NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff 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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Year Lg Player PER Tm
2024 NBA Nikola Jokić 30.00 DEN
2023 NBA Nikola Jokić 31.18 DEN
2022 NBA Nikola Jokić 33.14 DEN
2021 NBA Kawhi Leonard 30.62 LAC
2020 NBA Donovan Mitchell 33.70 UTA
2019 NBA Nikola Jokić 29.54 DEN
2018 NBA LeBron James 32.24 CLE
2017 NBA Kawhi Leonard 31.54 SAS
2016 NBA LeBron James 29.98 CLE
2015 NBA Anthony Davis 28.45 NOP
2014 NBA LeBron James 31.03 MIA
2013 NBA Chris Paul 29.16 LAC
2012 NBA LeBron James 30.34 MIA
2011 NBA Chris Paul 28.89 NOH
2010 NBA Dwyane Wade* 29.42 MIA
2009 NBA LeBron James 37.39 CLE
2008 NBA Chris Paul 30.70 NOH
2007 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 29.57 PHO
2006 NBA Tim Duncan* 30.39 SAS
2005 NBA Yao Ming* 28.99 HOU
2004 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 27.50 DAL
2003 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 30.61 LAL
2002 NBA Tim Duncan* 31.80 SAS
2001 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 28.67 LAL
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 30.45 LAL
1999 NBA Grant Hill* 29.29 DET
1998 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 31.00 LAL
1997 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 29.88 ORL
1996 NBA David Robinson* 29.10 SAS
1995 NBA Kevin Johnson 27.37 PHO
1994 NBA Charles Barkley* 27.84 PHO
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 30.06 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 27.24 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 32.04 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 31.67 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.90 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 38.96 HOU
1987 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 28.46 HOU
1986 NBA Spud Webb 25.74 ATL
1985 NBA Michael Jordan* 24.71 CHI
1984 NBA Bernard King* 27.60 NYK
1983 NBA Moses Malone* 25.72 PHI
1982 NBA Julius Erving* 22.46 PHI
1981 NBA Marques Johnson 27.67 MIL
1980 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 27.90 LAL
1979 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 26.54 LAL
1978 NBA George Gervin* 29.43 SAS
1977 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 32.36 LAL
1976 NBA Bob Lanier* 25.27 DET
  ABA Julius Erving* 31.98 NYA
1975 NBA Bob McAdoo* 24.25 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 27.14 INA
1974 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.31 MIL
  ABA Julius Erving* 24.04 NYA
1973 NBA Jerry West* 22.67 LAL
  ABA Dave Robisch 27.05 DNR
1972 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 22.43 MIL
  ABA Julius Erving* 30.45 VIR
1971 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 25.26 MIL
  ABA Zelmo Beaty* 26.67 UTS
1970 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 29.39 MIL
  ABA Rick Barry* 27.67 WSA
1969 NBA Jerry West* 25.21 LAL
  ABA Jimmy Jones 27.98 NOB
1968 NBA Jerry West* 25.05 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 29.99 PTP
1967 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 25.33 PHI
1966 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 25.97 PHI
1965 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 27.10 PHI
1964 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 31.31 SFW
1963 NBA Bob Pettit* 26.06 STL
1962 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 29.67 PHW
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 28.02 LAL
1960 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 27.05 PHW
1959 NBA Cliff Hagan* 26.19 STL
1958 NBA Cliff Hagan* 27.46 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 25.13 STL
1956 NBA George Yardley* 25.36 FTW
1955 NBA Dolph Schayes* 24.31 SYR
1954 NBA George Mikan* 33.58 MNL
1953 NBA George Mikan* 26.25 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 27.62 MNL

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