rank every nba small forward with a minimum 10 gs in order by highest per for the 2025-2026 season

Jimmy Butler III has the highest PER by a small forward with 10+ games started this season, with a 24.4 rating.

	NAME	PER	GS	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	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	24.4	17	2025-26	GSW	17	31.3	19.9	5.6	4.9	1.7	0.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	0.9	1.9	45.5	6.7	7.8	86.4	66.2	2.3	3.4	1.5	532	339	96	83	29	5	25	21	+76
2	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	22.2	17	2025-26	ATL	17	33.9	21.5	9.5	7.0	1.6	0.4	8.2	14.9	54.7	1.3	3.4	38.6	3.8	4.8	80.2	63.0	1.1	8.4	3.1	576	365	161	119	28	7	53	35	+13
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	22	17	2025-26	BOS	17	32.4	27.9	5.6	4.3	0.9	0.3	10.5	20.8	50.6	1.9	5.6	34.4	4.9	6.4	76.9	59.0	0.9	4.6	3.4	551	474	95	73	15	5	57	55	+28
4	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	20.4	16	2025-26	BKN	16	32.6	24.3	7.4	3.0	0.8	0.2	8.7	18.0	48.3	3.1	8.6	36.2	3.8	4.5	83.3	60.7	1.1	6.3	2.1	521	388	118	48	12	3	34	34	-94
5	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	19.8	19	2025-26	ORL	19	34.5	22.9	6.4	3.9	1.0	0.4	7.6	15.9	47.7	1.6	4.4	35.7	6.2	7.5	82.4	59.7	1.6	4.7	1.8	656	435	121	75	19	7	35	44	+65
6	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	19.6	18	2025-26	POR	18	33.6	24.9	6.4	5.4	0.6	0.7	7.9	16.8	46.9	2.6	6.8	37.4	6.6	7.9	82.5	61.2	1.2	5.2	3.5	605	448	116	97	10	13	63	58	+17
7	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	18.7	16	2025-26	NYK	16	35.2	16.3	4.6	4.7	2.1	1.2	6.2	12.1	51.3	2.4	5.7	41.8	1.5	1.9	77.4	62.9	1.2	3.4	1.1	563	260	73	75	33	19	17	31	+54
8	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	17.7	18	2025-26	NOP	18	35.3	20.2	6.3	3.1	1.7	0.2	6.8	14.7	46.2	3.0	8.1	37.2	3.6	3.9	92.9	61.6	1.4	4.9	2.1	636	363	113	55	31	4	38	40	-158
9	RJ Barrett	17.5	17	2025-26	TOR	17	30.9	19.4	4.8	3.8	0.8	0.2	7.1	13.9	50.6	1.8	5.1	35.6	3.4	4.7	72.5	60.4	0.7	4.1	1.5	526	329	82	64	14	4	26	45	+23
10	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	17.4	17	2025-26	CHA	17	34.9	22.0	6.5	3.8	0.7	0.6	7.4	17.5	41.9	2.9	8.6	34.2	4.4	4.8	90.2	56.0	1.1	5.5	1.5	594	374	111	64	12	10	25	34	-72
11	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	17.2	18	2025-26	SAC	18	32.7	18.7	3.1	3.6	1.3	0.2	6.6	13.2	50.0	0.7	2.0	36.1	4.8	5.3	89.6	60.1	0.6	2.6	1.1	588	337	56	65	23	3	20	37	-169
12	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	16.8	15	2025-26	HOU	15	36.5	17.9	6.4	5.2	1.5	0.5	7.1	14.5	48.6	0.5	2.2	24.2	3.3	4.1	79.0	54.8	2.4	4.0	2.3	547	269	96	78	22	7	35	38	+150
13	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	16.6	18	2025-26	TOR	18	33.4	21.6	5.8	3.9	1.1	0.7	7.9	16.2	48.6	1.4	4.6	31.7	4.4	5.1	85.9	58.5	0.6	5.2	2.9	602	389	105	70	19	12	52	41	+55
14	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	16.6	12	2025-26	PHX	12	30.8	22.0	3.3	1.8	1.9	0.2	8.0	17.4	45.9	2.7	8.0	33.3	3.3	3.9	85.1	57.5	0.8	2.5	2.2	369	264	39	22	23	2	26	44	-12
15	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	16	16	2025-26	CHA	17	33.6	19.4	5.8	2.9	0.8	0.2	6.8	13.8	49.1	3.7	8.5	43.8	2.1	2.4	90.0	65.4	1.1	4.7	2.4	571	329	99	49	13	4	41	41	-33
16	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	15.8	12	2025-26	DET	13	28.7	12.6	5.6	3.0	1.7	0.8	5.4	10.4	51.9	0.3	1.0	30.8	1.5	3.1	50.0	53.7	1.6	4.0	1.2	373	164	73	39	22	11	15	36	+40
17	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	15.8	15	2025-26	CLE	15	28.9	18.1	4.8	2.8	0.7	0.2	6.1	13.5	45.3	2.3	6.9	33.0	3.5	4.1	85.5	58.8	0.8	4.0	1.7	434	271	72	42	11	3	26	40	+41
18	Derrick Jones Jr. D. Jones Jr.	14.7	13	2025-26	LAC	13	24.9	10.5	2.4	1.1	0.8	1.2	3.8	7.1	53.3	1.2	3.5	34.8	1.7	2.2	78.6	65.2	0.8	1.5	0.8	324	136	31	14	11	15	10	26	-56
19	Ryan Dunn R. Dunn	13.8	11	2025-26	PHX	16	24.1	8.4	4.8	1.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.1	47.8	1.0	2.9	34.0	0.6	0.9	66.7	56.0	1.9	2.9	1.0	385	134	77	30	22	11	16	41	+47
20	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	13.7	12	2025-26	PHI	12	34.8	16.8	5.1	1.3	1.1	0.8	6.2	12.4	49.7	1.9	5.6	34.3	2.5	3.2	78.9	60.6	1.2	3.9	1.5	418	201	61	16	13	10	18	32	+3
21	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	13	18	2025-26	DAL	18	33.6	15.9	6.4	3.1	1.3	0.7	6.2	13.7	45.1	1.0	3.8	26.1	2.6	3.2	79.3	52.7	1.3	5.2	2.2	604	286	116	56	24	12	39	41	-156
22	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	13	15	2025-26	MIA	15	33.1	16.7	4.9	2.8	1.1	0.9	6.7	13.9	48.1	1.8	4.9	36.5	1.6	2.5	64.9	56.0	1.5	3.5	2.0	496	251	74	42	17	14	30	41	-5
23	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	12.8	17	2025-26	CHI	17	27.4	13.8	5.5	1.3	0.6	1.4	5.0	10.8	46.4	1.6	4.5	36.8	2.2	2.5	86.0	58.2	1.0	4.5	1.9	465	235	93	22	11	24	32	51	-26
24	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	12.7	16	2025-26	ATL	16	24.4	11.7	2.8	1.6	1.1	0.8	4.6	10.4	44.6	1.6	5.1	30.9	0.9	1.4	60.9	53.1	0.8	2.0	0.8	391	187	44	26	17	12	12	29	+83
25	Royce O'Neale R. O'Neale	12.1	14	2025-26	PHX	18	30.1	11.5	5.3	2.7	1.1	0.2	3.9	9.0	43.8	3.2	7.3	43.9	0.4	0.6	70.0	62.2	0.9	4.4	1.4	542	207	95	48	20	3	26	48	+2