all-time per leader as a center

Nikola Jokić has the best 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
25,904
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,609
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
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
24,293
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
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
18,328
739
24.8
11.1
9.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
7.9
61.3
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.4
2.6
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.4
1.0
8,236
7,330
726
486
1,014
745
1,632
+1401
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
21.5
25,450
967
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,171
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
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

27.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Mon
4/20
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/23
@
9:30 PM
Sat
4/25
@
8:30 PM
Mon
4/27
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

54 - 28

128

Final

118

SAS Spurs

62 - 20

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
111-147
Tue
3/17
@
135-120
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/15
@
7:30 PM
Wed
4/15
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM