which center has the highest player efficiency rating in nba history

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER by a center, with a 28.9 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	28.9	25,767	806	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.3	4.1	5.0	82.4	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	17,897	8,931	6,043	1,034	583	2,412	2,162	+4579
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	15,570	489	31.8	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	13,510	5,268	1,807	432	780	1,652	1,448	+2652
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	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
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.6	24,201	717	33.8	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.1	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.5	5.3	83.9	62.3	2.8	8.3	2.7	16,325	7,991	2,248	584	810	1,927	2,444	+1638
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	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
20	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
21	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
22	Clint Capela C. Capela	21.6	18,270	734	24.9	11.2	10.0	1.0	0.7	1.4	4.9	7.9	61.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.6	54.6	61.4	3.5	6.4	1.0	8,206	7,309	723	483	1,010	744	1,625	+1370
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	21.5	25,342	962	26.3	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.4	53.9	0.0	0.2	21.5	1.9	3.9	48.9	54.4	4.1	7.8	1.7	11,660	11,464	1,175	1,167	1,195	1,679	2,715	-939
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	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	21.2	11,375	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

13.0

Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

4.8

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/6	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 4/8	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

49 - 28

130

Final

117

Jazz

21 - 56

Wed 1 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.3

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.3

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

110.9

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.5

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

44-33

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	56	21	.727
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0
7	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	14.5
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.0
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.0
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5