NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Michael Jordan* 28.60
2.George Mikan* 28.51
3.Nikola Jokić 28.12
4.LeBron James 27.58
5.Anthony Davis 26.59
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.13
7.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.08
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
9.Luka Dončić 25.04
10.Tim Duncan* 24.28
11.Kawhi Leonard 24.18
12.Charles Barkley* 24.18
13.Kevin Durant 23.95
14.Dirk Nowitzki* 23.82
15.Tracy McGrady* 23.40
16.Dolph Schayes* 23.29
17.Chris Paul 23.18
18.Jerry West* 23.06
19.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23.04
20.David Robinson* 23.02
21.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
22.Magic Johnson* 22.95
23.Stephen Curry 22.83
24.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.75
25.Bob Pettit* 22.59
26.Kobe Bryant* 22.40
27.Dwyane Wade* 22.37
28.Joel Embiid 22.35
29.Rick Barry* 22.03
30.Julius Erving* 22.03
31.Elgin Baylor* 21.84
32.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.75
33.Dwight Howard* 21.63
34.Moses Malone* 21.57
35.Jimmy Butler 21.44
36.Larry Bird* 21.41
37.Baron Davis 21.36
38.Jalen Brunson 21.33
39.Allen Iverson* 21.24
40.James Harden 21.14
41.Karl Malone* 21.12
42.Kevin Garnett* 21.12
43.George Gervin* 21.07
44.Oscar Robertson* 20.99
45.Donovan Mitchell 20.96
46.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.89
47.Russell Westbrook 20.89
48.Bob Lanier* 20.81
49.George Yardley* 20.72
50.Cliff Hagan* 20.66
51.Anthony Edwards 20.60
52.Artis Gilmore* 20.57
53.Shawn Kemp 20.55
54.Blake Griffin 20.49
55.Gus Williams 20.37
56.Paul Arizin* 20.33
57.Pau Gasol* 20.20
58.Kyrie Irving 20.01
59.Alex English* 19.92
60.Walter Davis* 19.91
61.John Stockton* 19.84
62.Walt Frazier* 19.84
63.Steve Nash* 19.84
64.Isiah Thomas* 19.80
65.Karl-Anthony Towns 19.78
66.Roger Brown* 19.78
67.Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
68.Dan Issel* 19.76
69.Jayson Tatum 19.74
70.Jimmy Jones 19.74
71.George McGinnis* 19.74
72.Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
73.Clyde Drexler* 19.71
74.Damian Lillard 19.67
75.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.65
76.Patrick Ewing* 19.63
77.Devin Booker 19.61
78.Reggie Miller* 19.55
79.Bill Russell* 19.39
80.Kevin McHale* 19.36
81.Adrian Dantley* 19.33
82.Manu Ginóbili* 19.33
83.Billy Cunningham* 19.19
84.Alonzo Mourning* 19.18
85.Chauncey Billups* 19.11
86.Kevin Johnson 19.08
87.Elvin Hayes* 19.08
88.Larry Foust 19.08
89.Marques Johnson 19.06
90.Chris Webber* 18.87
91.Willie Wise 18.87
92.Jamal Murray 18.84
93.Clint Capela 18.75
94.Brad Daugherty 18.73
95.Fred Brown 18.72
96.Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
97.Deandre Ayton 18.67
98.Evan Mobley 18.58
99.Bob McAdoo* 18.54
100.Mack Calvin 18.53
101.Zelmo Beaty* 18.47
102.Chris Bosh* 18.42
103.Derrick Rose 18.42
104.Rik Smits 18.40
105.Scottie Pippen* 18.35
106.James Worthy* 18.31
107.Carmelo Anthony* 18.28
108.Larry Nance 18.13
109.Red Robbins 18.10
110.Terry Cummings 18.07
111.Deron Williams 18.06
112.Andrew Bynum 18.02
113.Mel Daniels* 18.01
114.Mark Aguirre 17.99
115.Vince Carter* 17.96
116.Rudy Gobert 17.90
117.Rajon Rondo 17.79
118.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.79
119.Willis Reed* 17.78
120.Pascal Siakam 17.78
121.Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
122.Paul George 17.62
123.Bob Netolicky 17.59
124.Roy Hibbert 17.58
125.John Havlicek* 17.51
126.Sam Jones* 17.50
127.Tyrese Maxey 17.49
128.Bam Adebayo 17.41
129.Bob Cousy* 17.39
130.Brook Lopez 17.36
131.Carlos Boozer 17.36
132.Alvan Adams 17.33
133.Rod Strickland 17.24
134.Paul Pierce* 17.18
135.Mark Price 17.17
136.Gail Goodrich* 17.17
137.Jason Kidd* 17.10
138.Bill Sharman* 17.07
139.Calvin Murphy* 17.05
140.Kevin Love 17.04
141.Josh Smith 17.04
142.Terry Porter 17.00
143.DeAndre Jordan 16.99
144.Bob Dandridge* 16.97
145.Bradley Beal 16.95
146.Jim Pollard* 16.93
147.Marc Gasol 16.90
148.Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
149.Tim Thomas 16.86
150.Paul Millsap 16.85
151.Walt Bellamy* 16.84
152.Tony Parker* 16.83
153.Zach Randolph 16.81
154.David West 16.78
155.Steve Smith 16.71
156.Shawn Marion 16.65
157.Dave Cowens* 16.63
158.Maurice Cheeks* 16.61
159.Latrell Sprewell 16.60
160.Vlade Divac* 16.59
161.Hersey Hawkins 16.59
162.Calvin Natt 16.58
163.Robert Parish* 16.57
164.Lamar Odom 16.55
165.Cincy Powell 16.53
166.Jeff Hornacek 16.52
167.Bobby Jones* 16.52
168.Jaylen Brown 16.50
169.Toni Kukoč* 16.50
170.Antawn Jamison 16.50
171.Al Horford 16.47
172.Maurice Lucas 16.47
173.Antonio Daniels 16.46
174.Earl Monroe* 16.43
175.Chet Walker* 16.43
176.Paul Westphal* 16.43
177.Jerome Kersey 16.43
178.Joakim Noah 16.42
179.Lou Hudson* 16.41
180.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.41
181.Don Nelson* 16.39
182.DeMar DeRozan 16.35
183.Serge Ibaka 16.33
184.Richard Hamilton 16.30
185.Frank Ramsey* 16.27
186.Ray Allen* 16.27
187.Ben Wallace* 16.24
188.Jim Eakins 16.23
189.Donnie Freeman 16.22
190.Mike Conley 16.22
191.Kevon Looney 16.18
192.Larry Kenon 16.17
193.Doc Rivers 16.17
194.Cedric Maxwell 16.14
195.Josh Howard 16.13
196.Khris Middleton 16.11
197.Jerry Lucas* 16.05
198.Andre Miller 16.03
199.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.96
200.Mark Jackson 15.94
201.Darryl Dawkins 15.94
202.Sam Cassell 15.89
203.Ron Boone 15.88
204.Clifford Ray 15.88
205.Vinnie Johnson 15.81
206.Jermaine O'Neal 15.74
207.Chris Mullin* 15.74
208.Freddie Lewis 15.73
209.Horace Grant 15.71
210.Tim Hardaway* 15.70
211.Rolando Blackman 15.66
212.Goran Dragić 15.63
213.Draymond Green 15.61
214.Red Kerr 15.60
215.Bailey Howell* 15.58
216.Marcus Camby 15.56
217.Sidney Moncrief* 15.55
218.Rasheed Wallace 15.52
219.Tobias Harris 15.46
220.Jrue Holiday 15.46
221.Marcin Gortat 15.46
222.OG Anunoby 15.43
223.Phil Chenier 15.41
224.Gary Payton* 15.41
225.Luol Deng 15.40
226.Byron Beck 15.39
227.Norm Nixon 15.36
228.Derrick White 15.36
229.Kerry Kittles 15.35
230.Charlie Ward 15.34
231.Cazzie Russell 15.29
232.Rashard Lewis 15.27
233.Nenê 15.24
234.Ricky Pierce 15.21
235.Nate Thurmond* 15.20
236.Myles Turner 15.20
237.Mookie Blaylock 15.18
238.Ron Harper 15.17
239.Avery Johnson 15.15
240.Steven Adams 15.13
241.Bill Keller 15.13
242.Jo Jo White* 15.13
243.Antonio McDyess 15.08
244.Bob Love 15.08
245.Taj Gibson 15.07
246.Eddie Jones 15.06
247.Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
248.Wes Unseld* 15.01
249.Archie Clark 15.00
250.Allan Houston 14.99

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Michael Jordan* 28.60
2.George Mikan* 28.51
3.Nikola Jokić 28.12
4.LeBron James 27.58
5.Anthony Davis 26.59
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.13
7.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.08
8.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
9.Luka Dončić 25.04
10.Tim Duncan* 24.28
11.Kawhi Leonard 24.18
12.Charles Barkley* 24.18
13.Kevin Durant 23.95
14.Dirk Nowitzki* 23.82
15.Tracy McGrady* 23.40
16.Dolph Schayes* 23.29
17.Chris Paul 23.18
18.Jerry West* 23.06
19.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23.04
20.David Robinson* 23.02
21.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
22.Magic Johnson* 22.95
23.Stephen Curry 22.83
24.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.75
25.Bob Pettit* 22.59
26.Kobe Bryant* 22.40
27.Dwyane Wade* 22.37
28.Joel Embiid 22.35
29.Elgin Baylor* 21.84
30.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.75
31.Dwight Howard* 21.63
32.Jimmy Butler 21.44
33.Larry Bird* 21.41
34.Moses Malone* 21.40
35.Baron Davis 21.36
36.Jalen Brunson 21.33
37.Allen Iverson* 21.24
38.James Harden 21.14
39.Karl Malone* 21.12
40.Kevin Garnett* 21.12
41.Oscar Robertson* 20.99
42.George Gervin* 20.97
43.Donovan Mitchell 20.96
44.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.89
45.Russell Westbrook 20.89
46.Cliff Hagan* 20.84
47.Bob Lanier* 20.81
48.George Yardley* 20.72
49.Anthony Edwards 20.60
50.Shawn Kemp 20.55
51.Blake Griffin 20.49
52.Gus Williams 20.37
53.Paul Arizin* 20.33
54.Rick Barry* 20.33
55.Pau Gasol* 20.20
56.Kyrie Irving 20.01
57.Julius Erving* 19.96
58.Alex English* 19.92
59.Walter Davis* 19.91
60.John Stockton* 19.84
61.Walt Frazier* 19.84
62.Steve Nash* 19.84
63.Isiah Thomas* 19.80
64.Karl-Anthony Towns 19.78
65.Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
66.Dan Issel* 19.76
67.Jayson Tatum 19.74
68.Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
69.Clyde Drexler* 19.71
70.Damian Lillard 19.67
71.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.65
72.Patrick Ewing* 19.63
73.Devin Booker 19.61
74.Reggie Miller* 19.55
75.Bill Russell* 19.39
76.Kevin McHale* 19.36
77.Adrian Dantley* 19.33
78.Manu Ginóbili* 19.33
79.Alonzo Mourning* 19.18
80.Chauncey Billups* 19.11
81.Kevin Johnson 19.08
82.Elvin Hayes* 19.08
83.Larry Foust 19.08
84.Marques Johnson 19.06
85.Chris Webber* 18.87
86.Jamal Murray 18.84
87.Clint Capela 18.75
88.Brad Daugherty 18.73
89.Fred Brown 18.72
90.Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
91.Deandre Ayton 18.67
92.Evan Mobley 18.58
93.Bob McAdoo* 18.54
94.Chris Bosh* 18.42
95.Derrick Rose 18.42
96.Rik Smits 18.40
97.Scottie Pippen* 18.35
98.James Worthy* 18.31
99.Carmelo Anthony* 18.28
100.Larry Nance 18.13
101.Terry Cummings 18.07
102.Deron Williams 18.06
103.Andrew Bynum 18.02
104.Mark Aguirre 17.99
105.Vince Carter* 17.96
106.Rudy Gobert 17.90
107.Rajon Rondo 17.79
108.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.79
109.Willis Reed* 17.78
110.Pascal Siakam 17.78
111.Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
112.Paul George 17.62
113.Roy Hibbert 17.58
114.John Havlicek* 17.51
115.Sam Jones* 17.50
116.Tyrese Maxey 17.49
117.Bam Adebayo 17.41
118.Bob Cousy* 17.39
119.Brook Lopez 17.36
120.Carlos Boozer 17.36
121.Alvan Adams 17.33
122.Rod Strickland 17.24
123.Paul Pierce* 17.18
124.Mark Price 17.17
125.Gail Goodrich* 17.17
126.Jason Kidd* 17.10
127.Bill Sharman* 17.07
128.Calvin Murphy* 17.05
129.Kevin Love 17.04
130.Josh Smith 17.04
131.Terry Porter 17.00
132.DeAndre Jordan 16.99
133.Bob Dandridge* 16.97
134.Bradley Beal 16.95
135.Jim Pollard* 16.93
136.Marc Gasol 16.90
137.Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
138.Tim Thomas 16.86
139.Paul Millsap 16.85
140.Walt Bellamy* 16.84
141.Tony Parker* 16.83
142.Zach Randolph 16.81
143.David West 16.78
144.Steve Smith 16.71
145.Shawn Marion 16.65
146.Dave Cowens* 16.63
147.Maurice Cheeks* 16.61
148.Latrell Sprewell 16.60
149.Vlade Divac* 16.59
150.Hersey Hawkins 16.59
151.Calvin Natt 16.58
152.Robert Parish* 16.57
153.Lamar Odom 16.55
154.Bobby Jones* 16.54
155.Jeff Hornacek 16.52
156.Jaylen Brown 16.50
157.Toni Kukoč* 16.50
158.Antawn Jamison 16.50
159.Al Horford 16.47
160.Antonio Daniels 16.46
161.Earl Monroe* 16.43
162.Chet Walker* 16.43
163.Paul Westphal* 16.43
164.Jerome Kersey 16.43
165.Joakim Noah 16.42
166.Lou Hudson* 16.41
167.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.41
168.Don Nelson* 16.39
169.DeMar DeRozan 16.35
170.Serge Ibaka 16.33
171.Richard Hamilton 16.30
172.Frank Ramsey* 16.27
173.Ray Allen* 16.27
174.Ben Wallace* 16.24
175.Mike Conley 16.22
176.Kevon Looney 16.18
177.Maurice Lucas 16.17
178.Doc Rivers 16.17
179.Cedric Maxwell 16.14
180.Josh Howard 16.13
181.Khris Middleton 16.11
182.Jerry Lucas* 16.05
183.Andre Miller 16.03
184.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.96
185.Mark Jackson 15.94
186.Darryl Dawkins 15.94
187.Sam Cassell 15.89
188.Clifford Ray 15.88
189.Vinnie Johnson 15.81
190.Jermaine O'Neal 15.74
191.Chris Mullin* 15.74
192.Horace Grant 15.71
193.Tim Hardaway* 15.70
194.Rolando Blackman 15.66
195.Goran Dragić 15.63
196.Draymond Green 15.61
197.Red Kerr 15.60
198.Bailey Howell* 15.58
199.Marcus Camby 15.56
200.Sidney Moncrief* 15.55
201.Zelmo Beaty* 15.54
202.Rasheed Wallace 15.52
203.Tobias Harris 15.46
204.Jrue Holiday 15.46
205.Marcin Gortat 15.46
206.OG Anunoby 15.43
207.Phil Chenier 15.41
208.Gary Payton* 15.41
209.Luol Deng 15.40
210.Norm Nixon 15.36
211.Derrick White 15.36
212.Kerry Kittles 15.35
213.Charlie Ward 15.34
214.Cazzie Russell 15.29
215.Rashard Lewis 15.27
216.Nenê 15.24
217.Ricky Pierce 15.21
218.Nate Thurmond* 15.20
219.Myles Turner 15.20
220.Mookie Blaylock 15.18
221.Ron Harper 15.17
222.Avery Johnson 15.15
223.Steven Adams 15.13
224.Jo Jo White* 15.13
225.Antonio McDyess 15.08
226.Bob Love 15.08
227.Taj Gibson 15.07
228.Eddie Jones 15.06
229.Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
230.Wes Unseld* 15.01
231.Archie Clark 15.00
232.Allan Houston 14.99
233.Jeff Teague 14.97
234.Jack Marin 14.93
235.Jason Terry 14.92
236.CJ McCollum 14.86
237.Aaron Gordon 14.86
238.Kenyon Martin 14.83
239.Tristan Thompson 14.82
240.Peja Stojaković 14.79
241.Kenny Smith 14.76
242.Antonio Davis 14.75
243.Kyle Lowry 14.75
244.Hal Greer* 14.75
245.John Starks 14.74
246.Detlef Schrempf 14.71
247.Boris Diaw 14.67
248.Jack Sikma* 14.66
249.Drew Gooden 14.64
250.Thaddeus Young 14.55

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Julius Erving* 27.32
2.Artis Gilmore* 22.60
3.Zelmo Beaty* 21.91
4.George McGinnis* 21.68
5.Jimmy Jones 20.53
6.Roger Brown* 19.78
7.Dan Issel* 19.75
8.Willie Wise 19.27
9.Mack Calvin 18.84
10.Red Robbins 18.10
11.Mel Daniels* 18.01
12.Bob Netolicky 17.59
13.Billy Paultz 16.66
14.Cincy Powell 16.53
15.Jim Eakins 16.40
16.Ron Boone 16.27
17.Donnie Freeman 16.22
18.Freddie Lewis 15.72
19.Ralph Simpson 15.62
20.Byron Beck 15.55
21.Bill Keller 15.13
22.Goose Ligon 14.68
23.Trooper Washington 14.54
24.Darel Carrier 14.46
25.Doug Moe 14.30
26.Larry Brown* 13.99
27.Louie Dampier* 13.93
28.Darnell Hillman 13.12
29.Glen Combs 11.69
30.Gerald Govan 9.94