highest average player efficiency rating between 2004-05 to 2020-21

Between the 2004-05 and 2020-21 seasons, LeBron James had the highest PER, with a 28 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest average player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player between 2004-05 to 2020-21
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
28
1,231
38.1
27.4
7.6
7.5
1.6
0.8
10.0
19.6
50.9
1.6
4.5
34.7
5.9
8.0
73.3
59.2
1.2
6.4
3.5
46,934
33,713
9,319
9,231
1,933
924
4,319
2,246
+7270
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.2
564
34.3
23.9
10.2
2.3
1.4
2.3
8.9
17.3
51.4
0.5
1.6
31.2
5.6
7.0
79.9
58.6
2.5
7.7
1.9
19,368
13,463
5,769
1,292
775
1,323
1,097
1,322
+640
3Zion 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
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.1
453
29.9
18.5
9.8
6.0
1.1
0.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
1.0
2.8
34.7
3.3
3.9
83.5
61.3
2.6
7.2
2.6
13,533
8,360
4,437
2,697
518
313
1,181
1,276
+1711
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
25.9
260
30.6
24.8
11.3
3.1
0.8
1.7
8.2
16.9
48.7
1.1
3.5
32.9
7.3
9.0
80.8
59.6
2.4
8.9
3.4
7,945
6,456
2,936
796
208
443
895
829
+1489
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.2
884
36.7
27.0
7.1
4.2
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.6
49.4
1.9
4.9
38.4
6.7
7.6
88.3
61.5
0.7
6.3
3.1
32,462
23,883
6,239
3,681
973
986
2,773
1,688
+3954
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
24.9
408
34.3
22.9
11.6
3.0
0.8
1.4
8.5
16.2
52.7
1.5
3.9
39.4
4.3
5.1
83.5
62.0
3.1
8.5
2.6
13,996
9,352
4,738
1,217
317
580
1,064
1,366
+266
8Chris Paul
C. Paul
24.9
1,090
34.6
18.3
4.5
9.4
2.1
0.1
6.5
13.7
47.2
1.4
3.7
37.1
4.1
4.7
87.3
58.3
0.6
3.9
2.4
37,757
19,978
4,923
10,275
2,332
152
2,621
2,666
+5455
9James Harden
J. Harden
24.8
877
34.4
25.1
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.5
7.4
16.7
44.4
2.8
7.7
36.3
7.5
8.7
85.8
61.1
0.8
4.7
3.7
30,198
22,045
4,794
5,730
1,367
476
3,255
2,303
+3525
10Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24.1
446
25.7
13.3
11.3
0.7
0.6
2.3
5.5
9.5
58.1
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.2
3.6
60.3
59.7
3.2
8.0
1.6
11,483
5,916
5,029
300
249
1,040
703
1,162
+83
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
762
34.3
24.2
4.6
6.5
1.7
0.2
8.3
17.4
47.7
3.7
8.6
43.3
3.8
4.2
90.7
62.6
0.7
3.9
3.1
26,149
18,434
3,503
4,984
1,282
164
2,392
1,851
+4914
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23.9
199
33.3
25.7
8.4
7.7
1.0
0.4
8.7
19.1
45.7
2.7
8.1
33.1
5.6
7.6
73.5
57.3
1.1
7.3
4.0
6,627
5,115
1,663
1,534
203
75
788
442
+299
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23.8
322
33.4
20.8
9.6
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.6
14.3
53.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
5.7
6.7
84.1
60.3
2.6
7.0
2.9
10,744
6,712
3,084
510
136
617
934
1,093
+1140
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.8
993
33.9
22.3
4.7
5.5
1.5
0.9
8.1
16.9
48.1
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.5
7.2
76.6
55.5
1.2
3.5
3.2
33,647
22,174
4,686
5,426
1,534
851
3,130
2,188
+2740
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
23.7
589
32.5
20.9
9.1
4.5
1.2
1.3
7.6
14.4
53.2
0.6
2.2
28.7
5.0
7.0
71.7
60.0
1.7
7.4
2.8
19,150
12,319
5,371
2,632
692
765
1,665
1,757
+1603
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.6
872
31.1
16.8
10.0
2.9
0.7
2.0
6.6
13.1
50.4
0.0
0.1
17.4
3.6
5.1
69.8
54.6
2.5
7.5
2.0
27,115
14,634
8,684
2,565
611
1,706
1,778
1,834
+5280
17Kawhi 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
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23.2
785
37.4
27.3
5.4
5.0
1.4
0.4
9.4
21.3
44.3
1.7
5.2
32.9
6.7
8.0
83.9
55.0
1.0
4.4
3.2
29,364
21,428
4,230
3,916
1,118
292
2,500
1,854
+1824
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23.2
943
34.7
23.2
7.4
8.5
1.7
0.3
8.2
18.8
43.7
1.1
3.7
30.5
5.6
7.0
79.0
52.8
1.7
5.7
4.1
32,747
21,857
6,961
8,061
1,624
293
3,893
2,451
+3191
20Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
22.7
709
30.5
19.4
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.2
7.2
13.1
54.8
0.0
0.2
24.1
5.0
6.4
77.6
60.8
2.3
5.3
2.2
21,659
13,755
5,415
894
510
878
1,587
2,228
+1750
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.7
1,078
32.9
20.9
7.3
2.4
0.7
0.8
7.5
15.7
47.3
1.2
3.2
38.5
4.7
5.3
89.0
57.7
0.8
6.4
1.6
35,424
22,486
7,825
2,596
753
822
1,692
2,351
+4339
22Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.5
387
21.2
12.8
5.2
1.3
0.6
0.9
5.2
8.5
61.6
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.4
3.6
65.0
63.6
1.8
3.3
1.1
8,223
4,968
1,998
497
223
336
443
846
+550
23Clint Capela
C. Capela
22.5
397
26.6
12.7
10.4
0.9
0.7
1.6
5.5
8.8
62.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
3.2
53.4
62.4
3.5
7.0
1.2
10,572
5,031
4,146
373
273
620
485
983
+1240
24Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.4
582
33.9
22.8
3.8
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.4
17.9
47.0
2.2
5.6
39.1
3.8
4.4
88.1
57.6
0.8
3.0
2.6
19,713
13,293
2,212
3,337
775
224
1,524
1,311
+1218
25Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22.3
682
36.3
24.7
4.2
6.6
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.0
8.0
37.5
5.5
6.2
89.3
58.4
0.6
3.6
2.8
24,778
16,815
2,856
4,514
665
210
1,912
1,331
+1898
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PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

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APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

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DRTG

115.0

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NETRTG

4.3

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36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

CLE Cavaliers

51 - 29

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
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
63
16
.797
2
Spurs Spurs - x
60
19
.759
3.0
3
52
28
.650
11.5
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
50
29
.633
13.0
6
47
33
.588
16.5
7
43
36
.544
20.0
8
41
38
.519
22.0
9
40
39
.506
23.0
10
37
42
.468
26.0
11
26
54
.325
37.5
12
25
54
.316
38.0
13
25
55
.313
38.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
42.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
42.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
115-122
Thu
3/12
@
138-105
Thu
3/12
@
105-107
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM