
2020-21
BOS BOS
52
18.9
8.0
6.9
1.8
0.8
1.8
3.6
5.0
72.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
61.6
71.9
2.6
4.3
1.0
985
417
358
94
43
91
52
105
+8
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.6
1985-86
BOS BOS
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25.3
2007-08
BOS BOS
71
32.8
18.8
9.2
3.4
1.4
1.3
7.5
13.9
53.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
4.7
80.1
58.8
1.9
7.3
1.9
2,328
1,337
655
244
100
89
138
163
+736
8Robert Parish
R. Parish
25.2
1980-81
BOS BOS
82
28.0
18.9
9.5
1.8
1.0
2.6
7.7
14.2
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.8
71.0
57.9
3.0
6.5
2.3
2,298
1,552
777
144
81
214
191
310
9Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
25
2017-18
BOS BOS
60
32.2
24.4
3.8
5.1
1.1
0.3
8.9
18.1
49.1
2.8
6.8
40.8
3.9
4.4
88.9
61.0
0.6
3.2
2.3
1,931
1,466
227
306
65
17
139
122
+258
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
24.3
2018-19
BOS BOS
67
33.0
23.8
5.0
6.9
1.5
0.5
9.0
18.5
48.7
2.6
6.5
40.1
3.2
3.7
87.3
59.2
1.1
3.9
2.6
2,214
1,596
335
464
103
34
172
167
+332
11Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
24.2
1952-53
BOS BOS
69
42.1
20.3
9.1
4.1
6.5
14.4
45.2
7.2
9.7
75.0
54.3
2,902
1,402
629
280
188
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.2
1983-84
BOS BOS
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.1
1982-83
BOS BOS
79
37.7
23.6
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
14Kevin McHale
K. McHale
24
1986-87
BOS BOS
77
39.7
26.1
9.9
2.6
0.5
2.2
10.3
17.0
60.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
6.6
83.6
65.5
3.2
6.7
2.6
3,060
2,008
763
198
38
172
197
240
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.7
2022-23
BOS BOS
74
36.9
30.1
8.8
4.6
1.1
0.7
9.8
21.1
46.6
3.2
9.3
35.0
7.2
8.4
85.4
60.7
1.1
7.7
2.9
2,732
2,225
649
342
78
51
213
160
+470
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
23.6
2005-06
BOS BOS
79
39.0
26.8
6.7
4.7
1.4
0.4
8.7
18.5
47.1
1.4
4.0
35.4
7.9
10.3
77.2
58.2
1.0
5.7
3.5
3,084
2,116
530
375
107
34
273
223
-59
17Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
23.6
1953-54
BOS BOS
71
39.3
18.9
8.0
3.8
6.5
13.4
48.6
5.9
7.8
75.8
56.3
2,792
1,344
571
271
168
18Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
23.3
2023-24
BOS BOS
57
29.6
20.1
7.2
2.0
0.7
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.6
1.9
5.1
37.5
4.5
5.3
85.8
64.7
1.7
5.5
1.6
1,690
1,145
409
115
42
111
89
156
+417
19Robert Parish
R. Parish
23
1982-83
BOS BOS
78
31.5
19.3
10.6
1.8
1.0
1.9
7.9
14.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
69.8
58.2
3.3
7.3
2.4
2,459
1,509
827
141
79
148
185
222
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
22.8
2025-26
BOS BOS
21
33.4
29.0
6.0
4.8
1.1
0.4
10.8
21.7
49.9
2.0
5.9
34.7
5.3
6.9
77.2
58.7
1.0
5.0
3.6
702
609
127
100
24
8
76
68
+51
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.8
1957-58
BOS BOS
69
38.3
16.6
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
22Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
22.7
1951-52
BOS BOS
66
39.9
19.2
8.0
3.5
5.8
13.5
43.2
7.5
9.4
79.9
54.4
2,631
1,264
529
232
174
23Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
22.7
2002-03
BOS BOS
79
39.2
25.9
7.3
4.4
1.8
0.8
8.4
20.2
41.6
1.5
4.9
30.2
7.6
9.5
80.2
53.2
1.3
6.0
3.6
3,096
2,048
578
349
139
62
288
227
+124
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
22.6
1981-82
BOS BOS
77
38.0
22.9
10.9
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.2
18.4
50.3
0.1
0.7
21.2
4.3
4.9
86.3
55.7
2.6
8.3
3.3
2,923
1,761
837
447
143
66
254
244
25Robert Parish
R. Parish
22.6
1981-82
BOS BOS
80
31.7
19.9
10.8
1.8
0.9
2.4
8.4
15.4
54.2
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
71.0
57.1
3.6
7.2
2.8
2,534
1,590
866
140
68
192
221
267
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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TOR TOR
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Last Game
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Thunder Thunder
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