each season's player efficiency leader

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER in a season, with a 32.9 rating in 2021-22.

Interpreted as:
each season's player efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leader
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.9
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.3
2025-26
64
35.1
27.8
12.9
10.9
1.4
0.8
10.0
17.5
56.9
1.7
4.6
37.9
6.1
7.4
82.8
66.9
2.9
10.0
3.8
2,247
1,776
828
696
92
52
243
172
+549
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32.1
1961-62
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32.1
2024-25
70
36.7
29.6
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.6
11.2
19.5
57.6
2.0
4.7
41.7
5.2
6.4
80.0
66.3
2.9
9.9
3.3
2,571
2,071
892
716
127
45
230
160
+594
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.1
2021-22
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.9
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.8
1962-63
80
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.7
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
9LeBron James
L. James
31.7
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.6
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.6
1963-64
80
46.1
36.9
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
12LeBron James
L. James
31.6
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.5
2022-23
69
33.7
24.5
11.8
9.8
1.3
0.7
9.4
14.8
63.2
0.8
2.2
38.3
4.9
6.0
82.2
70.1
2.4
9.4
3.6
2,323
1,690
817
678
87
47
247
174
+640
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31.4
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
31.4
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.2
1989-90
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
31.2
2021-22
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.1
1988-89
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
20LeBron James
L. James
31.1
2009-10
76
39.0
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
31
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.9
2018-19
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
30.9
2025-26
68
33.2
31.1
4.3
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.8
19.4
55.3
1.7
4.4
38.6
7.9
9.0
87.9
66.5
0.6
3.7
2.2
2,259
2,117
292
448
95
52
151
139
+788
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
30.9
2014-15
68
36.1
24.4
10.2
2.2
1.5
2.9
9.4
17.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
59.1
2.5
7.7
1.4
2,455
1,656
696
149
100
200
95
141
+267
25LeBron James
L. James
30.7
2011-12
62
37.5
27.1
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
53.1
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

4.9

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
61
19
.763
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
52
28
.650
12.0
4
51
29
.638
13.0
5
51
29
.638
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

25 - 55

119

Final

136

DEN Nuggets

52 - 28

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
26
.675
4.0
3
52
28
.650
6.0
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
45
35
.563
13.0
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
37
.538
15.0
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
39
.513
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
49
.388
27.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
60
.250
38.0
14
19
61
.238
39.0
15
17
63
.213
41.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
51
29
.638
13.0
5
51
29
.638
13.0
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
43
.463
27.0
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
25
55
.313
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
43.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
3/13
@
102-115
Fri
3/13
@
121-117
Fri
3/13
@
125-127
Fri
3/13
@
118-109
Sat
3/14
@
103-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:30 PM