highest average player efficiency rating between 2004-05 to 2021-22

Between the 2004-05 and 2021-22 seasons, LeBron James had the best PER, with a 27.9 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 2021-22

	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	27.9	1,287	38.1	27.5	7.6	7.4	1.6	0.8	10.0	19.7	51.0	1.6	4.6	34.8	5.8	7.9	73.3	59.4	1.2	6.4	3.5	49,018	35,408	9,778	9,580	2,006	983	4,515	2,367	+7153
2	Nikola 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
3	Joel 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	10,241	8,535	3,732	1,080	285	542	1,109	1,010	+1856
4	Anthony 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
5	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
6	Kevin 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	+4223
7	Karl-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
8	Chris 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
9	Giannis 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
10	James 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
11	Luka 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
12	Hassan 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
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	Stephen 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
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	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
20	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
21	Montrezl 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
22	Russell 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
23	Kyrie 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
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	22.3	769	31.2	15.9	9.3	3.1	1.2	1.0	6.3	12.5	50.7	0.0	0.2	20.5	3.1	3.8	82.1	55.9	1.7	7.7	1.8	23,956	12,207	7,169	2,386	891	806	1,399	1,803	+2649
25	Clint Capela C. Capela	22.3	471	26.8	12.4	10.7	1.0	0.7	1.5	5.4	8.7	62.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	3.0	52.7	62.1	3.5	7.1	1.1	12,613	5,851	5,023	465	328	713	529	1,149	+1365

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

50 - 29

142

Final

126

Grizzlies

25 - 54

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	15.5
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	25.5
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	27.5
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	2.5
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	11.5
4	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	22.5
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5