nba highest per in a season from 1998-99 to 2007-08

Between the 1998-99 and 2007-08 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER in a season, with a 30.6 rating in 1999-00.

Interpreted as:
NBA highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a season from 1998-99 to 2007-08
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 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.6
1999-00
LAL LAL
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
2 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.6
1998-99
LAL LAL
49
34.8
26.3
10.7
2.3
0.7
1.7
10.4
18.1
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.2
54.0
58.4
3.8
6.9
2.5
1,705
1,289
525
114
36
82
122
155
+225
3 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
30.3
2002-03
ORL ORL
75
39.4
32.1
6.5
5.5
1.7
0.8
11.1
24.2
45.7
2.3
6.0
38.6
7.7
9.7
79.3
56.4
1.6
4.9
2.6
2,954
2,407
488
411
124
59
195
156
+201
4 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.2
2000-01
LAL LAL
74
39.5
28.7
12.7
3.7
0.6
2.8
11.0
19.2
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
13.1
51.3
57.4
3.9
8.8
2.9
2,924
2,125
940
277
47
204
218
256
+463
5 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
2001-02
LAL LAL
67
36.1
27.2
10.7
3.0
0.6
2.0
10.6
18.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
10.7
55.5
59.0
3.5
7.2
2.6
2,422
1,822
715
200
41
137
171
199
+566
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.5
2002-03
LAL LAL
67
37.8
27.5
11.1
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.4
18.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
6.7
10.8
62.2
60.2
3.9
7.2
2.9
2,535
1,841
742
206
38
159
196
229
+363
7 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
29.4
2003-04
MIN MIN
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
2.6
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
8 LeBron James
L. James
29.1
2007-08
CLE CLE
75
40.4
30.0
7.9
7.2
1.8
1.1
10.6
21.9
48.4
1.5
4.8
31.5
7.3
10.3
71.2
56.8
1.8
6.1
3.4
3,027
2,250
592
539
138
81
255
165
+139
9 Chris Paul
C. Paul
28.3
2007-08
NOH NOH
80
37.6
21.1
4.0
11.6
2.7
0.1
7.9
16.1
48.8
1.2
3.1
36.9
4.2
4.9
85.1
57.6
0.8
3.2
2.5
3,006
1,684
321
925
217
4
201
185
+479
10 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
28.2
2004-05
MIN MIN
82
38.1
22.2
13.5
5.7
1.5
1.4
8.3
16.6
50.2
0.1
0.3
24.0
5.4
6.7
81.1
56.7
3.0
10.5
2.7
3,121
1,817
1,108
466
121
112
222
207
+142
11 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28.1
2005-06
DAL DAL
81
38.1
26.6
9.0
2.8
0.7
1.0
9.3
19.3
48.0
1.4
3.3
40.6
6.7
7.4
90.1
58.9
1.4
7.6
1.9
3,089
2,151
728
226
58
83
156
164
+509
12 LeBron James
L. James
28.1
2005-06
CLE CLE
79
42.5
31.4
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
13 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
28
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
35.4
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
3,277
2,832
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
14 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
27.6
2005-06
MIA MIA
75
38.6
27.2
5.7
6.7
1.9
0.8
9.3
18.8
49.5
0.2
1.0
17.1
8.4
10.7
78.3
57.7
1.4
4.3
3.6
2,892
2,040
430
503
146
58
268
217
+485
15 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27.6
2006-07
DAL DAL
78
36.2
24.6
8.9
3.4
0.7
0.8
8.6
17.2
50.2
0.9
2.2
41.6
6.4
7.1
90.4
60.5
1.6
7.3
2.1
2,820
1,916
693
263
52
62
167
171
+623
16 Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
27.6
2007-08
PHX PHX
79
33.9
25.2
9.1
1.5
0.8
2.1
9.0
15.3
59.0
0.1
0.4
16.1
7.0
8.7
80.5
65.6
2.3
6.8
2.2
2,677
1,989
719
118
64
163
174
294
+421
17 Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.1
1999-00
UTA UTA
82
35.9
25.5
9.5
3.7
1.0
0.9
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
7.2
9.0
79.7
58.2
2.1
7.4
2.8
2,947
2,095
779
304
79
71
231
229
+481
18 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
27.1
2003-04
SAS SAS
69
36.6
22.3
12.4
3.1
0.9
2.7
8.6
17.1
50.1
0.0
0.2
16.7
5.1
8.5
59.9
53.4
3.3
9.2
2.7
2,527
1,538
859
213
62
185
183
164
+543
19 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
27
2004-05
SAS SAS
66
33.4
20.3
11.1
2.7
0.7
2.6
7.8
15.8
49.6
0.0
0.1
33.3
4.6
6.9
67.0
54.0
3.1
8.0
1.9
2,203
1,342
732
179
45
174
127
144
+692
20 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
27
2001-02
SAS SAS
82
40.6
25.5
12.7
3.7
0.7
2.5
9.3
18.3
50.8
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.8
8.5
79.9
57.6
3.3
9.4
3.2
3,329
2,089
1,042
307
61
203
263
217
+563
21 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
2004-05
MIA MIA
73
34.1
22.9
10.4
2.7
0.5
2.3
9.0
15.0
60.1
0.0
0.0
4.8
10.5
46.1
58.3
3.5
6.9
2.8
2,492
1,669
760
200
36
171
203
262
+470
22 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26.9
2002-03
SAS SAS
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557
23 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26.8
2005-06
MIN MIN
76
38.9
21.8
12.7
4.1
1.4
1.4
8.2
15.7
52.6
0.1
0.4
26.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
58.9
2.8
9.9
2.4
2,957
1,656
966
308
104
107
180
206
+38
24 Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
26.6
2004-05
PHX PHX
80
36.1
26.0
8.9
1.6
1.0
1.6
9.3
16.7
55.9
0.0
0.2
18.8
7.3
9.9
73.3
61.7
2.7
6.2
2.4
2,889
2,080
713
131
77
130
189
278
+602
25 Elton Brand
E. Brand
26.5
2005-06
LAC LAC
79
39.2
24.7
10.0
2.6
1.0
2.5
9.6
18.2
52.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
5.6
7.2
77.5
58.0
3.0
7.0
2.2
3,099
1,953
790
208
81
201
173
227
+187
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68
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.829
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52
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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
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Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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32
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