highest per in nba history, ignoring minimum

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player in NBA history, ignoring minimum
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
25,229
791
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.0
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.1
4.9
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
17,528
8,721
5,859
1,011
572
2,346
2,122
+4477
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
15,437
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27.9
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
27,708
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
5LeBron James
L. James
26.7
60,465
1,605
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
43,111
11,974
11,884
2,390
1,177
5,604
2,838
+7391
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.4
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.2
34,271
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
29,135
890
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,396
8,842
4,458
988
1,087
2,689
2,610
+3114
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
17,447
499
35.0
29.0
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.4
75.4
59.1
0.9
7.6
4.0
14,464
4,259
4,121
624
228
1,975
1,146
+1305
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
30,690
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
24.9
18,298
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24.6
39,330
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
43,321
1,180
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
32,068
8,138
5,166
1,219
1,324
3,734
2,250
+5037
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.2
16,991
513
33.1
25.2
4.7
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.7
1.4
3.8
35.8
6.3
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
12,918
2,436
2,690
736
410
1,179
1,147
+1852
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.2
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
18Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.1
33,245
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
19Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
12,645
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
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.9
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.6
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
22Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
23,780
703
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,028
7,818
2,202
575
805
1,894
2,400
+1640
23James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
41,867
1,204
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
28,977
6,731
8,745
1,778
676
4,455
2,962
+4665
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.5
34,443
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.5
24,780
779
31.8
20.6
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.9
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.6
86.3
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
16,013
4,953
2,408
1,347
494
1,313
1,282
+4761
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.2

22nd

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/11
@
10:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

38 - 24

128

Final

125

UTA Jazz

18 - 43

Mon 2 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
41
20
.672
4.5
3
40
22
.645
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.5
5
35
26
.574
10.5
6
33
28
.541
12.5
7
32
28
.533
13.0
8
33
29
.532
13.0
9
31
31
.500
15.0
10
31
31
.500
15.0
11
26
34
.433
19.0
12
25
37
.403
21.0
13
16
45
.262
29.5
14
15
46
.246
30.5
15
15
46
.246
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
48
15
.762
2
44
17
.721
3.0
3
38
22
.633
8.5
4
39
23
.629
8.5
5
38
24
.613
9.5
6
37
24
.607
10.0
7
35
26
.574
12.0
8
31
30
.508
16.0
9
29
31
.483
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.5
11
23
37
.383
23.5
12
21
40
.344
26.0
13
19
44
.302
29.0
14
18
43
.295
29.0
15
14
49
.222
34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/29
@
109-122
Thu
1/29
@
109-99
Thu
1/29
@
131-124
Fri
1/30
@
106-111
Fri
1/30
@
124-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
8:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
9:30 PM