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

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

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	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	10,239	8,535	3,732	1,080	285	542	1,109	1,010	+1857
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	+4224
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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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.3

Allen

APG

5.6

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

10th

DRTG

114.4

16th

NETRTG

2.1

14th

3P%

36.9

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	MEM	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	IND	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

6 - 6

115

Final

107

Knicks

6 - 5

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5