who has the highest player efficiency rating in the playoffs in a season minimum 25 mpg

Hakeem Olajuwon has the best PER with 25.0+ minutes per game in a single NBA playoff run, with a 39 rating in 1987-88.

NAMEPERMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
40.5
1987-88
HOU HOU
4
37.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
2LeBron James
L. James
37.4
41.4
2008-09
CLE CLE
14
35.3
9.1
7.3
1.6
0.9
11.4
22.3
51.0
1.9
5.8
33.3
10.6
14.2
74.9
61.8
1.4
7.8
2.7
580
494
128
102
23
12
38
30
+122
3Reggie Miller
R. Miller
35.8
31.0
1995-96
IND IND
1
29.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
7.0
17.0
41.2
2.0
6.0
33.3
13.0
15.0
86.7
61.4
1.0
0.0
0.0
31
29
1
1
1
0
0
1
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
33.7
37.7
2019-20
UTA UTA
7
36.3
5.0
4.9
1.0
0.3
11.9
22.4
52.9
4.7
9.1
51.6
7.9
8.3
94.8
69.6
0.9
4.1
4.1
264
254
35
34
7
2
29
11
+38
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
33.6
32.6
1953-54
MIN MIN
13
19.4
13.2
1.9
6.7
14.6
45.8
6.0
7.4
81.3
54.3
424
252
171
25
56
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
33.2
37.6
2024-25
MIL MIL
5
33.0
15.4
6.6
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.8
60.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
8.8
12.6
69.8
65.1
3.8
11.6
4.6
188
165
77
33
5
5
23
12
-35
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
33.2
31.3
2015-16
LAC LAC
4
23.8
4.0
7.3
2.3
0.0
9.3
19.0
48.7
1.5
5.0
30.0
3.8
3.8
100.0
57.5
1.0
3.0
1.0
125
95
16
29
9
0
4
12
+30
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
33.2
34.2
2021-22
DEN DEN
5
31.0
13.2
5.8
1.6
1.0
12.2
21.2
57.5
1.0
3.6
27.8
5.6
6.6
84.8
64.3
3.4
9.8
4.8
171
155
66
29
8
5
24
20
-44
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.4
42.5
1976-77
LAL LAL
11
34.6
17.7
4.1
1.7
3.5
13.4
22.0
60.7
7.9
10.9
72.5
64.6
4.6
13.1
467
381
195
45
19
38
42
10LeBron James
L. James
32.2
41.9
2017-18
CLE CLE
22
34.0
9.1
9.0
1.4
1.0
12.5
23.2
53.9
1.8
5.2
34.2
7.2
9.7
74.6
61.9
1.4
7.7
4.3
922
748
200
198
30
23
94
52
-22
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
40.5
1990-91
CHI CHI
17
31.1
6.4
8.4
2.4
1.4
11.6
22.1
52.4
0.6
1.5
38.5
7.4
8.7
84.5
60.0
1.1
5.3
2.5
689
529
108
142
40
23
43
53
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
31.8
42.2
2001-02
SAS SAS
9
27.6
14.4
5.0
0.7
4.3
9.1
20.1
45.3
0.1
0.3
33.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.0
3.1
11.3
4.1
380
248
130
45
6
39
37
22
+58
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.7
42.1
1989-90
CHI CHI
16
36.7
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
587
115
109
45
14
56
54
14Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
31.6
41.3
1955-56
BOS BOS
3
26.3
8.0
8.7
9.3
18.7
50.0
7.7
8.3
92.0
59.0
124
79
24
26
4
15Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
31.6
35.8
2016-17
SAS SAS
12
27.7
7.8
4.6
1.7
0.5
8.8
16.8
52.5
2.1
4.6
45.5
7.9
8.5
93.1
67.2
1.6
6.2
2.2
429
332
93
55
20
6
26
21
+92
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.3
30.8
2019-20
MIL MIL
9
26.7
13.8
5.7
0.7
0.9
10.0
17.9
55.9
1.4
4.4
32.5
5.2
9.0
58.0
61.0
3.0
10.8
3.3
277
240
124
51
6
8
30
31
+27
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.2
46.5
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
34.7
25.2
3.3
14.6
26.8
54.3
5.5
11.6
47.5
54.3
558
416
302
39
27
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.2
39.5
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
30.0
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
19LeBron James
L. James
31
38.2
2013-14
MIA MIA
20
27.4
7.1
4.8
1.8
0.6
9.6
17.0
56.5
1.8
4.3
40.7
6.5
8.0
80.6
66.8
0.7
6.4
3.1
763
548
141
95
36
11
61
46
+60
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
31
38.5
1997-98
LAL LAL
13
30.5
10.2
2.9
0.5
2.6
12.2
19.8
61.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.2
50.3
60.4
3.7
6.5
3.3
501
396
132
38
7
34
43
41
+32
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
30.7
39.2
2020-21
LAC LAC
11
30.4
7.7
4.4
2.1
0.8
11.1
19.4
57.3
2.2
5.5
39.3
6.0
6.8
88.0
67.9
2.0
5.7
2.2
431
334
85
48
23
9
24
29
+28
22Chris Paul
C. Paul
30.7
40.5
2007-08
NOH NOH
12
24.1
4.9
11.3
2.3
0.2
9.3
18.4
50.2
0.4
1.8
23.8
5.2
6.6
78.5
56.5
1.3
3.6
1.8
486
289
59
135
28
2
22
43
+57
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.6
40.1
2002-03
LAL LAL
12
27.0
14.8
3.7
0.6
2.8
10.1
18.8
53.5
0.0
0.0
6.8
11.0
62.1
57.0
5.3
9.6
2.9
481
324
178
44
7
34
35
34
+26
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.5
43.5
1999-00
LAL LAL
23
30.7
15.4
3.1
0.6
2.4
12.4
22.0
56.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
12.9
45.6
55.6
5.2
10.3
2.4
1,000
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
+115
25Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
30.4
37.9
2005-06
SAS SAS
13
25.8
10.5
3.3
0.8
1.9
9.3
16.2
57.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.2
10.1
71.8
62.5
2.5
8.0
2.6
493
336
137
43
11
25
34
50
+60
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ORTG

123.0

2nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

10.4

2nd

3P%

39.6

3rd

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

6 - 19

113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
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DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
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LAC LAC
10:30 PM