nba all-time efficiency leaders

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.8 rating.

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  • Assumption:10,000+ MIN
  • Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.8
26,192
818
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.0
2.7
8.4
3.0
18,192
9,058
6,153
1,057
598
2,445
2,190
+4650
2Michael 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
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.8
15,866
498
31.9
27.5
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.0
18.1
49.9
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.1
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,687
5,357
1,840
437
791
1,682
1,469
+2699
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
27,972
815
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
19,572
8,711
2,082
1,066
1,857
1,630
1,896
+888
5LeBron James
L. James
26.6
61,294
1,630
37.6
26.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
43,558
12,154
12,071
2,429
1,192
5,673
2,879
+7525
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
29,566
904
32.7
24.1
10.0
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
16.0
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.4
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
21,777
8,996
4,534
1,003
1,097
2,732
2,643
+3061
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
26
18,324
523
35.0
29.4
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.9
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.1
35.4
6.5
8.5
75.8
59.4
0.9
7.6
4.0
15,382
4,446
4,299
676
243
2,076
1,204
+1563
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
14Kareem 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
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.5
44,417
1,211
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.3
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.1
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
32,805
8,311
5,310
1,242
1,358
3,829
2,299
+5151
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.4
17,878
540
33.1
25.4
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.7
1.4
3.9
36.1
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.5
0.7
4.0
2.3
13,710
2,542
2,859
771
433
1,245
1,202
+2133
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
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
24,577
729
33.7
22.7
11.2
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,572
8,147
2,291
594
815
1,962
2,479
+1710
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
25,418
800
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
16,585
5,090
2,473
1,384
499
1,349
1,311
+4944
23Hakeem 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
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
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.5
36,540
1,077
33.9
24.9
4.6
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.3
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
26,778
5,005
6,780
1,611
283
3,323
2,398
+6325

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.3

Murray

Jamal Murray

RPG

10.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

7th

DRTG

115.4

22nd

NETRTG

2.2

16th

3P%

36.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
6
3
.667
1.5
8
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
5
3
.625
2.0
10
5
4
.556
2.5
11
4
5
.444
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
8:30 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:00 PM
Mon
11/16
@
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

5 - 3

114

Final

102

IND Pacers

3 - 7

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
6
2
.750
1.0
4
7
4
.636
1.5
5
5
4
.556
2.5
6
5
4
.556
2.5
7
5
5
.500
3.0
8
4
6
.400
4.0
9
3
6
.333
4.5
10
3
7
.300
5.0
11
3
7
.300
5.0
12
2
7
.222
5.5
13
2
7
.222
5.5
14
1
7
.125
6.0
15
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
8
2
.800
3
8
2
.800
4
7
3
.700
1.0
5
7
3
.700
1.0
6
7
3
.700
1.0
7
6
3
.667
1.5
8
6
3
.667
1.5
9
5
3
.625
2.0
10
5
4
.556
2.5
11
4
5
.444
3.5
12
3
5
.375
4.0
13
1
7
.125
6.0
14
1
8
.111
6.5
15
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
@
3:30 PM
Sun
11/8
@
6:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
7:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
7:30 PM
Sun
11/8
@
8:00 PM