highest average player efficiency rating between 2000-01 to 2021-22

Between the 2000-01 and 2021-22 seasons, LeBron James had the best PER, with a 27.3 rating.

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  • Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
27.3
1,366
38.2
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.5
1.6
4.5
34.6
5.7
7.8
73.4
58.8
1.2
6.3
3.5
52,140
37,062
10,210
10,045
2,136
1,041
4,788
2,516
+7009
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27.1
527
30.4
19.7
10.4
6.2
1.2
0.7
7.6
13.9
54.2
1.0
2.9
34.5
3.5
4.3
83.0
62.2
2.6
7.7
2.8
16,008
10,364
5,456
3,281
627
376
1,462
1,467
+2153
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.1
328
31.2
26.0
11.4
3.3
0.9
1.7
8.5
17.4
49.0
1.2
3.5
33.8
7.8
9.6
81.0
60.1
2.3
9.0
3.4
10,239
8,535
3,732
1,080
285
542
1,109
1,010
+1857
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.9
604
34.4
23.8
10.2
2.3
1.4
2.3
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.5
1.6
30.3
5.5
7.0
79.4
58.5
2.5
7.7
2.0
20,772
14,390
6,163
1,414
824
1,413
1,179
1,419
+548
5Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
26.3
85
31.7
25.7
7.0
3.2
0.9
0.6
9.9
16.4
60.4
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.7
8.3
68.3
64.0
2.7
4.2
2.7
2,694
2,187
591
276
73
48
226
177
+151
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.3
939
36.8
27.2
7.1
4.3
1.1
1.1
9.3
18.7
49.6
1.9
4.9
38.4
6.7
7.6
88.4
61.6
0.7
6.4
3.2
34,509
25,526
6,646
4,032
1,021
1,038
2,964
1,801
+4224
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
25.1
673
32.3
20.7
9.6
2.4
0.5
1.9
8.1
13.7
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
8.7
52.1
58.9
3.0
6.6
2.6
21,770
13,909
6,484
1,596
339
1,296
1,756
2,310
+3039
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
24.8
482
34.2
23.2
11.3
3.1
0.8
1.4
8.6
16.2
52.7
1.6
4.1
39.7
4.4
5.3
83.3
62.4
3.0
8.3
2.7
16,471
11,170
5,465
1,486
389
663
1,290
1,633
+540
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
24.6
1,155
34.5
18.1
4.5
9.5
2.1
0.1
6.4
13.5
47.3
1.3
3.6
36.9
4.0
4.6
87.1
58.3
0.6
3.9
2.4
39,896
20,936
5,206
10,977
2,453
172
2,774
2,800
+5915
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
24.5
656
32.6
21.8
9.4
4.6
1.2
1.3
7.9
14.8
53.5
0.7
2.4
28.8
5.3
7.4
71.8
60.4
1.7
7.7
2.9
21,354
14,321
6,149
3,020
764
856
1,884
1,969
+2000
11James Harden
J. Harden
24.5
942
34.6
24.9
5.6
6.8
1.5
0.5
7.3
16.6
44.2
2.8
7.6
36.1
7.5
8.7
86.0
61.0
0.8
4.8
3.8
32,617
23,477
5,294
6,397
1,449
512
3,539
2,456
+3698
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
1,186
33.2
18.5
10.6
3.1
0.7
2.1
7.2
14.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.9
69.3
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.3
39,326
21,965
12,625
3,646
859
2,523
2,714
2,693
+7635
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24.2
264
33.8
26.4
8.5
8.0
1.1
0.4
9.0
19.7
45.7
2.8
8.2
33.7
5.6
7.6
73.7
57.3
1.0
7.5
4.1
8,928
6,962
2,256
2,102
278
111
1,080
587
+445
14Hassan 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
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.8
826
34.3
24.3
4.6
6.5
1.7
0.2
8.3
17.6
47.3
3.8
8.8
42.8
3.9
4.3
90.8
62.4
0.7
4.0
3.1
28,360
20,064
3,838
5,388
1,367
187
2,598
1,981
+5421
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23.6
1,080
38.0
27.2
5.5
5.1
1.5
0.4
9.5
21.2
44.7
1.5
4.6
32.9
6.8
8.0
84.0
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.2
41,058
29,403
5,993
5,503
1,643
465
3,402
2,698
+3206
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23.6
1,095
33.7
17.9
10.3
3.8
1.2
1.3
7.1
14.2
50.0
0.1
0.4
26.1
3.5
4.4
80.3
55.3
2.0
8.3
2.1
36,885
19,575
11,312
4,113
1,331
1,384
2,299
2,592
+4247
18Dwyane 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
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.4
576
31.3
19.2
6.4
2.9
1.8
0.6
6.9
14.0
49.3
1.5
3.9
38.4
3.9
4.5
85.8
60.0
1.2
5.2
1.6
18,024
11,085
3,689
1,672
1,013
367
933
988
+3689
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
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
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.9
1,393
34.1
21.3
7.7
2.4
0.8
0.9
7.6
16.0
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.3
4.9
5.6
88.3
57.9
1.0
6.8
1.6
47,472
29,740
10,795
3,401
1,118
1,186
2,280
3,240
+6466
22Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.6
458
21.5
12.9
5.3
1.4
0.6
0.8
5.2
8.4
62.0
0.0
0.2
11.7
2.5
3.7
66.2
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
9,863
5,900
2,429
642
252
379
515
983
+632
23Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
22.6
746
34.7
21.8
5.7
4.9
1.3
0.7
7.9
18.2
43.4
1.4
4.1
34.1
4.6
6.1
75.1
52.1
1.2
4.5
2.3
25,911
16,259
4,228
3,687
945
529
1,723
1,280
+1417
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
22.6
1,021
34.7
22.8
7.4
8.4
1.7
0.3
8.2
18.6
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.5
5.4
6.9
78.3
52.7
1.7
5.7
4.1
35,425
23,298
7,541
8,611
1,699
313
4,188
2,686
+2980
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.4
611
34.0
23.1
3.8
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.5
18.1
47.0
2.2
5.7
39.3
3.8
4.4
88.2
57.7
0.8
3.1
2.6
20,804
14,089
2,339
3,504
816
241
1,597
1,392
+1339

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116.5

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114.4

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2.1

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36.9

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2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
7
5
.583
3.0
5
6
5
.545
3.5
6
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.500
4.0
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6
.455
4.5
8
5
6
.455
4.5
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11/13
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8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:30 PM
Mon
11/16
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
7:00 PM
Fri
11/20
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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6 - 6

115

Final

107

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6 - 5

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
3
.750
1.0
3
7
3
.700
2.0
4
7
5
.583
3.0
5
6
5
.545
3.5
6
6
6
.500
4.0
7
5
6
.455
4.5
8
5
6
.455
4.5
9
4
7
.364
5.5
10
4
7
.364
5.5
11
4
8
.333
6.0
12
4
8
.333
6.0
13
3
8
.273
6.5
14
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
11
.083
9.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
11
2
.846
2
10
2
.833
0.5
3
9
3
.750
1.5
4
8
3
.727
2.0
5
8
3
.727
2.0
6
8
4
.667
2.5
7
8
4
.667
2.5
8
7
4
.636
3.0
9
7
4
.636
3.0
10
6
4
.600
3.5
11
4
6
.400
5.5
12
4
8
.333
6.5
13
2
8
.200
7.5
14
1
10
.091
9.0
15
1
11
.083
9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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10/20
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113-121
Tue
10/20
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106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
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7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
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7:00 PM
Thu
11/12
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8:00 PM
Thu
11/12
@
9:00 PM
Fri
11/13
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7:00 PM