nba player efficiency rating leaders all-time for centers top 50

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

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NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played leaders all-time for centers top 50

	NAME	PER	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28.9	24,745	777	31.8	22.1	11.0	7.4	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.2	1.1	3.1	36.4	4.0	4.9	82.6	64.2	2.7	8.3	2.9	17,158	8,530	5,734	993	561	2,290	2,085	+4375
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	14,931	470	31.8	27.5	10.9	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.1	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.5	8.2	10.0	82.8	61.2	2.2	8.7	3.4	12,948	5,112	1,717	421	761	1,596	1,413	+2560
3	Shaquille 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
4	David 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
5	Wilt 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
6	Neil 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
7	Kareem 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
8	Hassan 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
9	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	23.8	14,085	468	30.1	19.7	7.6	1.3	0.7	1.4	7.3	13.2	55.4	0.0	0.2	24.3	5.1	6.6	77.4	61.4	2.3	5.3	2.2	9,222	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.7	23,043	678	34.0	23.0	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.2	8.4	16.1	52.1	1.7	4.4	39.8	4.5	5.3	84.0	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	15,589	7,514	2,131	551	792	1,829	2,314	+1433
11	Hakeem 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
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23.3	22,128	726	30.5	16.3	9.7	2.9	0.7	1.9	6.4	12.7	50.7	0.0	0.1	12.7	3.4	4.8	71.3	55.0	2.4	7.4	2.0	11,807	7,071	2,133	496	1,370	1,453	1,471	+4069
13	Yao Ming Y. Ming	23	15,818	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
14	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.6	10,165	476	21.4	12.8	5.3	1.4	0.5	0.8	5.1	8.3	61.8	0.0	0.2	11.0	2.5	3.7	66.7	64.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	6,080	2,523	658	258	393	533	1,010	+613
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.3	45,071	1,329	33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22.1	20,507	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	2.3	0.9	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	14,178	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
17	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	22	19,508	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	21.8	23,578	734	32.1	16.5	9.6	3.2	0.5	1.5	6.4	12.4	51.2	0.2	0.5	40.2	3.5	4.5	78.0	57.1	2.5	7.1	1.9	12,090	7,033	2,332	343	1,097	1,396	1,482	+1469
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	21.8	33,744	1,078	31.3	16.0	11.9	1.4	0.9	1.8	5.8	9.7	59.6	0.0	0.1	22.2	4.4	7.8	56.0	60.7	3.3	8.5	2.7	17,212	12,782	1,476	939	1,977	2,920	3,403	+3033
20	Clint Capela C. Capela	21.8	17,747	694	25.6	11.6	10.3	1.0	0.7	1.4	5.1	8.2	61.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.7	54.4	61.6	3.6	6.7	1.0	8,068	7,124	690	466	971	718	1,584	+1247
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	21.7	32,103	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	3.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	19,248	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
22	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	21.7	19,075	704	27.1	17.0	9.5	1.6			6.8	15.3	44.3				3.4	4.5	75.7	49.1				11,947	6,663	1,097				2,289
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	21.6	24,850	935	26.6	12.3	12.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	5.2	9.5	54.1	0.0	0.2	19.2	2.0	4.0	48.8	54.5	4.1	7.9	1.8	11,518	11,260	1,133	1,151	1,175	1,649	2,663	-821
24	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.4	25,273	801	31.6	17.5	8.7	1.2	0.5	2.8	6.3	11.8	52.9	0.0	0.1	24.7	5.0	7.1	69.5	58.4	2.7	6.0	2.7	14,029	6,939	928	406	2,282	2,152	2,728	+1695
25	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	21.2	11,375	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.4

25th

NETRTG

6.1

5th

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	DEN	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

24 - 12

125

Final

124

76ers

19 - 15

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

110.8

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.9

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-30

8-29

10-26

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,735.9

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

21-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-22

15-21

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122
Sat 12/6	ORL	@	NYK	100-106
Sat 12/6	BOS	@	TOR	121-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 1/7	MIL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Thu 1/8	IND	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the highest career PER by a center, with a 28.9 rating.

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