who has the highest player efficiency rating in second season

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the highest PER by a player in his 2nd season, with a 29 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who has the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in second season?
NAME PER SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
2 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.5
1993-94
ORL ORL
81
39.8
29.3
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
3 George Mikan
G. Mikan
28.4
1952-53
MIN MIN
70
37.9
20.6
14.4
2.9
7.1
17.9
39.9
6.3
8.1
78.0
48.0
2,651
1,442
1,007
201
290
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.8
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
38.4
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
5 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.5
2019-20
DAL DAL
61
33.6
28.8
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
6 David Robinson
D. Robinson
27.4
1990-91
SAS SAS
82
37.7
25.6
13.0
2.5
1.5
3.9
9.2
16.7
55.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
7.2
9.5
76.2
61.5
4.1
8.9
3.3
3,095
2,101
1,063
208
127
320
270
264
7 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.4
1955-56
STL STL
72
38.8
25.7
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
8 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.1
2020-21
NOP NOP
61
33.2
27.0
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
9 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.5
2013-14
NOP NOP
67
35.2
20.8
10.0
1.6
1.3
2.8
7.8
15.0
51.9
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.2
6.6
79.1
58.2
3.1
7.0
1.6
2,358
1,394
673
105
89
189
109
200
-112
10 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
2016-17
DEN DEN
73
27.9
16.7
9.8
4.9
0.8
0.8
6.8
11.7
57.8
0.6
1.9
32.4
2.6
3.1
82.5
64.0
2.9
6.9
2.3
2,038
1,221
718
359
61
55
171
214
+298
11 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26.2
1961-62
CIN CIN
79
44.3
30.8
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
3,503
2,432
985
899
258
12 Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
26
1952-53
PHI PHI
70
45.2
22.3
13.9
2.8
7.2
15.9
45.2
7.9
11.3
70.0
53.4
3,166
1,564
976
197
248
13 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25.9
2016-17
MIN MIN
82
37.0
25.1
12.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
9.8
18.0
54.2
1.2
3.4
36.7
4.3
5.2
83.2
61.8
3.6
8.7
2.6
3,030
2,061
1,007
220
56
103
212
241
-28
14 LeBron James
L. James
25.7
2004-05
CLE CLE
80
42.4
27.2
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
15 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
25.3
1952-53
SYR SYR
71
37.6
17.8
13.0
3.2
5.3
14.1
37.4
7.2
8.7
82.7
49.5
2,668
1,262
920
227
271
16 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
25.3
1959-60
MIN MIN
70
41.0
29.6
16.4
3.5
10.8
25.4
42.4
8.1
11.0
73.2
48.9
2,873
2,074
1,150
243
234
17 John Drew
J. Drew
25.3
1975-76
ATL ATL
77
30.5
21.6
8.6
1.9
1.8
0.4
7.6
15.2
50.2
6.3
8.5
74.4
57.0
3.7
4.9
2,351
1,660
660
150
138
30
261
18 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
24.9
1962-63
CHI CHI
80
41.3
27.9
16.4
2.9
10.5
19.9
52.7
6.9
10.3
67.4
57.1
3,306
2,233
1,309
233
283
19 George Gervin
G. Gervin
24.7
1977-78
SAS SAS
82
34.8
27.2
5.1
3.7
1.7
1.3
10.5
19.6
53.6
6.1
7.4
83.0
59.4
1.4
3.7
3.7
2,857
2,232
420
302
136
110
306
255
20 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
24.7
1973-74
BUF BUF
74
43.0
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
21 Ed 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
22 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24.2
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
36.3
23.5
11.5
2.0
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
23 Rick Barry
R. Barry
24.2
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
24 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
23.9
1978-79
MIL MIL
77
36.1
25.6
7.6
3.0
1.5
1.2
10.6
19.4
55.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
58.6
2.8
4.9
2.2
2,779
1,972
586
234
116
89
170
186
25 Trae Young
T. Young
23.8
2019-20
ATL ATL
60
35.3
29.6
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
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TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
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6
Pistons Pistons
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38
.537
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Magic Magic
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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Clippers Clippers
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.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Eastern W L PCT GB
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
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Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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Pacers Pacers
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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3/26
HOU HOU
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UTA UTA
121-110
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3/26
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SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
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122-133
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BKN BKN
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Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
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NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
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GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
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CLE CLE
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OKC OKC
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5/14
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