who has highest player efficiency rating of all-time

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who has highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played of all-time?
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
24,745
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,135
476
31.8
27.5
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,112
5,162
1,744
426
765
1,620
1,418
+2591
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
4LeBron James
L. James
26.8
59,907
1,588
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
42,769
11,886
11,764
2,373
1,167
5,546
2,817
+7378
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
27,708
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
6Shaquille 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
7David 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
8Wilt 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
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
29,109
889
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
16,984
485
35.0
29.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
58.9
0.9
7.6
4.0
14,048
4,154
4,003
612
221
1,928
1,122
+1247
11Bob 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
12Neil 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
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
42,747
1,164
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
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
31,648
8,052
5,095
1,203
1,312
3,680
2,225
+4986
14Charles 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
15Kareem 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
16Tim 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
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.2
16,760
506
33.1
25.1
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.6
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.2
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,715
2,404
2,636
724
405
1,158
1,133
+1789
18Magic 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
19Hassan 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
20Karl 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
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
23,284
686
33.9
22.9
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
15,733
7,609
2,158
561
798
1,853
2,346
+1441
22James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
41,474
1,192
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.8
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
28,745
6,671
8,647
1,767
669
4,411
2,936
+4620
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
34,443
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
35,773
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

117.7

24th

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
37
9
.804
2
31
14
.689
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
31
15
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
26
17
.605
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

31 - 15

102

Final

100

MIL Bucks

18 - 26

Fri 23 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
11
.744
2
28
16
.636
4.5
3
28
19
.596
6.0
4
26
18
.591
6.5
5
26
20
.565
7.5
6
24
19
.558
8.0
7
23
20
.535
9.0
8
23
22
.511
10.0
9
22
22
.500
10.5
10
22
25
.468
12.0
11
18
26
.409
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.0
13
12
31
.279
20.0
14
11
35
.239
22.5
15
10
33
.233
22.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
9
.804
2
31
14
.689
5.5
3
31
15
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
26
17
.605
9.5
6
27
18
.600
9.5
7
27
18
.600
9.5
8
25
21
.543
12.0
9
23
23
.500
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.0
11
19
26
.422
17.5
12
18
25
.419
17.5
13
15
30
.333
21.5
14
12
34
.261
25.0
15
11
36
.234
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
12/27
@
101-125
Sun
12/28
@
115-101
Sun
12/28
@
123-113
Sun
12/28
@
123-147
Sun
12/28
@
120-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/24
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12:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
3:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
5:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
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1/24
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8:00 PM