who has the highest player efficiency rating in the regular season 1500 minutes played in nba history

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER when playing 1,500+ minutes, with a 28.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who has the highest player efficiency rating in the regular season 1500 or more minutes played in NBA history?
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.8
24,580
772
31.8
22.0
11.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.0
4.9
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.3
2.9
17,004
8,468
5,672
986
556
2,273
2,075
+4321
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.1
14,696
463
31.7
27.5
10.9
3.6
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.6
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
12,748
5,060
1,689
420
752
1,574
1,391
+2509
3Michael 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
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.1
8,350
243
34.4
19.2
13.2
2.6
6.7
17.3
38.9
5.7
7.4
77.8
46.7
4,661
3,209
622
997
5LeBron James
L. James
26.8
59,417
1,573
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
42,406
11,793
11,662
2,355
1,158
5,500
2,798
+7381
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.8
27,479
800
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,237
8,561
2,048
1,048
1,837
1,596
1,869
+911
7Shaquille 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
8David 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
9Wilt 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
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26
28,728
876
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,030
8,702
4,392
977
1,080
2,642
2,578
+3109
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
16,479
471
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.3
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
13,594
4,062
3,884
589
214
1,865
1,081
+1290
12Bob 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
13Boban Marjanovic
B. Marjanovic
25.3
2,883
329
8.8
5.6
3.6
0.5
0.2
0.3
2.1
3.7
57.8
0.0
0.1
23.8
1.3
1.7
76.2
63.0
1.2
2.4
0.6
1,835
1,189
154
60
96
210
344
+298
14Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.9
7,094
227
31.3
24.5
6.6
4.3
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.1
58.5
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.5
8.0
69.3
62.5
2.3
4.3
2.8
5,556
1,487
969
236
144
644
511
+370
15Neil 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
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.7
42,070
1,146
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
31,155
7,938
4,999
1,194
1,295
3,626
2,192
+4906
17Charles 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
18Kareem 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
19Tim 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
20Magic 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
21Hassan 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
22Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24
4,109
132
31.1
22.8
10.9
3.8
1.2
3.6
8.3
17.4
47.5
2.2
6.5
34.1
4.1
5.0
81.2
58.2
2.1
8.9
3.5
3,015
1,445
499
155
481
461
306
+109
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24
16,187
489
33.1
24.9
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.2
50.4
1.4
3.8
36.1
6.2
7.2
86.3
61.2
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,172
2,338
2,536
705
392
1,124
1,100
+1650
24Karl 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
25Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.7
22,803
670
34.0
23.0
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,439
7,432
2,115
543
790
1,806
2,282
+1472
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

29.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.2

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

8.6

3rd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
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9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

17 - 8

115

Final

101

DEN Nuggets

20 - 7

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
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22
.241
18.5
15
6
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.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/18
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11/18
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99-113
Tue
11/18
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109-120
Tue
11/18
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113-111
Tue
11/18
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122-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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12/21
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12/21
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