which center has the highest player efficiency rating in nba history

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER by a center, with a 28.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
Which center has the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played in NBA history?
NAME PER MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.5
23,639
745
31.7
21.8
10.9
7.2
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
2 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.2
14,408
452
31.9
27.7
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
12,523
4,987
1,658
411
738
1,547
1,369
+2490
3 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
4 David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
34,271
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
6 Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
18,298
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
8 Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
12,645
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
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
9 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.8
21,971
645
34.1
23.1
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.5
16.2
52.4
1.7
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
83.7
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
14,880
7,136
2,037
523
771
1,745
2,197
+1278
10 Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.8
14,085
468
30.1
19.7
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.4
7.3
13.2
55.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
5.1
6.6
77.4
61.4
2.3
5.3
2.2
9,222
3,557
611
342
655
1,034
1,485
+1412
11 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
12 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
22,128
726
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
13 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
15,818
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14 Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.6
10,165
476
21.4
12.8
5.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
5.1
8.3
61.8
0.0
0.2
11.0
2.5
3.7
66.7
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
6,080
2,523
658
258
393
533
1,010
+613
15 Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.3
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
16 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22.1
20,507
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
0.9
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
17 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22
19,508
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
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
18 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
23,578
734
32.1
16.5
9.6
3.2
0.5
1.5
6.4
12.4
51.2
0.2
0.5
40.2
3.5
4.5
78.0
57.1
2.5
7.1
1.9
12,090
7,033
2,332
343
1,097
1,396
1,482
+1469
19 Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.8
17,402
664
26.2
12.0
10.5
1.0
0.7
1.4
5.2
8.5
61.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.8
54.4
61.7
3.7
6.9
1.1
7,954
6,985
676
450
951
704
1,558
+1239
20 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.8
33,744
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
21 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.7
24,219
904
26.8
12.5
12.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
5.2
9.7
54.2
0.0
0.2
12.9
2.0
4.1
48.6
54.4
4.2
8.0
1.8
11,293
10,981
1,107
1,133
1,148
1,622
2,599
-817
22 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
21.7
32,103
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
23 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
21.7
19,075
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
24 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.4
25,273
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
14,029
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
25 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
21.3
25,430
829
30.7
12.6
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.2
65.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.0
64.1
67.3
3.4
8.3
1.6
10,458
9,700
1,123
576
1,718
1,338
2,209
+3461
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52
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68
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.829
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Rockets Rockets
52
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.634
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Lakers Lakers
50
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.610
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