NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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PER since 1951-52

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Nikola Jokić 28.85
2.Joel Embiid 27.98
3.Michael Jordan* 27.91
4.LeBron James 26.69
5.Anthony Davis 26.68
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
7.David Robinson* 26.18
8.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.16
9.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.07
10.Luka Dončić 25.85
11.Bob Pettit* 25.45
12.Neil Johnston* 24.86
13.Charles Barkley* 24.63
14.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
15.Kevin Durant 24.55
16.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.39
17.Tim Duncan* 24.22
18.Magic Johnson* 24.11
19.Karl Malone* 23.90
20.Kawhi Leonard 23.63
21.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.62
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
23.Julius Erving* 23.52
24.James Harden 23.51
25.Larry Bird* 23.50
26.Dwyane Wade* 23.48
27.Chris Paul 23.45
28.Stephen Curry 23.44
29.Oscar Robertson* 23.19
30.Yao Ming* 23.02
31.Jerry West* 22.91
32.Kobe Bryant* 22.90
33.Elgin Baylor* 22.72
34.Kevin Garnett* 22.66
35.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.44
36.Damian Lillard 22.23
37.Kyrie Irving 22.19
38.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
39.Dolph Schayes* 22.09
40.DeMarcus Cousins 22.03
41.Moses Malone* 22.00
42.John Stockton* 21.83
43.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
44.Jimmy Butler 21.79
45.Bob Lanier* 21.69
46.Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
47.Harry Gallatin* 21.63
48.Clint Capela 21.56
49.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
50.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
51.Dan Issel* 21.47
52.Andre Drummond 21.43
53.Artis Gilmore* 21.43
54.Pau Gasol* 21.37
55.George Gervin* 21.37
56.Trae Young 21.33
57.Russell Westbrook 21.30
58.Dwight Howard* 21.29
59.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
60.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
61.Rick Barry* 21.04
62.Blake Griffin 21.03
63.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
64.Chris Webber* 20.94
65.Allen Iverson* 20.92
66.Rudy Gobert 20.90
67.Kristaps Porziņģis 20.77
68.Enes Freedom 20.75
69.John Drew 20.74
70.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
71.Kevin Johnson 20.70
72.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.70
73.Jarrett Allen 20.70
74.Kevin Love 20.63
75.George Yardley* 20.62
76.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.60
77.Al Jefferson 20.56
78.Chris Bosh* 20.56
79.Ed Macauley* 20.53
80.Elton Brand 20.51
81.Domantas Sabonis 20.49
82.Donovan Mitchell 20.33
83.Jayson Tatum 20.28
84.Manu Ginóbili* 20.22
85.Mel Daniels* 20.12
86.Marques Johnson 20.11
87.John Brisker 20.10
88.Greg Monroe 20.08
89.Billy Cunningham* 20.04
90.George McGinnis* 20.04
91.Kevin McHale* 20.02
92.Nikola Vučević 19.97
93.Steve Nash* 19.95
94.Larry Nance 19.92
95.David Thompson* 19.91
96.Connie Hawkins* 19.88
97.Alex English* 19.87
98.Bob Cousy* 19.87
99.Walt Bellamy* 19.86
100.Larry Foust 19.84
101.Cliff Hagan* 19.83
102.Paul Arizin* 19.77
103.Paul Pierce* 19.73
104.Terrell Brandon 19.69
105.Bam Adebayo 19.68
106.Mark Price 19.62
107.Isaiah Thomas 19.57
108.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
109.John Beasley 19.54
110.Sam Cassell 19.48
111.Carmelo Anthony* 19.48
112.Michael Redd 19.48
113.Carlos Boozer 19.46
114.Paul Westphal* 19.43
115.Zach Randolph 19.33
116.Jalen Brunson 19.22
117.Robert Parish* 19.22
118.Bernard King* 19.18
119.David Lee 19.13
120.Bailey Howell* 19.13
121.Walt Frazier* 19.12
122.Shawn Kemp 19.08
123.Walter Davis* 19.07
124.Spencer Haywood* 19.07
125.Paul George 19.07
126.Kemba Walker 19.05
127.Grant Hill* 19.03
128.Mark Aguirre 19.02
129.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
130.Devin Booker 19.01
131.John Wall 19.01
132.Bill Russell* 18.90
133.DeMar DeRozan 18.88
134.Gary Payton* 18.88
135.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
136.Brad Daugherty 18.85
137.Larry Jones 18.83
138.Chauncey Billups* 18.82
139.Shawn Marion 18.81
140.World B. Free 18.78
141.Chris Mullin* 18.78
142.Derrick Favors 18.77
143.Stephon Marbury 18.74
144.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
145.Paul Millsap 18.72
146.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.72
147.Zelmo Beaty* 18.70
148.Sam Jones* 18.70
149.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
150.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
151.Vince Carter* 18.63
152.David West 18.61
153.Tim Hardaway* 18.61
154.Willis Reed* 18.57
155.Ray Allen* 18.56
156.John Collins 18.54
157.Gus Williams 18.51
158.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
159.Jusuf Nurkić 18.49
160.De'Aaron Fox 18.49
161.Pascal Siakam 18.47
162.Pete Maravich* 18.38
163.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
164.Reggie Miller* 18.36
165.Steve Francis 18.35
166.Donnie Freeman 18.33
167.Alvan Adams 18.32
168.Bill Sharman* 18.30
169.DeAndre Jordan 18.30
170.Terry Cummings 18.29
171.Deron Williams 18.25
172.Tony Parker* 18.24
173.Anthony Edwards 18.23
174.Brook Lopez 18.22
175.Billy Knight 18.17
176.Bobby Jones* 18.16
177.Antawn Jamison 18.14
178.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
179.Julius Randle 18.11
180.Marvin Barnes 18.05
181.Derrick Coleman 18.01
182.Derrick Rose 18.01
183.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
184.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
185.Willie Wise 17.99
186.Marc Gasol 17.99
187.Rod Strickland 17.98
188.Bradley Beal 17.97
189.Lou Williams 17.96
190.Dan Roundfield 17.95
191.Calvin Natt 17.94
192.Red Robbins 17.93
193.Jason Kidd* 17.91
194.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
195.Corey Maggette 17.88
196.Tom Heinsohn* 17.88
197.Rik Smits 17.85
198.Baron Davis 17.82
199.Fat Lever 17.82
200.Don Sidle 17.82
201.Jack Twyman* 17.82
202.Marcus Camby 17.81
203.Al Horford 17.76
204.Fred Brown 17.75
205.Ricky Pierce 17.74
206.James Worthy* 17.73
207.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
208.Vlade Divac* 17.72
209.Jamal Murray 17.70
210.Kevin Martin 17.68
211.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
212.Lauri Markkanen 17.67
213.Dave Bing* 17.63
214.Mike Lewis 17.63
215.Joakim Noah 17.60
216.Chet Walker* 17.60
217.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
218.Swen Nater 17.57
219.Brad Miller 17.55
220.Bob Verga 17.54
221.John Havlicek* 17.53
222.Mason Plumlee 17.52
223.Glenn Robinson 17.50
224.Jaylen Brown 17.46
225.Josh Smith 17.44
226.Andre Miller 17.43
227.Lou Hudson* 17.43
228.Roger Brown* 17.42
229.Mack Calvin 17.38
230.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
231.Toni Kukoč* 17.35
232.Dejounte Murray 17.34
233.Ray Williams 17.32
234.Bob Netolicky 17.31
235.Richie Guerin* 17.30
236.Jack Sikma* 17.29
237.George Thompson 17.29
238.Kyle Lowry 17.26
239.Ty Lawson 17.23
240.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
241.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
242.Earl Monroe* 17.20
243.Bobby Portis 17.20
244.Antonio McDyess 17.19
245.Terry Porter 17.18
246.Zach LaVine 17.18
247.CJ McCollum 17.18
248.Randy Denton 17.17
249.Johnny Green 17.13
250.Peja Stojaković 17.12

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Nikola Jokić 28.85
2.Joel Embiid 27.98
3.Michael Jordan* 27.91
4.LeBron James 26.69
5.Anthony Davis 26.68
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
7.David Robinson* 26.18
8.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.16
9.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.07
10.Luka Dončić 25.85
11.Bob Pettit* 25.45
12.Neil Johnston* 24.86
13.Charles Barkley* 24.63
14.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
15.Kevin Durant 24.55
16.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.39
17.Tim Duncan* 24.22
18.Magic Johnson* 24.11
19.Karl Malone* 23.90
20.Kawhi Leonard 23.63
21.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.62
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
23.James Harden 23.51
24.Larry Bird* 23.50
25.Dwyane Wade* 23.48
26.Chris Paul 23.45
27.Stephen Curry 23.44
28.Oscar Robertson* 23.19
29.Yao Ming* 23.02
30.Jerry West* 22.91
31.Kobe Bryant* 22.90
32.Elgin Baylor* 22.72
33.Kevin Garnett* 22.66
34.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.44
35.Moses Malone* 22.31
36.Damian Lillard 22.23
37.Kyrie Irving 22.19
38.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
39.Dolph Schayes* 22.09
40.DeMarcus Cousins 22.03
41.Julius Erving* 21.97
42.John Stockton* 21.83
43.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
44.Jimmy Butler 21.79
45.George Gervin* 21.74
46.Bob Lanier* 21.69
47.Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
48.Harry Gallatin* 21.63
49.Clint Capela 21.56
50.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
51.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
52.Andre Drummond 21.43
53.Pau Gasol* 21.37
54.Trae Young 21.33
55.Russell Westbrook 21.30
56.Dwight Howard* 21.29
57.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
58.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
59.Blake Griffin 21.03
60.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
61.Dan Issel* 20.99
62.Chris Webber* 20.94
63.Allen Iverson* 20.92
64.Rudy Gobert 20.90
65.Kristaps Porziņģis 20.77
66.Enes Freedom 20.75
67.John Drew 20.74
68.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
69.Kevin Johnson 20.70
70.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.70
71.Jarrett Allen 20.70
72.Kevin Love 20.63
73.George Yardley* 20.62
74.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.60
75.Al Jefferson 20.56
76.Chris Bosh* 20.56
77.Ed Macauley* 20.53
78.Elton Brand 20.51
79.Domantas Sabonis 20.49
80.Donovan Mitchell 20.33
81.Jayson Tatum 20.28
82.Manu Ginóbili* 20.22
83.Rick Barry* 20.16
84.Artis Gilmore* 20.16
85.Marques Johnson 20.11
86.Greg Monroe 20.08
87.Kevin McHale* 20.02
88.Nikola Vučević 19.97
89.Steve Nash* 19.95
90.Larry Nance 19.92
91.Alex English* 19.87
92.Bob Cousy* 19.87
93.Walt Bellamy* 19.86
94.Larry Foust 19.84
95.Paul Arizin* 19.77
96.Paul Pierce* 19.73
97.Terrell Brandon 19.69
98.David Thompson* 19.68
99.Bam Adebayo 19.68
100.Mark Price 19.62
101.Isaiah Thomas 19.57
102.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
103.Cliff Hagan* 19.53
104.Sam Cassell 19.48
105.Carmelo Anthony* 19.48
106.Michael Redd 19.48
107.Carlos Boozer 19.46
108.Paul Westphal* 19.43
109.Billy Cunningham* 19.38
110.Zach Randolph 19.33
111.Jalen Brunson 19.22
112.Robert Parish* 19.22
113.Bernard King* 19.18
114.David Lee 19.13
115.Bailey Howell* 19.13
116.Walt Frazier* 19.12
117.Shawn Kemp 19.08
118.Walter Davis* 19.07
119.Paul George 19.07
120.Kemba Walker 19.05
121.Grant Hill* 19.03
122.Mark Aguirre 19.02
123.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
124.Devin Booker 19.01
125.John Wall 19.01
126.Bill Russell* 18.90
127.DeMar DeRozan 18.88
128.Gary Payton* 18.88
129.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
130.Brad Daugherty 18.85
131.Chauncey Billups* 18.82
132.Shawn Marion 18.81
133.World B. Free 18.78
134.Chris Mullin* 18.78
135.Derrick Favors 18.77
136.Stephon Marbury 18.74
137.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
138.Paul Millsap 18.72
139.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.72
140.Sam Jones* 18.70
141.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
142.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
143.Vince Carter* 18.63
144.David West 18.61
145.Tim Hardaway* 18.61
146.Willis Reed* 18.57
147.Ray Allen* 18.56
148.George McGinnis* 18.55
149.John Collins 18.54
150.Gus Williams 18.51
151.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
152.Jusuf Nurkić 18.49
153.De'Aaron Fox 18.49
154.Pascal Siakam 18.47
155.Pete Maravich* 18.38
156.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
157.Reggie Miller* 18.36
158.Steve Francis 18.35
159.Alvan Adams 18.32
160.Bill Sharman* 18.30
161.DeAndre Jordan 18.30
162.Terry Cummings 18.29
163.Deron Williams 18.25
164.Tony Parker* 18.24
165.Anthony Edwards 18.23
166.Brook Lopez 18.22
167.Antawn Jamison 18.14
168.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
169.Julius Randle 18.11
170.Dan Roundfield 18.08
171.Derrick Coleman 18.01
172.Derrick Rose 18.01
173.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
174.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
175.Marc Gasol 17.99
176.Rod Strickland 17.98
177.Bradley Beal 17.97
178.Lou Williams 17.96
179.Calvin Natt 17.94
180.Jason Kidd* 17.91
181.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
182.Corey Maggette 17.88
183.Bobby Jones* 17.88
184.Tom Heinsohn* 17.88
185.Rik Smits 17.85
186.Baron Davis 17.82
187.Fat Lever 17.82
188.Jack Twyman* 17.82
189.Marcus Camby 17.81
190.Al Horford 17.76
191.Fred Brown 17.75
192.Spencer Haywood* 17.74
193.Ricky Pierce 17.74
194.James Worthy* 17.73
195.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
196.Vlade Divac* 17.72
197.Jamal Murray 17.70
198.Kevin Martin 17.68
199.Billy Knight 17.68
200.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
201.Lauri Markkanen 17.67
202.Dave Bing* 17.63
203.Joakim Noah 17.60
204.Chet Walker* 17.60
205.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
206.Larry Kenon 17.58
207.Brad Miller 17.55
208.John Havlicek* 17.53
209.Mason Plumlee 17.52
210.Glenn Robinson 17.50
211.Jaylen Brown 17.46
212.Josh Smith 17.44
213.Andre Miller 17.43
214.Lou Hudson* 17.43
215.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
216.Toni Kukoč* 17.35
217.Dejounte Murray 17.34
218.Ray Williams 17.32
219.Richie Guerin* 17.30
220.Jack Sikma* 17.29
221.Kyle Lowry 17.26
222.Ty Lawson 17.23
223.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
224.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
225.Earl Monroe* 17.20
226.Bobby Portis 17.20
227.Connie Hawkins* 17.20
228.Antonio McDyess 17.19
229.Terry Porter 17.18
230.Zach LaVine 17.18
231.CJ McCollum 17.18
232.Johnny Green 17.13
233.Peja Stojaković 17.12
234.Tyreke Evans 17.10
235.Ruben Patterson 17.09
236.Mehmet Okur 17.08
237.Serge Ibaka 17.08
238.Nenê 17.07
239.Ray Felix 17.06
240.Zelmo Beaty* 17.05
241.Marcin Gortat 17.05
242.Alvin Robertson 17.02
243.Dave Cowens* 17.02
244.Myles Turner 17.02
245.Eric Bledsoe 17.01
246.Jrue Holiday 17.01
247.Steven Adams 17.01
248.Rasheed Wallace 17.01
249.Cliff Robinson 17.00
250.Emeka Okafor 16.98

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Julius Erving* 26.22
2.Rick Barry* 23.75
3.Artis Gilmore* 23.59
4.George McGinnis* 22.04
5.Dan Issel* 22.02
6.Zelmo Beaty* 21.37
7.George Gervin* 20.29
8.Mel Daniels* 20.17
9.Larry Jones 19.63
10.John Beasley 19.54
11.Dave Robisch 18.63
12.Donnie Freeman 18.62
13.Willie Wise 18.39
14.George Thompson 18.05
15.Red Robbins 17.93
16.Mack Calvin 17.87
17.Don Sidle 17.82
18.Billy Paultz 17.80
19.Mike Lewis 17.63
20.Bob Verga 17.62
21.Randy Denton 17.61
22.Jimmy Jones 17.58
23.Caldwell Jones 17.48
24.Roger Brown* 17.42
25.Bob Netolicky 17.31
26.Ralph Simpson 17.21
27.Levern Tart 17.00
28.James Silas 16.92
29.Jim Eakins 16.71
30.Cincy Powell 16.69
31.Manny Leaks 16.56
32.Tom Owens 16.52
33.Byron Beck 16.45
34.Art Becker 16.33
35.Ron Boone 16.30
36.Julian Hammond 16.29
37.Warren Jabali 16.21
38.Doug Moe 16.20
39.Larry Kenon 16.12
40.Goose Ligon 15.87
41.Louie Dampier* 15.84
42.Gene Moore 15.71
43.Darel Carrier 15.57
44.Wayne Hightower 15.40
45.Warren Davis 15.39
46.Freddie Lewis 15.22
47.Bill Keller 15.08
48.George Carter 14.98
49.Stew Johnson 14.93
50.Lee Davis 14.84
51.Les Hunter 14.84
52.Walt Simon 14.83
53.Joe Caldwell 14.77
54.Trooper Washington 14.73
55.Brian Taylor 14.67
56.Johnny Neumann 14.36
57.Don Buse 14.36
58.Ron Franz 14.21
59.Glen Combs 14.16
60.Rich Jones 14.15
61.Darnell Hillman 14.14
62.Wil Jones 14.02
63.Bill Melchionni 13.96
64.Steve Jones 13.84
65.Chuck Williams 13.64
66.Larry Miller 13.43
67.Gene Littles 13.38
68.Joe Hamilton 13.25
69.Ted McClain 13.17
70.Bob Warren 13.04
71.George Lehmann 12.99
72.Wendell Ladner 12.95
73.Marv Roberts 12.73
74.Ira Harge 12.48
75.Randy Mahaffey 12.34
76.John Roche 12.31
77.Mike Gale 11.96
78.Larry Brown* 11.35
79.Al Smith 11.24
80.Charlie Williams 11.03
81.Julius Keye 10.99
82.Fatty Taylor 10.40
83.Gerald Govan 10.21
84.Lonnie Wright 10.13