who lead the nba in per in 1956

Bob Pettit had the best PER in 1955-56, with a 27.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who lead the NBA in per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 1956?
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.4
1955-56
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
2Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
25.1
1955-56
70
37.1
22.1
12.5
3.2
7.1
15.6
45.7
7.8
9.8
80.1
55.5
2,594
1,547
872
225
251
3Larry Foust
L. Foust
23.8
1955-56
72
28.1
16.2
9.0
1.8
5.1
11.4
44.7
6.0
7.7
77.8
54.7
2,024
1,166
648
127
263
4Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
23.8
1955-56
72
35.0
20.4
12.4
2.8
6.5
16.7
38.7
7.5
8.8
85.8
49.7
2,517
1,472
891
200
251
5Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
23.5
1955-56
71
35.5
21.5
14.0
2.3
8.4
19.3
43.4
4.8
6.6
72.1
48.4
2,518
1,526
992
164
245
6Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
22.1
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
7Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
21.3
1955-56
72
37.8
24.2
7.5
2.6
8.6
19.1
44.8
7.0
8.7
81.0
52.6
2,724
1,741
539
189
282
8Chuck Share
C. Share
20.6
1955-56
72
27.4
13.6
10.8
1.8
4.4
10.2
43.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
51.3
1,975
976
774
131
318
9Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
20.3
1955-56
72
38.4
18.8
6.8
8.9
6.1
17.0
36.0
6.6
7.8
84.4
46.1
2,767
1,356
492
642
206
10George Yardley
G. Yardley
20
1955-56
71
33.1
17.4
9.7
2.2
6.1
15.0
40.7
5.1
6.9
74.2
48.0
2,353
1,233
686
159
212
11Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
18.3
1955-56
71
33.2
17.5
5.9
3.0
5.9
14.0
42.2
5.6
7.1
79.4
51.0
2,354
1,240
422
211
158
12Kenny Sears
K. Sears
17.9
1955-56
70
29.6
12.8
8.8
1.6
4.6
10.4
43.8
3.7
4.6
79.6
51.5
2,069
896
616
114
201
13Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
17.7
1955-56
72
37.5
19.9
3.6
4.7
7.5
17.1
43.8
5.0
5.7
86.7
50.8
2,698
1,434
259
339
197
14Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
17.6
1955-56
72
33.0
13.9
10.3
2.3
4.5
11.6
38.6
5.0
6.3
78.7
48.4
2,378
1,002
740
168
220
15Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
16.9
1955-56
72
29.2
13.4
8.4
2.4
4.4
11.4
38.6
4.6
5.7
80.4
48.1
2,100
962
608
173
319
16Tom Gola
T. Gola
16.7
1955-56
68
34.5
10.8
9.1
5.9
3.6
8.7
41.2
3.6
4.9
73.3
49.6
2,346
732
616
404
272
17Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
16.5
1955-56
60
32.7
14.3
10.4
2.7
5.5
13.3
41.3
3.3
4.2
79.1
47.2
1,964
860
625
160
228
18Ed Fleming
E. Fleming
16.4
1955-56
71
28.6
12.5
6.9
2.8
4.3
11.6
37.1
3.9
5.2
74.5
45.0
2,028
889
489
197
178
19Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
15.9
1955-56
72
30.4
14.4
6.5
2.4
5.8
13.7
42.2
2.8
4.1
68.5
46.4
2,186
1,038
466
171
239
20Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
15.8
1955-56
72
29.4
13.3
8.4
1.2
5.2
13.0
40.3
2.9
4.4
65.5
44.7
2,114
961
607
84
168
21Carl Braun
C. Braun
15.3
1955-56
72
32.2
15.4
3.6
4.1
5.5
14.8
37.2
4.4
5.3
83.8
45.1
2,316
1,112
259
298
215
22Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
15.1
1955-56
TOT
75
36.5
12.8
9.2
3.9
5.2
12.6
41.2
2.4
3.3
71.1
45.3
2,738
957
688
294
242
23Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
14.4
1955-56
66
33.9
12.0
7.5
2.7
4.9
11.6
42.5
2.2
3.3
64.3
46.0
2,240
792
496
180
166
24Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
14
1955-56
72
27.5
10.4
3.8
3.1
3.4
9.0
37.6
3.6
5.0
71.9
46.3
1,980
749
272
225
151
25Dick Schnittker
D. Schnittker
13.9
1955-56
72
26.8
11.3
4.1
2.0
3.5
9.0
39.3
4.2
4.9
85.6
50.5
1,930
812
296
142
253
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