best per from 2008-09 to 2018-19

Between the 2008-09 and 2018-19 seasons, LeBron James had the best PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best per with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player from 2008-09 to 2018-19
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
28.9
807
37.4
27.1
7.7
7.5
1.5
0.8
9.9
18.9
52.4
1.5
4.3
35.2
5.8
7.8
74.0
60.7
1.2
6.5
3.5
30,148
21,854
6,186
6,090
1,244
609
2,863
1,395
+5599
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.5
466
34.5
23.7
10.5
2.1
1.4
2.4
8.9
17.2
51.7
0.4
1.2
31.4
5.5
6.9
79.5
58.5
2.6
7.9
1.9
16,075
11,059
4,906
982
639
1,121
869
1,106
+284
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26.1
769
37.1
27.7
7.3
4.3
1.1
1.1
9.4
18.8
49.9
2.0
5.1
38.6
7.0
7.9
88.3
62.1
0.7
6.6
3.1
28,537
21,316
5,644
3,294
870
866
2,421
1,496
+4329
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
25.6
728
34.6
18.6
4.5
9.7
2.2
0.1
6.5
13.8
47.3
1.5
3.9
37.7
4.1
4.7
87.8
58.8
0.6
3.8
2.4
25,183
13,551
3,261
7,076
1,612
109
1,759
1,785
+4562
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25
323
34.4
22.3
11.9
2.6
0.8
1.5
8.5
15.8
53.7
1.2
3.1
39.2
4.0
4.8
83.6
61.9
3.2
8.7
2.5
11,120
7,187
3,831
839
245
481
794
1,063
+270
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24.9
308
28.3
16.3
9.6
5.1
1.1
0.7
6.2
11.9
52.3
0.9
2.5
34.5
2.9
3.5
82.8
60.4
2.6
6.9
2.4
8,711
5,006
2,946
1,586
338
221
733
862
+1072
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
24.5
158
30.7
24.3
11.4
3.2
0.7
2.0
8.2
17.0
48.1
1.1
3.6
31.5
6.8
8.6
78.8
58.4
2.3
9.1
3.7
4,854
3,833
1,804
499
113
309
577
532
+921
8James Harden
J. Harden
24.4
765
34.1
24.3
5.2
6.2
1.6
0.5
7.2
16.2
44.3
2.6
7.3
36.5
7.3
8.5
85.7
60.9
0.8
4.5
3.6
26,106
18,627
4,000
4,743
1,189
383
2,770
1,977
+3136
9Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24.2
343
26.0
13.4
11.4
0.6
0.6
2.3
5.6
9.7
57.4
0.0
0.1
22.2
2.2
3.7
59.3
58.9
3.3
8.1
1.6
8,929
4,583
3,909
202
214
798
543
893
+74
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.8
694
34.4
23.5
4.5
6.6
1.7
0.2
8.1
17.1
47.7
3.6
8.2
43.6
3.7
4.0
90.5
62.4
0.7
3.8
3.1
23,859
16,315
3,132
4,588
1,200
154
2,163
1,721
+4715
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23.7
821
34.5
23.0
7.0
8.4
1.8
0.3
8.1
18.6
43.4
1.1
3.6
30.8
5.7
7.1
80.1
52.9
1.7
5.3
4.1
28,329
18,859
5,760
6,897
1,442
250
3,326
2,061
+3153
12Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.3
739
32.3
21.1
4.6
5.0
1.5
0.8
7.9
16.5
47.9
0.6
2.1
30.1
4.7
6.2
75.9
55.0
1.2
3.4
2.8
23,896
15,629
3,406
3,665
1,073
612
2,101
1,487
+2017
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.6
568
29.5
15.3
9.4
2.9
0.7
1.8
6.1
12.2
50.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
3.1
4.3
72.7
54.6
2.2
7.2
1.9
16,751
8,700
5,344
1,642
374
1,028
1,051
1,083
+2901
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
22.6
467
30.8
17.7
6.3
2.4
1.8
0.7
6.4
12.9
49.5
1.4
3.6
38.3
3.5
4.1
84.8
59.9
1.3
5.1
1.5
14,404
8,250
2,950
1,123
829
313
679
793
+2764
15Yao Ming
Y. Ming
22.6
82
32.7
19.1
9.6
1.7
0.4
1.9
7.1
13.0
54.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.8
5.6
86.8
61.6
2.6
7.0
2.9
2,680
1,565
788
141
30
158
241
270
+426
16DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
22.4
565
32.0
21.2
10.9
3.2
1.4
1.2
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.6
1.8
33.2
5.5
7.4
73.7
53.9
2.8
8.1
3.5
18,078
12,006
6,131
1,832
805
697
2,000
2,175
-531
17Clint Capela
C. Capela
22.3
295
25.1
12.0
9.2
0.9
0.7
1.4
5.2
8.1
63.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
3.1
52.5
62.9
3.1
6.1
1.2
7,395
3,532
2,706
276
196
419
349
736
+928
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
22.3
716
33.7
17.7
12.8
1.5
1.0
2.1
6.4
10.9
59.0
0.0
0.1
9.4
4.9
8.8
55.2
60.0
3.5
9.3
2.9
24,161
12,703
9,170
1,067
700
1,468
2,097
2,347
+2487
19Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.2
604
35.0
21.9
9.0
4.5
0.9
0.5
8.2
16.4
50.2
0.6
1.8
34.2
4.8
6.9
69.2
56.3
2.2
6.8
2.6
21,159
13,200
5,417
2,690
547
314
1,577
1,750
+2453
20Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.2
255
19.2
11.2
4.4
1.2
0.5
0.8
4.6
7.3
62.9
0.0
0.1
15.6
2.0
3.1
62.9
64.4
1.5
2.9
1.0
4,894
2,864
1,125
317
138
215
261
572
+257
21Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
22.1
542
30.8
14.1
13.7
1.2
1.3
1.6
6.0
11.0
54.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
2.1
4.8
44.8
53.8
4.8
8.9
1.8
16,710
7,661
7,424
626
726
845
969
1,706
-367
22Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
22.1
66
20.6
7.3
6.4
0.6
0.8
2.4
3.1
4.4
69.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.0
60.0
69.2
2.7
3.7
0.5
1,360
485
423
37
52
161
35
217
-203
23Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.1
508
33.8
22.2
3.6
5.7
1.3
0.3
8.2
17.6
46.5
2.1
5.4
39.0
3.8
4.4
87.5
57.1
0.8
2.9
2.6
17,169
11,294
1,852
2,885
672
177
1,342
1,118
+996
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21.9
465
32.7
18.8
8.3
4.1
1.2
1.3
6.9
13.2
52.1
0.5
1.7
27.7
4.6
6.2
74.2
59.1
1.6
6.7
2.6
15,220
8,745
3,844
1,921
559
626
1,228
1,394
+512
25Kevin Love
K. Love
21.9
657
32.0
18.3
11.3
2.3
0.7
0.5
6.0
13.6
44.2
1.6
4.4
37.0
4.6
5.6
82.7
56.9
2.9
8.3
1.9
21,023
12,006
7,397
1,518
453
303
1,271
1,409
+805
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.732
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62
.244
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
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64
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.780
2
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62
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.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
5
52
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.634
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