nba players with the highest player efficiency rating from 1997-98 to 2001-02

Between the 1997-98 and 2001-02 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the best PER, with a 30 rating.

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NBA players with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games from 1997-98 to 2001-02

	NAME	PER	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	329	37.7	28.2	12.0	3.1	0.6	2.4	11.1	19.3	57.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	11.2	53.0	58.2	3.8	8.2	2.8	12,389	9,279	3,939	1,032	199	806	909	1,058	+2609
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	25.2	373	36.8	24.4	9.2	4.1	1.3	0.8	8.7	17.4	49.8	0.0	0.1	33.3	7.1	9.0	78.6	57.2	1.9	7.3	3.1	13,744	9,115	3,431	1,523	482	290	1,147	1,045	+1851
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.4	370	39.3	22.8	12.2	3.1	0.8	2.4	8.7	17.1	50.9	0.0	0.2	15.4	5.4	7.6	71.1	55.8	3.3	8.9	3.2	14,545	8,440	4,505	1,131	297	892	1,172	1,075	+2530
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	360	31.2	16.3	9.4	1.8	1.1	2.3	5.8	11.4	50.5	0.0	0.0	12.5	4.8	6.7	71.5	56.8	2.7	6.7	1.9	11,242	5,878	3,375	654	396	831	700	999	+2093
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23.5	142	37.1	26.3	5.7	4.2	1.6	0.5	10.1	22.7	44.5	0.3	1.3	22.3	5.8	7.4	78.6	50.7	1.3	4.5	2.4	5,274	3,732	814	593	226	71	347	270	+614
6	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	23	271	34.0	18.9	9.4	1.3	0.5	3.0	7.0	13.1	53.4	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.8	7.2	67.1	57.9	2.9	6.5	2.7	9,201	5,112	2,551	348	145	821	745	959	+1118
7	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	22.8	372	39.3	21.1	11.1	4.8	1.5	1.7	8.5	17.7	48.1	0.3	0.8	31.7	3.8	5.0	76.2	53.0	2.9	8.2	2.8	14,622	7,850	4,133	1,774	544	630	1,054	969	+1111
8	Chris Webber C. Webber	22.8	312	39.5	23.9	10.7	4.3	1.5	1.7	9.9	20.4	48.5	0.3	1.2	27.0	3.7	5.5	67.6	52.2	2.7	8.0	2.9	12,315	7,448	3,329	1,343	474	535	904	1,085	+997
9	Gary Payton G. Payton	22.6	375	40.3	22.1	5.1	8.6	1.9	0.3	8.5	18.8	45.3	1.5	4.5	33.4	3.5	4.7	75.3	53.0	1.0	4.0	2.7	15,123	8,275	1,906	3,226	705	100	1,025	851	+1057
10	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	22.5	345	31.1	17.8	6.4	3.6	1.2	1.4	6.7	14.8	45.2	0.6	1.7	34.2	3.8	5.2	73.0	52.0	2.2	4.3	2.0	10,746	6,135	2,225	1,226	426	469	693	680	+281
11	Vince Carter V. Carter	22.5	267	38.4	24.6	5.6	3.7	1.4	1.1	9.2	20.3	45.2	1.5	3.8	39.2	4.8	6.1	77.9	53.5	2.1	3.5	2.3	10,250	6,574	1,488	1,001	373	294	609	799	+617
12	Grant Hill G. Hill	22.5	223	38.4	22.2	7.3	5.9	1.5	0.6	8.1	17.1	47.0	0.2	0.6	27.9	6.0	7.8	76.6	54.1	1.3	5.9	3.4	8,567	4,961	1,618	1,325	339	129	757	549	+625
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	22.1	360	29.6	12.1	2.8	8.4	1.7	0.2	4.3	8.5	50.8	0.5	1.3	39.0	2.9	3.5	83.7	60.1	0.6	2.2	2.4	10,663	4,359	1,017	3,007	597	83	861	840	+2042
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	21.9	130	33.8	15.4	11.7	3.6	1.0	0.3	5.4	11.3	48.2	0.2	1.0	20.7	4.3	6.0	72.2	55.3	3.7	8.0	2.2	4,389	2,001	1,519	472	128	45	291	324	+220
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21.7	343	35.9	22.3	5.1	4.3	1.4	0.7	8.0	17.4	46.1	0.7	2.3	30.4	5.5	6.7	82.8	54.8	1.3	3.8	2.7	12,322	7,658	1,762	1,488	484	230	939	1,003	+1700
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	21.6	329	41.3	27.7	4.1	5.2	2.4	0.2	9.8	23.3	42.2	1.2	3.9	31.0	6.8	8.9	76.6	50.9	1.0	3.1	3.4	13,594	9,121	1,341	1,701	776	70	1,115	709	+872
17	Elton Brand E. Brand	21.6	235	38.0	19.4	10.6	2.5	0.9	1.8	7.4	15.0	49.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.5	71.1	54.3	4.4	6.2	2.6	8,925	4,570	2,481	586	217	413	620	756	-1107
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	21.2	285	37.3	22.6	6.3	3.0	1.8	0.9	7.6	17.0	44.6	1.9	4.9	38.7	5.5	7.1	77.4	56.0	1.3	5.0	2.8	10,637	6,433	1,793	850	526	267	794	864	+361
19	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	20.9	314	35.1	18.9	3.6	7.8	1.3	0.2	7.0	15.1	46.0	0.5	1.5	29.9	4.6	5.3	86.6	54.3	0.8	2.9	3.0	11,018	5,946	1,146	2,441	410	48	953	961	+589
20	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	20.8	292	33.8	18.5	9.4	1.8	1.0	1.7	7.3	14.6	50.4	0.0	0.0	7.7	3.8	5.7	67.6	54.2	3.0	6.4	2.4	9,867	5,408	2,735	511	295	499	692	1,023	-341
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	20.6	287	34.5	18.8	7.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	6.4	13.8	46.5	1.5	3.9	37.7	4.5	5.3	83.6	58.1	1.3	6.3	1.8	9,912	5,383	2,203	609	254	273	515	828	+1018
22	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	20.3	267	35.1	15.7	3.5	8.1	2.0	0.3	6.4	14.2	45.1	0.5	1.4	34.5	2.5	2.8	88.3	51.1	0.6	2.9	2.3	9,371	4,201	939	2,172	521	84	601	547	+764
23	Andre Miller A. Miller	20.2	245	32.5	14.5	4.2	8.2	1.3	0.3	5.2	11.4	45.2	0.2	0.8	24.5	3.9	4.9	81.2	53.4	1.2	3.0	2.8	7,964	3,545	1,019	2,015	329	79	676	651	-263
24	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	20.2	250	26.7	12.7	7.9	2.2	0.7	1.1	4.8	9.7	49.1	0.2	0.7	26.0	3.0	3.7	79.9	56.0	1.5	6.3	1.8	6,669	3,167	1,966	546	182	283	457	735	+991
25	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	20.1	372	38.8	21.4	8.6	3.1	1.2	1.0	7.6	16.4	46.5	0.3	0.9	29.7	5.9	7.2	81.2	54.6	2.5	6.1	3.2	14,415	7,943	3,211	1,145	435	376	1,173	1,034	-1783

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1997-98 and 2001-02 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the best PER, with a 30 rating.

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33.5

8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.1

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12.9

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10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

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