small forwards efficiency rating leaders all-time

LeBron James has the highest career PER by a small forward, with a 26.8 rating.

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small forwards efficiency rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played leaders all-time

	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	LeBron James L. James	26.8	50,626	1,345	37.6	27.2	7.6	7.6	1.5	0.8	10.0	19.7	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.6	59.0	1.1	6.4	3.5	36,535	10,174	10,162	1,989	1,009	4,713	2,407	+6235
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	25.7	36,203	981	36.9	27.8	7.2	4.5	1.1	1.1	9.5	18.9	50.6	2.0	5.1	39.1	6.7	7.6	88.5	62.6	0.7	6.6	3.2	27,300	7,106	4,453	1,045	1,121	3,131	1,911	+5422
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.9	30,504	792	38.5	24.9	10.1	6.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.0	0.7	1.8	37.1	4.6	5.2	88.4	56.7	2.1	8.0	3.2	19,719	8,031	4,958	1,406	664	2,504	2,079
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	23.6	25,366	798	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.3	60.7	1.2	5.2	1.7	16,546	5,075	2,470	1,377	498	1,345	1,303	+4937
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	23	19,871	607	32.7	19.2	5.6	4.9	1.6	0.4	6.2	12.7	48.5	0.7	2.2	33.3	6.1	7.2	85.3	60.4	1.9	3.7	1.7	11,664	3,421	2,947	977	243	1,010	806	+1810
6	Julius Erving J. Erving	22.8	24,285	702	34.6	22.8	7.1	4.0	1.9	1.6	9.0	17.6	51.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	4.8	6.2	77.4	56.2	2.5	4.5	3.1	16,019	4,967	2,785	1,319	1,117	1,951	1,953
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22.7	33,863	846	40.0	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1				6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				23,149	11,463	3,650				2,596
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	21.6	38,113	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	26,668	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
9	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	21.5	34,151	955	35.8	24.3	5.7	3.0	1.0	0.2	8.6	15.8	54.0	0.0	0.1	17.1	7.2	8.7	81.8	61.7	2.3	3.4	2.9	23,177	5,455	2,830	944	150	2,503	2,550
10	John Drew J. Drew	20.9	19,568	639	30.6	21.2	7.3	1.6	1.4	0.3	7.6	16.2	47.1	0.0	0.1	12.9	6.0	8.0	74.4	53.8	3.1	4.2	2.8	13,553	4,668	1,054	894	189	1,168	2,368
11	Vince Carter V. Carter	20.7	18,029	571	31.6	19.0	4.7	3.2	1.1	0.7	6.9	15.4	44.7	1.5	3.9	37.7	3.7	4.7	78.8	54.3	1.3	3.4	1.8	10,831	2,683	1,824	629	413	1,025	1,541	+850
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	20.6	15,767	472	33.4	19.2	8.9	1.7			6.8	16.0	42.2				5.7	7.3	78.0	49.9				9,063	4,220	815				1,426
13	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	20.3	21,089	616	34.2	20.1	7.1	3.6	1.3	0.8	8.3	16.0	51.9	0.0	0.2	16.9	3.4	4.7	73.6	55.6	2.7	4.4	2.3	12,367	4,401	2,219	781	475	1,444	1,552
14	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	20.2	11,435	295	38.8	21.4	8.5	3.1	1.1	1.0	7.6	16.3	46.6	0.2	0.8	29.6	6.0	7.3	81.4	54.9	2.5	6.0	3.1	6,307	2,515	906	337	295	923	820	-1558
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	20.2	28,825	794	36.3	23.2	6.5	5.1	2.0	0.5	9.1	20.4	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	4.8	5.3	90.0	51.0	0.9	4.3	2.5	18,395	5,168	4,017	1,104	269	574	2,264
16	Alex English A. English	20.1	35,863	1,051	34.1	23.3	5.7	4.0	1.0	0.7	9.7	19.1	50.6	0.0	0.1	21.7	3.9	4.7	83.6	55.0	2.4	3.2	2.6	24,513	5,975	4,197	1,009	760	2,684	2,771
17	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	20	16,927	492	34.4	21.2	10.1	4.3	1.2	0.5	8.0	17.7	45.3				5.2	7.2	72.6	50.9	1.6	7.1		10,449	4,989	2,131	115	45		1,801
18	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	19.8	11,571	463	25.0	14.9	5.5	1.2	0.8	0.3	5.9	11.5	51.4	0.4	1.3	30.2	2.8	3.7	74.3	57.0	2.2	3.4	1.7	6,921	2,559	571	371	143	767	834	+95
19	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	19.8	31,957	911	35.1	23.2	6.2	3.0	1.0	0.5	8.3	18.4	45.1	1.1	3.3	33.7	5.5	6.8	80.8	54.3	1.7	4.6	2.7	21,177	5,691	2,717	934	447	2,419	2,602	+844
20	Paul George P. George	19.8	24,540	692	35.5	22.7	6.6	4.0	1.8	0.4	7.7	17.6	44.0	2.8	7.4	38.5	4.4	5.1	85.8	57.2	0.9	5.8	2.9	15,725	4,599	2,783	1,226	297	2,005	1,886	+2969
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	19.8	13,006	383	34.0	22.5	7.1	3.5	1.0	0.7	7.8	16.8	46.3	2.4	6.5	36.8	4.6	5.4	84.5	58.7	0.9	6.2	2.2	8,613	2,738	1,336	396	258	854	817	+2449
22	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	19.8	24,897	648	38.4	23.4	8.5	2.4			8.1	19.3	42.2				7.1	8.7	81.1	50.5				15,145	5,489	1,527				2,480
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	19.5	21,731	745	29.2	18.0	6.9	3.0			7.0	15.6	45.0				4.0	5.0	79.8	50.7				13,447	5,116	2,242				2,388
24	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	19.3	32,545	980	33.2	18.6	5.3	3.4	1.2	0.5	6.1	13.5	45.4	1.5	4.0	37.5	4.8	6.0	80.5	57.6	0.8	4.6	2.4	18,186	5,236	3,316	1,194	501	2,395	2,633	+2898
25	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	19.2	27,813	802	34.7	19.5	4.6	3.8	1.7	0.6	7.4	14.3	51.2	0.9	2.4	38.9	3.9	4.5	86.7	59.8	1.2	3.4	2.6	15,659	3,662	3,047	1,334	481	2,058	1,643	+243

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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31.1

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RPG Leaders

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11.9

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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1.9

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BPG Leaders

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38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

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1.90

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	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

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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
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LeBron James has the highest career PER by a small forward, with a 26.8 rating.

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