all-time per leader as a center

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
all-time per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played leader as a center
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
25,586
801
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
17,778
8,846
5,975
1,031
583
2,395
2,150
+4535
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,437
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
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
3Shaquille 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
4David 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
5Wilt 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
6Neil 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
7Kareem 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
8Hassan 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
9Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.8
14,085
468
30.1
19.7
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.4
7.3
13.2
55.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
5.1
6.6
77.4
61.4
2.3
5.3
2.2
9,222
3,557
611
342
655
1,034
1,485
+1412
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
24,056
712
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,234
7,937
2,229
583
809
1,912
2,432
+1683
11Hakeem 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
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
22,128
726
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
15,818
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.6
10,165
476
21.4
12.8
5.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
5.1
8.3
61.8
0.0
0.2
11.0
2.5
3.7
66.7
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
6,080
2,523
658
258
393
533
1,010
+613
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
22.3
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22.1
20,507
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
0.9
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
17DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22
19,508
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
18Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
21.8
23,578
734
32.1
16.5
9.6
3.2
0.5
1.5
6.4
12.4
51.2
0.2
0.5
40.2
3.5
4.5
78.0
57.1
2.5
7.1
1.9
12,090
7,033
2,332
343
1,097
1,396
1,482
+1469
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
21.8
33,744
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
20Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
21.7
32,103
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
21Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
21.7
19,075
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
22Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.6
18,192
727
25.0
11.3
10.0
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
8.0
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.7
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.5
1.0
8,192
7,274
718
481
1,002
739
1,618
+1339
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.5
25,298
958
26.4
12.2
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.0
0.2
21.0
1.9
3.9
48.8
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.8
11,650
11,445
1,170
1,164
1,193
1,677
2,711
-941
24Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.4
25,273
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
14,029
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
25Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
21.2
11,375
470
24.2
12.0
7.3
2.1
0.8
1.1
4.4
8.9
50.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.6
57.4
1.6
5.7
1.8
5,629
3,436
964
370
494
837
1,290
+1559
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.1

21st

NETRTG

4.4

6th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
43
27
.614
13.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
44
28
.611
13.0
6
44
28
.611
13.0
7
40
32
.556
17.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
@
11:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
9:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
10:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Last Game

112

Final

128

DEN Nuggets

44 - 28

Sun 22 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
39
31
.557
12.5
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
41
.414
22.5
12
28
42
.400
23.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
54
.239
35.0
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
43
27
.614
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
44
28
.611
13.0
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
35
36
.493
21.5
9
35
37
.486
22.0
10
33
38
.465
23.5
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
48
.324
33.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
50
.296
35.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/24
@
133-112
Tue
2/24
@
110-107
Tue
2/24
@
116-118
Tue
2/24
@
97-128
Tue
2/24
@
84-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/23
@
10:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
11:00 PM