highest per from 1997-98 to 2003-04

Between the 1997-98 and 2003-04 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER, with a 29.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
Highest per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player from 1997-98 to 2003-04
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.1
463
37.6
27.1
11.8
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.6
18.4
57.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
11.0
53.8
58.4
3.8
8.0
2.8
17,388
12,559
5,450
1,434
271
1,131
1,300
1,512
+3409
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.1
520
38.9
22.8
12.3
3.2
0.8
2.5
8.7
17.1
50.9
0.0
0.2
18.2
5.4
7.7
69.4
55.6
3.3
9.0
3.1
20,253
11,862
6,407
1,660
414
1,314
1,603
1,470
+3630
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24.4
536
39.5
21.9
11.9
5.0
1.4
1.7
8.8
18.1
48.7
0.2
0.8
30.5
4.0
5.3
76.5
53.6
2.9
9.0
2.8
21,174
11,720
6,374
2,678
777
937
1,495
1,370
+2148
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
24.4
487
33.6
21.4
6.4
4.1
1.3
1.2
7.8
17.4
44.7
1.1
3.2
35.4
4.7
6.2
75.6
53.0
2.0
4.4
2.2
16,375
10,420
3,115
2,007
643
570
1,067
965
+169
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
24.1
496
36.4
22.9
8.9
4.2
1.3
0.7
8.1
16.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
30.0
6.6
8.5
78.0
56.5
1.8
7.1
2.9
18,053
11,336
4,426
2,065
668
341
1,460
1,365
+2242
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.4
424
30.5
15.2
9.2
1.7
1.1
2.2
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.4
6.2
71.5
56.5
2.7
6.5
1.8
12,918
6,424
3,883
715
448
942
783
1,125
+2433
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22.8
490
37.1
23.8
5.5
4.7
1.6
0.7
8.5
18.5
45.6
0.9
2.7
32.7
6.0
7.2
83.4
54.9
1.4
4.1
2.9
18,170
11,676
2,685
2,299
777
325
1,398
1,397
+2269
8Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
22.7
283
33.3
18.4
9.1
1.3
0.5
2.9
6.8
12.8
53.3
0.0
0.0
10.0
4.7
7.0
67.5
57.8
2.8
6.3
2.7
9,416
5,208
2,578
356
147
827
755
991
+1095
9Grant Hill
G. Hill
22.4
252
37.3
21.4
7.2
5.7
1.5
0.6
7.7
16.4
47.2
0.2
0.6
27.9
5.7
7.5
77.0
54.3
1.3
5.9
3.3
9,410
5,382
1,824
1,447
367
142
841
595
+683
10Chris Webber
C. Webber
22.2
402
39.2
23.4
10.5
4.5
1.5
1.6
9.8
20.5
47.7
0.3
1.0
26.8
3.6
5.4
66.7
51.2
2.6
7.9
2.9
15,768
9,420
4,233
1,812
611
643
1,179
1,365
+1386
11Vince Carter
V. Carter
22
383
37.9
23.8
5.3
3.9
1.3
1.0
8.9
20.0
44.7
1.4
3.6
38.6
4.5
5.8
78.6
52.8
1.9
3.4
2.4
14,506
9,103
2,025
1,492
509
400
906
1,132
+583
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22
224
37.1
24.0
5.9
4.0
1.6
0.5
9.4
21.2
44.5
0.3
1.0
23.9
4.9
6.2
79.4
50.2
1.1
4.7
2.3
8,305
5,372
1,311
904
349
110
520
441
+620
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21.9
444
35.9
20.4
8.3
2.4
1.0
1.0
7.1
15.2
46.4
1.5
4.0
37.2
4.8
5.6
85.3
57.7
1.2
7.0
1.8
15,944
9,074
3,664
1,055
457
459
802
1,250
+2202
14John Stockton
J. Stockton
21.9
442
29.3
11.9
2.8
8.2
1.7
0.2
4.2
8.4
50.4
0.5
1.2
38.6
2.9
3.5
83.5
59.7
0.6
2.1
2.4
12,938
5,243
1,218
3,636
734
99
1,043
1,024
+2283
15Elton Brand
E. Brand
21.9
366
38.4
19.4
10.7
2.7
1.0
2.0
7.3
14.8
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.6
72.1
54.8
4.3
6.3
2.7
14,049
7,095
3,898
970
352
725
974
1,189
-1478
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
21.9
130
33.8
15.4
11.7
3.6
1.0
0.3
5.4
11.3
48.2
0.2
1.0
20.7
4.3
6.0
72.2
55.3
3.7
8.0
2.2
4,389
2,001
1,519
472
128
45
291
324
+220
17Gary Payton
G. Payton
21.7
537
39.4
20.7
4.8
8.1
1.7
0.3
8.1
17.7
45.5
1.3
3.8
33.1
3.3
4.4
74.2
52.6
1.0
3.8
2.5
21,156
11,108
2,582
4,338
934
139
1,363
1,201
+1336
18Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
21.5
473
35.0
19.2
3.7
7.4
1.3
0.2
7.1
15.2
46.7
0.6
1.8
33.3
4.5
5.1
86.6
55.1
0.7
3.0
2.9
16,556
9,085
1,759
3,483
600
80
1,350
1,424
+1009
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.3
459
41.7
27.6
4.1
5.4
2.4
0.2
9.8
23.4
41.7
1.2
3.9
30.2
6.9
9.0
76.6
50.4
0.9
3.1
3.5
19,119
12,649
1,863
2,479
1,116
88
1,610
945
+965
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
21.3
164
30.9
15.5
8.6
1.6
0.3
1.8
5.7
11.2
51.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
4.0
5.0
81.0
57.9
2.4
6.2
2.3
5,074
2,535
1,410
259
53
303
377
503
+351
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21.2
444
37.9
23.2
6.5
3.6
1.8
0.9
7.7
17.9
43.2
1.7
4.9
35.6
6.1
7.7
78.9
54.6
1.2
5.3
3.1
16,832
10,317
2,893
1,609
796
381
1,385
1,325
+418
22Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
21
240
30.2
13.0
6.0
2.0
1.6
2.3
4.2
9.2
45.9
0.5
1.7
31.3
4.1
5.2
78.7
56.8
2.2
3.9
1.9
7,259
3,127
1,451
476
384
549
459
515
+527
23Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
20.6
242
34.8
18.1
8.5
2.7
0.5
1.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.6
6.4
72.1
55.9
2.6
5.8
2.6
8,413
4,377
2,050
650
119
449
624
600
-341
24Ray Allen
R. Allen
20.4
497
37.8
21.3
4.8
4.2
1.3
0.2
7.5
16.6
45.1
2.3
5.8
40.2
4.0
4.5
89.1
57.4
1.2
3.6
2.6
18,762
10,576
2,383
2,089
660
101
1,285
1,249
+821
25Terrell Brandon
T. Brandon
20.3
267
35.1
15.7
3.5
8.1
2.0
0.3
6.4
14.2
45.1
0.5
1.4
34.5
2.5
2.8
88.3
51.1
0.6
2.9
2.3
9,371
4,201
939
2,172
521
84
601
547
+764
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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6
49
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45
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.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
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42
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