all-time best per after 1980

Since 1980-81, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
all-time best per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player after 1980
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
795
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
25,368
17,642
8,767
5,903
1,019
575
2,366
2,129
+4494
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,437
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
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
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
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
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
5LeBron James
L. James
26.7
1,606
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
60,498
43,127
11,979
11,892
2,393
1,178
5,605
2,840
+7381
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
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
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
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
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
893
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,220
21,469
8,862
4,473
994
1,087
2,697
2,614
+3101
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
503
35.0
29.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.9
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.4
75.4
59.1
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,592
14,601
4,298
4,148
635
231
1,991
1,153
+1359
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24.9
168
30.5
23.0
10.9
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.2
17.1
48.0
2.2
6.4
34.4
4.5
5.5
81.2
59.1
2.0
8.9
3.2
5,126
3,872
1,829
589
191
583
540
393
+455
11Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.8
264
31.0
24.1
6.5
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.2
15.7
58.8
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.4
62.8
2.3
4.2
2.7
8,193
6,351
1,709
1,089
270
165
713
598
+329
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
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
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
1,185
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,494
32,174
8,169
5,185
1,225
1,330
3,751
2,258
+5011
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.4
829
36.7
19.7
7.2
11.6
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.3
51.9
0.4
1.3
30.5
5.5
6.5
85.1
61.0
1.7
5.5
3.9
30,450
16,320
5,963
9,578
1,537
333
3,201
1,832
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.3
516
33.1
25.2
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.7
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.2
86.6
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,100
13,006
2,453
2,718
739
412
1,186
1,154
+1863
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
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
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
17Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
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
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
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
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.8
815
38.6
24.6
10.0
6.5
1.7
0.9
9.7
19.5
49.8
0.7
1.9
37.3
4.5
5.0
89.0
56.7
1.9
8.1
3.1
31,488
20,046
8,122
5,325
1,413
702
2,553
2,000
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
708
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,940
16,143
7,883
2,221
577
807
1,902
2,421
+1640
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
784
31.8
20.6
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,935
16,174
4,987
2,428
1,357
494
1,317
1,288
+4851
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
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
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
23James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,207
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,971
29,047
6,745
8,768
1,778
677
4,461
2,964
+4662
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
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
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

23rd

NETRTG

4.1

7th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
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9:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
8:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
10:00 PM
Wed
3/18
@
8:30 PM
Fri
3/20
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

40 - 25

93

Final

129

DEN Nuggets

40 - 26

Wed 11 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.5
8
35
30
.538
11.5
9
34
31
.523
12.5
10
34
33
.507
13.5
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
22
45
.328
29.5
13
21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
15
Kings Kings - e
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51
.239
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
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99-105
Fri
2/6
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109-103
Fri
2/6
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132-126
Fri
2/6
@
115-122
Sat
2/7
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111-89

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM