who has the highest career player efficiency rating in nba history

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

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Who has the highest career 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	24,745	777	31.8	22.1	11.0	7.4	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.2	1.1	3.1	36.4	4.0	4.9	82.6	64.2	2.7	8.3	2.9	17,158	8,530	5,734	993	561	2,290	2,085	+4375
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	14,963	471	31.8	27.5	10.9	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.1	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.4	8.2	10.0	82.8	61.2	2.2	8.7	3.4	12,970	5,121	1,720	422	762	1,600	1,415	+2564
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.9	41,011	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
4	LeBron James L. James	26.8	59,675	1,581	37.7	26.9	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	42,601	11,837	11,716	2,366	1,161	5,519	2,810	+7369
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.7	27,708	807	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.5	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	8.0	2.0	19,385	8,637	2,065	1,055	1,848	1,614	1,882	+879
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26	28,930	883	32.8	24.1	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	15.9	55.3	0.6	2.2	28.6	5.8	8.3	69.2	61.3	1.9	8.0	3.0	21,238	8,766	4,419	982	1,083	2,664	2,595	+3169
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25.6	16,770	479	35.0	28.9	8.6	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.7	20.8	46.7	3.1	8.8	34.8	6.4	8.5	75.4	58.9	0.9	7.6	4.0	13,845	4,113	3,954	602	219	1,908	1,105	+1265
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25.5	30,690	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				20,880	12,849	2,369				2,529
12	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
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.7	42,432	1,156	36.7	27.2	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.7	50.3	2.0	5.0	39.0	6.5	7.3	88.2	62.1	0.7	6.3	3.2	31,435	8,003	5,054	1,195	1,307	3,654	2,208	+4989
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	24.6	39,330	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
15	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
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.2	47,368	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24.1	33,245	906	36.7	19.5	7.2	11.2	1.9	0.4	6.9	13.2	52.0	0.4	1.2	30.3	5.5	6.5	84.8	61.0	1.8	5.5	3.9	17,707	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	3,506	2,050
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24	16,524	499	33.1	25.0	4.8	5.2	1.4	0.8	8.7	17.3	50.5	1.4	3.8	35.9	6.2	7.2	86.4	61.3	0.7	4.0	2.3	12,476	2,376	2,598	719	395	1,143	1,118	+1698
19	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
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	23.9	54,852	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.7	23,107	680	34.0	23.0	11.1	3.2	0.8	1.2	8.4	16.1	52.1	1.7	4.4	39.7	4.5	5.4	83.9	62.3	2.8	8.3	2.7	15,624	7,537	2,143	552	793	1,836	2,319	+1447
22	James Harden J. Harden	23.6	41,215	1,185	34.8	24.1	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	4.8	3.7	28,563	6,634	8,587	1,756	667	4,383	2,923	+4618
23	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
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.5	34,443	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	23.5	35,773	1,054	33.9	22.0	4.7	5.4	1.5	0.8	8.0	16.7	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.3	5.4	7.1	76.5	55.4	1.2	3.5	3.2	23,165	4,933	5,701	1,620	885	3,326	2,328	+2827

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.6

1st

DRTG

118.3

25th

NETRTG

5.3

7th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	32	7	.821
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	5.0
3	Nuggets	25	13	.658	6.5
4	Timberwolves	25	13	.658	6.5
5	Lakers	23	13	.639	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

19 - 21

110

Final

Nuggets

25 - 13

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.3

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Gobert

70.1

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.6

123.2

121.2

121.1

119.7

118.3

DRtg Rankings

106.8

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.7

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.9

7.9

7.4

6.9

5.6

Tank Leaderboard

7-31

8-30

9-31

10-27

11-24

13-25

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,810.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,915.8

Johnson

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-11

22-13-1

22-16

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-27

13-25

15-24

15-22

16-21

16-21-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Celtics	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Knicks	24	14	.632	4.5
4	Raptors	23	16	.590	6.0
5	76ers	21	15	.583	6.5
6	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
7	Cavaliers	21	18	.538	8.0
8	Magic	21	18	.538	8.0
9	Hawks	19	21	.475	10.5
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	17	21	.447	11.5
12	Hornets	13	25	.342	15.5
13	Nets	11	24	.314	16.0
14	Wizards	10	27	.270	18.0
15	Pacers	7	31	.184	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	32	7	.821
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	5.0
3	Nuggets	25	13	.658	6.5
4	Timberwolves	25	13	.658	6.5
5	Lakers	23	13	.639	7.5
6	Rockets	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	23	15	.605	8.5
8	Warriors	21	18	.538	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	20	.487	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	22	.421	15.5
11	Clippers	14	23	.378	17.0
12	Mavericks	14	24	.368	17.5
13	Jazz	13	24	.351	18.0
14	Pelicans	9	31	.225	23.5
15	Kings	8	30	.211	23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/11	IND	@	PHI	105-115
Thu 12/11	CHI	@	CHA	129-126
Thu 12/11	UTA	@	MEM	130-126
Thu 12/11	BKN	@	DAL	111-119
Thu 12/11	MIN	@	GSW	127-120

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	LAC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sat 1/10	SAS	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,035.3

1,897

1,810.3

2,165.8

1,915.8

1,904.3

38.0

36.3

33.2

39.6

36.7

36.5

1.84

1.59

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