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.

Regular season
Min. 1,000 Minutes Per 82 Team Games

	NAME	PER	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron 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
2	Anthony 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
3	Zion 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
4	Nikola 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
5	Joel 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
6	Kevin 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
7	Karl-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
8	Chris 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
9	James 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
10	Hassan 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
11	Stephen 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
12	Luka 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
13	Yao 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
14	Dwyane 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
15	Giannis 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
16	Tim 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
17	Kawhi 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
18	Kobe 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
19	Russell 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
20	Amar'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
21	Dirk 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
22	Montrezl 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
23	Clint 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
24	Kyrie 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
25	Damian 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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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0