what player has the highest player efficiency rating since 2009

Since 2008-09, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 28.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
What player has the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2009?
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.6
754
31.8
21.8
11.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.1
1.1
3.1
35.9
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.9
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,945
16,437
8,258
5,490
966
543
2,205
2,021
+4200
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.2
458
31.8
27.6
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,548
12,641
5,020
1,678
416
747
1,563
1,382
+2499
3LeBron James
L. James
27.5
1,171
36.7
26.9
7.7
7.7
1.4
0.7
9.9
19.1
52.1
1.7
4.9
35.6
5.3
7.1
74.1
60.6
1.1
6.6
3.6
42,954
31,495
9,037
9,012
1,652
838
4,171
1,969
+6590
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
792
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,231
19,082
8,467
2,020
1,041
1,821
1,584
1,853
+902
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.9
867
32.9
24.0
10.0
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
16.0
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.3
61.2
1.9
8.1
3.0
28,489
20,805
8,633
4,341
969
1,073
2,608
2,552
+3070
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
456
34.9
28.7
8.6
8.2
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.2
8.3
75.2
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
15,932
13,100
3,941
3,757
567
206
1,802
1,044
+1241
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.4
1,051
36.9
27.7
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.8
50.7
2.0
5.2
39.4
6.6
7.5
88.3
62.7
0.6
6.5
3.2
38,752
29,139
7,518
4,737
1,104
1,205
3,345
2,040
+5444
8Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25.1
219
31.4
24.6
6.6
4.3
1.0
0.6
9.5
16.2
58.6
0.1
0.4
32.7
5.5
8.0
68.9
62.5
2.3
4.3
2.9
6,871
5,393
1,449
943
229
139
625
495
+373
9Hassan 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
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
653
34.1
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.3
1.7
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
22,236
15,038
7,238
2,063
528
780
1,769
2,225
+1335
11James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,159
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,287
27,863
6,510
8,389
1,724
656
4,292
2,874
+4608
12Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.6
126
31.3
22.7
10.9
3.7
1.2
3.7
8.2
17.5
47.1
2.2
6.6
33.5
4.0
4.9
81.0
57.7
2.0
8.9
3.5
3,939
2,857
1,377
471
151
464
438
292
+35
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
23.6
472
33.1
24.6
4.8
5.1
1.4
0.8
8.6
17.1
50.1
1.3
3.8
35.5
6.1
7.1
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.0
2.3
15,639
11,624
2,261
2,422
676
382
1,090
1,065
+1353
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,034
34.1
24.8
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,223
25,600
4,848
6,574
1,565
270
3,210
2,325
+6193
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.3
1,140
32.9
16.7
4.4
9.1
1.9
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.2
1.5
3.9
37.4
3.4
3.8
87.9
58.6
0.5
3.8
2.2
37,544
18,983
4,991
10,423
2,216
209
2,555
2,641
+5826
16Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.3
739
31.8
20.1
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.3
14.7
49.9
1.6
4.1
39.2
3.9
4.5
86.0
60.4
1.2
5.2
1.7
23,482
14,879
4,696
2,257
1,270
475
1,223
1,232
+4551
17Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.3
739
32.3
21.1
4.6
5.0
1.5
0.8
7.9
16.5
47.9
0.6
2.1
30.1
4.7
6.2
75.9
55.0
1.2
3.4
2.8
23,896
15,629
3,406
3,665
1,073
612
2,101
1,487
+2017
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.6
568
29.5
15.3
9.4
2.9
0.7
1.8
6.1
12.2
50.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.1
4.3
72.7
54.6
2.2
7.2
1.9
16,751
8,700
5,344
1,642
374
1,028
1,051
1,083
+2901
19Yao Ming
Y. Ming
22.6
82
32.7
19.1
9.6
1.7
0.4
1.9
7.1
13.0
54.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.8
5.6
86.8
61.6
2.6
7.0
2.9
2,680
1,565
788
141
30
158
241
270
+426
20Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.3
515
20.5
12.1
5.0
1.3
0.5
0.8
4.9
7.9
61.9
0.0
0.2
10.8
2.3
3.5
66.4
64.2
1.8
3.2
1.1
10,544
6,220
2,588
675
269
404
550
1,058
+651
21Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22.2
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.2
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
23DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
24Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.8
672
26.0
11.9
10.5
1.0
0.7
1.4
5.2
8.4
61.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.8
54.6
61.7
3.6
6.8
1.1
17,484
7,986
7,024
680
452
957
707
1,566
+1262
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.8
914
30.2
15.4
11.6
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.6
9.4
59.5
0.0
0.1
22.6
4.2
7.5
55.4
60.5
3.3
8.3
2.6
27,633
14,074
10,613
1,208
795
1,645
2,340
2,884
+2455
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ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

13.1

2nd

3P%

34.8

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
9
1
.900
2
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
1.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
7
2
.778
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
7
3
.700
2.0
5
Rockets Rockets
5
3
.625
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/12
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Sat
11/15
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
11/17
CHI CHI
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
11/19
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

1 - 8

100

Final

117

DEN Nuggets

7 - 2

Sat 8 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
9
1
.900
2
Spurs Spurs
7
2
.778
1.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
7
2
.778
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
7
3
.700
2.0
5
Rockets Rockets
5
3
.625
3.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
5
4
.556
3.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
7
2
.778
2
Cavaliers Cavaliers
7
3
.700
0.5
3
76ers 76ers
6
3
.667
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
6
3
.667
1.0
5
Bulls Bulls
6
3
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
5
3
.625
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
3:30 PM
Sun
11/9
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
6:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
6:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM