nba highest per in a season from 1979-80 to 1986-87

Between the 1979-80 and 1986-87 seasons, Michael Jordan had the best PER in a season, with a 29.8 rating in 1986-87.

Interpreted as:

NBA highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a season from 1979-80 to 1986-87

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.8	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	27	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	8.5	16.4	52.2	0.1	0.5	20.5	6.7	7.9	84.8	60.2	1.5	4.8	3.8	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	300	168
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	26.8	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.5	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.4	1986-87	BOS	74	40.6	28.1	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	10.6	20.2	52.5	1.2	3.0	40.0	5.6	6.1	91.0	61.2	1.7	7.5	3.2	3,005	2,076	682	566	135	70	240	185
6	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.9	1981-82	PHI	81	34.4	24.4	6.9	3.9	2.0	1.7	9.6	17.6	54.6	0.0	0.1	27.3	5.1	6.7	76.3	59.3	2.7	4.2	2.6	2,789	1,974	557	319	161	141	214	229
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25.8	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	25.6	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25.5	1980-81	LAL	80	37.2	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	10.5	18.2	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.6	61.6	2.5	7.8	3.1	2,976	2,095	821	272	59	228	249	244
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.4	1979-80	PHI	78	36.1	26.9	7.4	4.6	2.2	1.8	10.7	20.7	51.9	0.1	0.3	20.0	5.4	6.8	78.7	56.8	2.8	4.6	3.6	2,812	2,100	576	355	170	140	284	208
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25.3	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
12	Bernard King B. King	25.2	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	32.9	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.7	2,063	1,809	317	204	71	15	204	191
13	Robert Parish R. Parish	25.2	1980-81	BOS	82	28.0	18.9	9.5	1.8	1.0	2.6	7.7	14.2	54.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.8	71.0	57.9	3.0	6.5	2.3	2,298	1,552	777	144	81	214	191	310
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.1	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.1	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	27.8	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
16	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.1	1986-87	PHI	68	40.3	23.0	14.6	4.9	1.8	1.5	8.2	13.8	59.4	0.3	1.5	20.2	6.3	8.3	76.1	66.0	5.7	8.9	4.7	2,740	1,564	994	331	119	104	322	252
17	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.1	1980-81	PHI	82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,874	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
18	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.6	1983-84	UTA	79	37.8	30.6	5.7	3.9	0.8	0.1	10.2	18.2	55.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	10.3	12.0	85.9	65.2	2.3	3.4	3.3	2,984	2,418	448	310	61	4	263	201
19	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.6	1985-86	UTA	76	36.1	29.8	5.2	3.5	0.8	0.1	10.8	19.1	56.3	0.0	0.1	9.1	8.3	10.5	79.1	62.9	2.3	2.9	3.0	2,744	2,267	395	264	64	4	231	206
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.3	1979-80	UTA	68	39.3	28.0	7.6	2.8	1.4	0.2	10.7	18.6	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	7.7	84.2	63.5	2.7	4.9	3.4	2,674	1,903	516	191	96	14	233	211
21	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.3	1980-81	UTA	80	42.7	30.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	11.4	20.3	55.9	0.0	0.1	28.6	7.9	9.8	80.6	62.2	2.4	4.0	3.5	3,417	2,452	509	322	109	18	282	245
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.2	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.2	1981-82	UTA	81	39.8	30.3	6.3	4.0	1.2	0.2	11.2	19.6	57.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	8.0	10.1	79.2	63.1	2.9	3.5	3.7	3,222	2,457	514	324	95	14	299	252
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	24.2	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	24.2	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	4.9	6.6	2.9	2,467	1,597	781	137	134	231	195	271