NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

Active players are listed in bold
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PER since 1951-52

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Nikola Jokić 28.45
2.Michael Jordan* 27.91
3.LeBron James 26.96
4.Anthony Davis 26.86
5.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
6.David Robinson* 26.18
7.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.16
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 25.65
9.Bob Pettit* 25.45
10.Kevin Durant 24.88
11.Neil Johnston* 24.86
12.Charles Barkley* 24.63
13.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
14.Tim Duncan* 24.22
15.Magic Johnson* 24.11
16.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.92
17.Karl Malone* 23.90
18.James Harden 23.75
19.Chris Paul 23.73
20.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
21.Julius Erving* 23.58
22.Larry Bird* 23.50
23.Dwyane Wade* 23.48
24.Stephen Curry 23.45
25.Kawhi Leonard 23.30
26.Oscar Robertson* 23.19
27.Yao Ming* 23.02
28.Jerry West* 22.91
29.Kobe Bryant* 22.90
30.Elgin Baylor* 22.72
31.Kevin Garnett* 22.66
32.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.44
33.Damian Lillard 22.26
34.Kyrie Irving 22.22
35.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
36.Dolph Schayes* 22.09
37.DeMarcus Cousins 22.03
38.Moses Malone* 22.00
39.John Stockton* 21.83
40.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
41.Clint Capela 21.81
42.Russell Westbrook 21.77
43.Jimmy Butler 21.70
44.Andre Drummond 21.70
45.Bob Lanier* 21.69
46.Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
47.Harry Gallatin* 21.63
48.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
49.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
50.Trae Young 21.45
51.Artis Gilmore* 21.40
52.George Gervin* 21.38
53.Pau Gasol* 21.37
54.Dan Issel* 21.37
55.Dwight Howard 21.29
56.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
57.Rudy Gobert 21.18
58.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
59.Rick Barry* 21.04
60.Blake Griffin 21.03
61.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
62.Chris Webber* 20.94
63.Allen Iverson* 20.92
64.Kevin Love 20.76
65.Enes Freedom 20.75
66.John Drew 20.74
67.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
68.Kevin Johnson 20.70
69.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.70
70.George Yardley* 20.62
71.Al Jefferson 20.56
72.Chris Bosh* 20.56
73.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.53
74.Ed Macauley* 20.53
75.Elton Brand 20.51
76.Jarrett Allen 20.49
77.Domantas Sabonis 20.49
78.Jayson Tatum 20.23
79.Manu Ginóbili* 20.22
80.Nikola Vučević 20.14
81.Marques Johnson 20.11
82.John Brisker 20.11
83.Mel Daniels* 20.08
84.Greg Monroe 20.08
85.George McGinnis* 20.05
86.Billy Cunningham* 20.04
87.Kevin McHale* 20.02
88.Donovan Mitchell 19.99
89.Steve Nash* 19.95
90.Larry Nance 19.92
91.David Thompson* 19.91
92.Connie Hawkins* 19.89
93.Alex English* 19.87
94.Bob Cousy* 19.87
95.Walt Bellamy* 19.86
96.Larry Foust 19.84
97.Cliff Hagan* 19.84
98.Paul Arizin* 19.77
99.Paul Pierce* 19.73
100.Bam Adebayo 19.73
101.Terrell Brandon 19.69
102.Mark Price 19.62
103.John Beasley 19.59
104.Isaiah Thomas 19.57
105.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
106.Sam Cassell 19.48
107.Carmelo Anthony 19.48
108.Michael Redd 19.48
109.Carlos Boozer 19.46
110.Paul Westphal* 19.43
111.Zach Randolph 19.33
112.Paul George 19.22
113.Robert Parish* 19.22
114.Bernard King* 19.18
115.David Lee 19.13
116.Bailey Howell* 19.13
117.Walt Frazier* 19.12
118.Shawn Kemp 19.08
119.Walter Davis* 19.07
120.Spencer Haywood* 19.07
121.Kemba Walker 19.05
122.Grant Hill* 19.03
123.Mark Aguirre 19.02
124.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
125.John Wall 19.01
126.Devin Booker 18.96
127.DeMar DeRozan 18.96
128.Bill Russell* 18.90
129.Gary Payton* 18.88
130.Larry Jones 18.87
131.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
132.Brad Daugherty 18.85
133.Chauncey Billups* 18.82
134.Shawn Marion 18.81
135.World B. Free 18.78
136.Chris Mullin* 18.78
137.Derrick Favors 18.77
138.Zelmo Beaty* 18.75
139.Stephon Marbury 18.74
140.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
141.Paul Millsap 18.72
142.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.72
143.Sam Jones* 18.70
144.De'Aaron Fox 18.70
145.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
146.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
147.Vince Carter* 18.63
148.David West 18.61
149.Tim Hardaway* 18.61
150.Willis Reed* 18.57
151.Ray Allen* 18.56
152.Brook Lopez 18.55
153.Pascal Siakam 18.54
154.Gus Williams 18.51
155.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
156.Pete Maravich* 18.38
157.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
158.Reggie Miller* 18.36
159.Steve Francis 18.35
160.DeAndre Jordan 18.34
161.Alvan Adams 18.32
162.Bill Sharman* 18.30
163.Terry Cummings 18.29
164.Deron Williams 18.25
165.Tony Parker* 18.24
166.Donnie Freeman 18.21
167.Billy Knight 18.17
168.Bobby Jones* 18.16
169.Antawn Jamison 18.14
170.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
171.Bradley Beal 18.08
172.Willie Wise 18.08
173.Julius Randle 18.07
174.Marvin Barnes 18.05
175.Derrick Coleman 18.01
176.Derrick Rose 18.01
177.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
178.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
179.Marc Gasol 17.99
180.Rod Strickland 17.98
181.Red Robbins 17.97
182.Lou Williams 17.96
183.Dan Roundfield 17.95
184.Calvin Natt 17.94
185.Jason Kidd* 17.91
186.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
187.Al Horford 17.89
188.Corey Maggette 17.88
189.Tom Heinsohn* 17.88
190.Rik Smits 17.85
191.Baron Davis 17.82
192.Fat Lever 17.82
193.Don Sidle 17.82
194.Jack Twyman* 17.82
195.Marcus Camby 17.81
196.Fred Brown 17.75
197.Ricky Pierce 17.74
198.James Worthy* 17.73
199.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
200.Vlade Divac* 17.72
201.Kevin Martin 17.68
202.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
203.Mike Lewis 17.65
204.Dave Bing* 17.63
205.Joakim Noah 17.60
206.Chet Walker* 17.60
207.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
208.Mason Plumlee 17.57
209.Swen Nater 17.57
210.Brad Miller 17.55
211.Bob Verga 17.54
212.John Havlicek* 17.53
213.Glenn Robinson 17.50
214.Josh Smith 17.44
215.Mack Calvin 17.44
216.Andre Miller 17.43
217.Lou Hudson* 17.43
218.George Thompson 17.40
219.Zach LaVine 17.39
220.Bob Netolicky 17.39
221.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
222.CJ McCollum 17.35
223.Toni Kukoč* 17.35
224.Kyle Lowry 17.33
225.Ray Williams 17.32
226.Richie Guerin* 17.30
227.Jack Sikma* 17.29
228.Randy Denton 17.29
229.Myles Turner 17.26
230.Ty Lawson 17.23
231.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
232.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
233.Roger Brown* 17.21
234.Earl Monroe* 17.20
235.Antonio McDyess 17.19
236.Terry Porter 17.18
237.Mike Conley 17.17
238.Johnny Green 17.13
239.Peja Stojaković 17.12
240.Tyreke Evans 17.10
241.Ruben Patterson 17.09
242.Mehmet Okur 17.08
243.Serge Ibaka 17.08
244.Jrue Holiday 17.08
245.Jimmy Jones 17.07
246.Steven Adams 17.07
247.Nenê 17.07
248.Ray Felix 17.06
249.Marcin Gortat 17.05
250.Larry Kenon 17.05

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Nikola Jokić 28.45
2.Michael Jordan* 27.91
3.LeBron James 26.96
4.Anthony Davis 26.86
5.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
6.David Robinson* 26.18
7.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.16
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 25.65
9.Bob Pettit* 25.45
10.Kevin Durant 24.88
11.Neil Johnston* 24.86
12.Charles Barkley* 24.63
13.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
14.Tim Duncan* 24.22
15.Magic Johnson* 24.11
16.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.92
17.Karl Malone* 23.90
18.James Harden 23.75
19.Chris Paul 23.73
20.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
21.Larry Bird* 23.50
22.Dwyane Wade* 23.48
23.Stephen Curry 23.45
24.Kawhi Leonard 23.30
25.Oscar Robertson* 23.19
26.Yao Ming* 23.02
27.Jerry West* 22.91
28.Kobe Bryant* 22.90
29.Elgin Baylor* 22.72
30.Kevin Garnett* 22.66
31.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.44
32.Moses Malone* 22.31
33.Damian Lillard 22.26
34.Kyrie Irving 22.22
35.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
36.Dolph Schayes* 22.09
37.DeMarcus Cousins 22.03
38.Julius Erving* 21.97
39.John Stockton* 21.83
40.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
41.Clint Capela 21.81
42.Russell Westbrook 21.77
43.George Gervin* 21.74
44.Jimmy Butler 21.70
45.Andre Drummond 21.70
46.Bob Lanier* 21.69
47.Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
48.Harry Gallatin* 21.63
49.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
50.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
51.Trae Young 21.45
52.Pau Gasol* 21.37
53.Dwight Howard 21.29
54.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
55.Rudy Gobert 21.18
56.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
57.Blake Griffin 21.03
58.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
59.Dan Issel* 20.99
60.Chris Webber* 20.94
61.Allen Iverson* 20.92
62.Kevin Love 20.76
63.Enes Freedom 20.75
64.John Drew 20.74
65.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
66.Kevin Johnson 20.70
67.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.70
68.George Yardley* 20.62
69.Al Jefferson 20.56
70.Chris Bosh* 20.56
71.Jonas Valančiūnas 20.53
72.Ed Macauley* 20.53
73.Elton Brand 20.51
74.Jarrett Allen 20.49
75.Domantas Sabonis 20.49
76.Jayson Tatum 20.23
77.Manu Ginóbili* 20.22
78.Rick Barry* 20.16
79.Artis Gilmore* 20.16
80.Nikola Vučević 20.14
81.Marques Johnson 20.11
82.Greg Monroe 20.08
83.Kevin McHale* 20.02
84.Donovan Mitchell 19.99
85.Steve Nash* 19.95
86.Larry Nance 19.92
87.Alex English* 19.87
88.Bob Cousy* 19.87
89.Walt Bellamy* 19.86
90.Larry Foust 19.84
91.Paul Arizin* 19.77
92.Paul Pierce* 19.73
93.Bam Adebayo 19.73
94.Terrell Brandon 19.69
95.David Thompson* 19.68
96.Mark Price 19.62
97.Isaiah Thomas 19.57
98.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
99.Cliff Hagan* 19.53
100.Sam Cassell 19.48
101.Carmelo Anthony 19.48
102.Michael Redd 19.48
103.Carlos Boozer 19.46
104.Paul Westphal* 19.43
105.Billy Cunningham* 19.38
106.Zach Randolph 19.33
107.Paul George 19.22
108.Robert Parish* 19.22
109.Bernard King* 19.18
110.David Lee 19.13
111.Bailey Howell* 19.13
112.Walt Frazier* 19.12
113.Shawn Kemp 19.08
114.Walter Davis* 19.07
115.Kemba Walker 19.05
116.Grant Hill* 19.03
117.Mark Aguirre 19.02
118.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
119.John Wall 19.01
120.Devin Booker 18.96
121.DeMar DeRozan 18.96
122.Bill Russell* 18.90
123.Gary Payton* 18.88
124.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
125.Brad Daugherty 18.85
126.Chauncey Billups* 18.82
127.Shawn Marion 18.81
128.World B. Free 18.78
129.Chris Mullin* 18.78
130.Derrick Favors 18.77
131.Stephon Marbury 18.74
132.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
133.Paul Millsap 18.72
134.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.72
135.Sam Jones* 18.70
136.De'Aaron Fox 18.70
137.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
138.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
139.Vince Carter* 18.63
140.David West 18.61
141.Tim Hardaway* 18.61
142.Willis Reed* 18.57
143.Ray Allen* 18.56
144.George McGinnis* 18.55
145.Brook Lopez 18.55
146.Pascal Siakam 18.54
147.Gus Williams 18.51
148.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
149.Pete Maravich* 18.38
150.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
151.Reggie Miller* 18.36
152.Steve Francis 18.35
153.DeAndre Jordan 18.34
154.Alvan Adams 18.32
155.Bill Sharman* 18.30
156.Terry Cummings 18.29
157.Deron Williams 18.25
158.Tony Parker* 18.24
159.Antawn Jamison 18.14
160.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
161.Dan Roundfield 18.08
162.Bradley Beal 18.08
163.Julius Randle 18.07
164.Derrick Coleman 18.01
165.Derrick Rose 18.01
166.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
167.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
168.Marc Gasol 17.99
169.Rod Strickland 17.98
170.Lou Williams 17.96
171.Calvin Natt 17.94
172.Jason Kidd* 17.91
173.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
174.Al Horford 17.89
175.Corey Maggette 17.88
176.Bobby Jones* 17.88
177.Tom Heinsohn* 17.88
178.Rik Smits 17.85
179.Baron Davis 17.82
180.Fat Lever 17.82
181.Jack Twyman* 17.82
182.Marcus Camby 17.81
183.Fred Brown 17.75
184.Spencer Haywood* 17.74
185.Ricky Pierce 17.74
186.James Worthy* 17.73
187.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
188.Vlade Divac* 17.72
189.Kevin Martin 17.68
190.Billy Knight 17.68
191.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
192.Dave Bing* 17.63
193.Joakim Noah 17.60
194.Chet Walker* 17.60
195.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
196.Larry Kenon 17.58
197.Mason Plumlee 17.57
198.Brad Miller 17.55
199.John Havlicek* 17.53
200.Glenn Robinson 17.50
201.Josh Smith 17.44
202.Andre Miller 17.43
203.Lou Hudson* 17.43
204.Zach LaVine 17.39
205.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
206.CJ McCollum 17.35
207.Toni Kukoč* 17.35
208.Kyle Lowry 17.33
209.Ray Williams 17.32
210.Richie Guerin* 17.30
211.Jack Sikma* 17.29
212.Myles Turner 17.26
213.Ty Lawson 17.23
214.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
215.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
216.Earl Monroe* 17.20
217.Connie Hawkins* 17.20
218.Antonio McDyess 17.19
219.Terry Porter 17.18
220.Mike Conley 17.17
221.Johnny Green 17.13
222.Peja Stojaković 17.12
223.Tyreke Evans 17.10
224.Ruben Patterson 17.09
225.Mehmet Okur 17.08
226.Serge Ibaka 17.08
227.Jrue Holiday 17.08
228.Steven Adams 17.07
229.Nenê 17.07
230.Ray Felix 17.06
231.Zelmo Beaty* 17.05
232.Marcin Gortat 17.05
233.Alvin Robertson 17.02
234.Dave Cowens* 17.02
235.Eric Bledsoe 17.01
236.Rasheed Wallace 17.01
237.Cliff Robinson 17.00
238.Emeka Okafor 16.98
239.Michael Ray Richardson 16.95
240.Danny Manning 16.93
241.Rudy Tomjanovich* 16.93
242.Danny Granger 16.93
243.Christian Laettner 16.93
244.Gordon Hayward 16.92
245.Jamal Murray 16.90
246.Purvis Short 16.88
247.Mickey Johnson 16.88
248.Gus Johnson* 16.85
249.Jaylen Brown 16.85
250.Red Kerr 16.83

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Julius Erving* 26.36
2.Rick Barry* 23.76
3.Artis Gilmore* 23.51
4.George McGinnis* 22.06
5.Dan Issel* 21.81
6.Zelmo Beaty* 21.50
7.George Gervin* 20.32
8.Mel Daniels* 20.13
9.Larry Jones 19.68
10.John Beasley 19.59
11.Donnie Freeman 18.50
12.Willie Wise 18.49
13.Dave Robisch 18.39
14.George Thompson 18.17
15.Red Robbins 17.97
16.Mack Calvin 17.94
17.Billy Paultz 17.91
18.Don Sidle 17.82
19.Randy Denton 17.74
20.Mike Lewis 17.65
21.Jimmy Jones 17.64
22.Bob Verga 17.63
23.Caldwell Jones 17.48
24.Bob Netolicky 17.39
25.Ralph Simpson 17.28
26.Roger Brown* 17.21
27.Levern Tart 17.01
28.James Silas 17.00
29.Jim Eakins 16.79
30.Cincy Powell 16.74
31.Tom Owens 16.62
32.Manny Leaks 16.56
33.Ron Boone 16.37
34.Byron Beck 16.35
35.Art Becker 16.34
36.Julian Hammond 16.29
37.Warren Jabali 16.25
38.Doug Moe 16.20
39.Larry Kenon 16.12
40.Goose Ligon 15.88
41.Gene Moore 15.81
42.Louie Dampier* 15.70
43.Darel Carrier 15.58
44.Warren Davis 15.45
45.Wayne Hightower 15.40
46.Freddie Lewis 15.11
47.George Carter 15.06
48.Bill Keller 15.02
49.Stew Johnson 15.00
50.Lee Davis 14.97
51.Les Hunter 14.89
52.Joe Caldwell 14.88
53.Trooper Washington 14.78
54.Brian Taylor 14.76
55.Walt Simon 14.57
56.Johnny Neumann 14.49
57.Ron Franz 14.25
58.Rich Jones 14.23
59.Glen Combs 14.20
60.Wil Jones 14.07
61.Bill Melchionni 14.01
62.Darnell Hillman 13.96
63.Steve Jones 13.88
64.Don Buse 13.80
65.Chuck Williams 13.74
66.Larry Miller 13.50
67.Gene Littles 13.47
68.Joe Hamilton 13.34
69.Ted McClain 13.26
70.Bob Warren 13.10
71.George Lehmann 13.02
72.Wendell Ladner 12.50
73.Marv Roberts 12.48
74.Ira Harge 12.48
75.John Roche 12.40
76.Randy Mahaffey 12.35
77.Mike Gale 11.87
78.Larry Brown* 11.35
79.Charlie Williams 11.04
80.Al Smith 10.86
81.Julius Keye 10.85
82.Fatty Taylor 10.45
83.Gerald Govan 10.24
84.Lonnie Wright 10.13