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Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

RankPlayerPER
1.Michael Jordan27.91
2.Shaquille O'Neal27.14
3.David Robinson26.18
4.Wilt Chamberlain*26.13
5.Bob Pettit*25.37
6.LeBron James25.17
7.Tim Duncan25.10
8.Neil Johnston*24.67
9.Charles Barkley*24.63
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.58
11.Magic Johnson*24.11
12.Kevin Garnett23.93
13.Dirk Nowitzki23.92
14.Karl Malone23.90
15.Hakeem Olajuwon*23.59
16.Julius Erving*23.57
17.Kobe Bryant23.57
18.Larry Bird*23.50
19.Tracy McGrady23.38
20.Oscar Robertson*23.18
21.Jerry West*22.90
22.Elgin Baylor*22.70
23.Elton Brand22.69
24.Moses Malone*22.00
25.Dolph Schayes*21.94
26.John Stockton21.83
27.Pau Gasol21.70
28.Bob Lanier*21.69
29.Clyde Lovellette*21.67
30.Vince Carter21.65
31.Dominique Wilkins*21.56
32.Adrian Dantley*21.51
33.Harry Gallatin*21.45
34.Allen Iverson21.42
35.Artis Gilmore21.39
36.George Gervin*21.38
37.Paul Pierce21.37
38.Dan Issel*21.37
39.Alonzo Mourning21.24
40.Clyde Drexler*21.07
41.Rick Barry*21.04
42.Patrick Ewing*21.01
43.Chris Webber20.94
44.Grant Hill20.88
45.Shawn Marion20.80
46.Gilbert Arenas20.74
47.John Drew20.74
48.Bob McAdoo*20.73
49.Kevin Johnson20.70
50.George Yardley*20.52
51.Ed Macauley*20.35
52.Marques Johnson20.11
53.Michael Redd20.11
54.Mel Daniels20.07
55.Steve Nash20.07
56.George McGinnis20.04
57.Billy Cunningham*20.04
58.Kevin McHale*20.02
59.Ray Allen19.94
60.Larry Nance19.92
61.David Thompson*19.91
62.Connie Hawkins*19.88
63.Alex English*19.87
64.Walt Bellamy*19.84
65.Andrei Kirilenko19.82
66.Cliff Hagan*19.81
67.Bob Cousy*19.74
68.Terrell Brandon19.69
69.Paul Arizin*19.66
70.Mark Price19.61
71.Sam Cassell19.48
72.Paul Westphal19.43
73.Zydrunas Ilgauskas19.36
74.Robert Parish*19.22
75.Bernard King19.18
76.Walt Frazier*19.12
77.Bailey Howell*19.11
78.Shawn Kemp19.08
79.Spencer Haywood19.07
80.Walter Davis19.07
81.Shareef Abdur-Rahim19.03
82.Mark Aguirre19.02
83.Chauncey Billups19.00
84.Stephon Marbury18.92
85.Gary Payton18.88
86.Bill Russell*18.88
87.Larry Jones18.86
88.Jerry Lucas*18.86
89.Brad Daugherty18.85
90.World B. Free18.78
91.Chris Mullin18.78
92.Zelmo Beaty18.75
93.Jermaine O'Neal18.73
94.Jason Kidd18.70
95.Sidney Moncrief18.69
96.Sam Jones*18.68
97.Scottie Pippen18.63
98.Tim Hardaway18.61
99.Vern Mikkelsen*18.58
100.Willis Reed*18.57
101.Gus Williams18.51
102.Baron Davis18.50
103.Antawn Jamison18.46
104.Pete Maravich*18.38
105.Kiki Vandeweghe18.37
106.Reggie Miller18.36
107.Steve Francis18.35
108.Larry Foust18.34
109.Alvan Adams18.32
110.Terry Cummings18.29
111.Brad Miller18.22
112.Donnie Freeman18.21
113.Bill Sharman*18.20
114.Corey Maggette18.20
115.Billy Knight18.17
116.Marcus Camby18.14
117.Bobby Jones18.13
118.Isiah Thomas*18.11
119.Willie Wise18.08
120.Rashard Lewis18.06
121.Peja Stojakovic18.03
122.Derrick Coleman18.01
123.Calvin Murphy*18.00
124.Tiny Archibald*18.00
125.Rod Strickland17.98
126.Red Robbins17.98
127.Dan Roundfield17.95
128.Calvin Natt17.94
129.Andre Miller17.93
130.Rik Smits17.85
131.Antonio McDyess17.85
132.Tom Heinsohn*17.85
133.Fat Lever17.82
134.Tony Parker17.79
135.Jack Twyman*17.79
136.Fred Brown17.75
137.Ricky Pierce17.74
138.Elvin Hayes*17.73
139.James Worthy*17.73
140.Jason Terry17.72
141.Vlade Divac17.72
142.Jeff Hornacek17.67
143.Dave Bing*17.63
144.Chet Walker17.60
145.Mitch Richmond17.59
146.Swen Nater17.57
147.John Havlicek*17.53
148.Glenn Robinson17.50
149.Mack Calvin17.44
150.Lou Hudson17.43
151.Bob Netolicky17.39
152.Anfernee Hardaway17.38
153.Rasheed Wallace17.37
154.Toni Kukoc17.35
155.Ray Williams17.32
156.Jack Sikma17.29
157.Richie Guerin17.27
158.Dikembe Mutombo17.23
159.Detlef Schrempf17.22
160.Earl Monroe*17.20
161.Roger Brown17.20
162.Terry Porter17.18
163.Johnny Green17.11
164.Ruben Patterson17.09
165.Jimmy Jones17.07
166.Larry Kenon17.05
167.Dave Cowens*17.02
168.Alvin Robertson17.02
169.Cliff Robinson17.00
170.Lamar Odom17.00
171.Mike Bibby16.98
172.Richard Hamilton16.97
173.James Silas16.96
174.Micheal Ray Richardson16.94
175.Jerry Stackhouse16.94
176.Danny Manning16.93
177.Rudy Tomjanovich16.93
178.Jason Richardson16.93
179.Christian Laettner16.92
180.Ray Felix16.92
181.Purvis Short16.88
182.Mickey Johnson16.88
183.Mookie Blaylock16.79
184.Red Kerr16.79
185.Keith Van Horn16.78
186.Lenny Wilkens*16.76
187.Richard Jefferson16.75
188.Rolando Blackman16.75
189.Cincinnatus Powell16.73
190.Donyell Marshall16.73
191.Bob Dandridge16.71
192.Mike Mitchell16.71
193.Eddie Jones16.70
194.Tom Owens16.69
195.Gus Johnson16.68
196.Gail Goodrich*16.65
197.Orlando Woolridge16.62
198.Doc Rivers16.61
199.Dave Robisch16.59
200.Ron Artest16.58
201.Michael Adams16.57
202.Reggie Theus16.56
203.Jim Eakins16.53
204.Nate Thurmond*16.52
205.Tom Chambers16.51
206.Jamaal Wilkes16.51
207.Randy Smith16.50
208.Maurice Cheeks16.50
209.Happy Hairston16.48
210.Otis Birdsong16.45
211.Joe Barry Carroll16.45
212.Dana Barros16.44
213.Armon Gilliam16.42
214.Kenny Anderson16.41
215.Michael Finley16.41
216.Caron Butler16.37
217.Archie Clark16.37
218.Cedric Maxwell16.37
219.Campy Russell16.35
220.Terry Dischinger16.35
221.Darrell Armstrong16.34
222.Wally Szczerbiak16.34
223.Larry Johnson16.33
224.Jeff Mullins16.32
225.Billy Paultz16.31
226.Mike Gminski16.31
227.Hersey Hawkins16.31
228.Willie Naulls16.27
229.Byron Beck16.27
230.Vin Baker16.25
231.Warren Jabali16.25
232.Steve Mix16.25
233.Sidney Wicks16.23
234.Elmore Smith16.23
235.Glen Rice16.23
236.Maurice Lucas16.21
237.Kelly Tripucka16.17
238.Ralph Simpson16.17
239.Xavier McDaniel16.14
240.Bob Boozer16.12
241.Don Nelson16.12
242.Jim Paxson16.11
243.Steve Smith16.08
244.Bill Laimbeer16.08
245.Bonzi Wells16.08
246.Dale Ellis16.03
247.Eddie Johnson16.02
248.Wes Unseld*16.00
249.Shawn Bradley16.00
250.Kerry Kittles15.99

NBA

RankPlayerPER
1.Michael Jordan27.91
2.Shaquille O'Neal27.14
3.David Robinson26.18
4.Wilt Chamberlain*26.13
5.Bob Pettit*25.37
6.LeBron James25.17
7.Tim Duncan25.10
8.Neil Johnston*24.67
9.Charles Barkley*24.63
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.58
11.Magic Johnson*24.11
12.Kevin Garnett23.93
13.Dirk Nowitzki23.92
14.Karl Malone23.90
15.Hakeem Olajuwon*23.59
16.Kobe Bryant23.57
17.Larry Bird*23.50
18.Tracy McGrady23.38
19.Oscar Robertson*23.18
20.Jerry West*22.90
21.Elgin Baylor*22.70
22.Elton Brand22.69
23.Moses Malone*22.31
24.Julius Erving*21.97
25.Dolph Schayes*21.94
26.John Stockton21.83
27.George Gervin*21.74
28.Pau Gasol21.70
29.Bob Lanier*21.69
30.Clyde Lovellette*21.67
31.Vince Carter21.65
32.Dominique Wilkins*21.56
33.Adrian Dantley*21.51
34.Harry Gallatin*21.45
35.Allen Iverson21.42
36.Paul Pierce21.37
37.Alonzo Mourning21.24
38.Clyde Drexler*21.07
39.Patrick Ewing*21.01
40.Dan Issel*20.99
41.Chris Webber20.94
42.Grant Hill20.88
43.Shawn Marion20.80
44.Gilbert Arenas20.74
45.John Drew20.74
46.Bob McAdoo*20.73
47.Kevin Johnson20.70
48.George Yardley*20.52
49.Ed Macauley*20.35
50.Rick Barry*20.17
51.Artis Gilmore20.16
52.Marques Johnson20.11
53.Michael Redd20.11
54.Steve Nash20.07
55.Kevin McHale*20.02
56.Ray Allen19.94
57.Larry Nance19.92
58.Alex English*19.87
59.Walt Bellamy*19.84
60.Andrei Kirilenko19.82
61.Bob Cousy*19.74
62.Terrell Brandon19.69
63.David Thompson*19.68
64.Paul Arizin*19.66
65.Mark Price19.61
66.Cliff Hagan*19.50
67.Sam Cassell19.48
68.Paul Westphal19.43
69.Billy Cunningham*19.38
70.Zydrunas Ilgauskas19.36
71.Robert Parish*19.22
72.Bernard King19.18
73.Walt Frazier*19.12
74.Bailey Howell*19.11
75.Shawn Kemp19.08
76.Walter Davis19.07
77.Shareef Abdur-Rahim19.03
78.Mark Aguirre19.02
79.Chauncey Billups19.00
80.Stephon Marbury18.92
81.Gary Payton18.88
82.Bill Russell*18.88
83.Jerry Lucas*18.86
84.Brad Daugherty18.85
85.World B. Free18.78
86.Chris Mullin18.78
87.Jermaine O'Neal18.73
88.Jason Kidd18.70
89.Sidney Moncrief18.69
90.Sam Jones*18.68
91.Scottie Pippen18.63
92.Tim Hardaway18.61
93.Vern Mikkelsen*18.58
94.Willis Reed*18.57
95.George McGinnis18.55
96.Gus Williams18.51
97.Baron Davis18.50
98.Antawn Jamison18.46
99.Pete Maravich*18.38
100.Kiki Vandeweghe18.37
101.Reggie Miller18.36
102.Steve Francis18.35
103.Larry Foust18.34
104.Alvan Adams18.32
105.Terry Cummings18.29
106.Brad Miller18.22
107.Bill Sharman*18.20
108.Corey Maggette18.20
109.Marcus Camby18.14
110.Isiah Thomas*18.11
111.Dan Roundfield18.08
112.Rashard Lewis18.06
113.Peja Stojakovic18.03
114.Derrick Coleman18.01
115.Calvin Murphy*18.00
116.Tiny Archibald*18.00
117.Rod Strickland17.98
118.Calvin Natt17.94
119.Andre Miller17.93
120.Bobby Jones17.88
121.Rik Smits17.85
122.Antonio McDyess17.85
123.Tom Heinsohn*17.85
124.Fat Lever17.82
125.Tony Parker17.79
126.Jack Twyman*17.79
127.Fred Brown17.75
128.Spencer Haywood17.74
129.Ricky Pierce17.74
130.Elvin Hayes*17.73
131.James Worthy*17.73
132.Jason Terry17.72
133.Vlade Divac17.72
134.Billy Knight17.68
135.Jeff Hornacek17.67
136.Dave Bing*17.63
137.Chet Walker17.60
138.Mitch Richmond17.59
139.Larry Kenon17.58
140.John Havlicek*17.53
141.Glenn Robinson17.50
142.Lou Hudson17.43
143.Anfernee Hardaway17.38
144.Rasheed Wallace17.37
145.Toni Kukoc17.35
146.Ray Williams17.32
147.Jack Sikma17.29
148.Richie Guerin17.27
149.Dikembe Mutombo17.23
150.Detlef Schrempf17.22
151.Earl Monroe*17.20
152.Connie Hawkins*17.20
153.Terry Porter17.18
154.Johnny Green17.11
155.Ruben Patterson17.09
156.Zelmo Beaty17.05
157.Dave Cowens*17.02
158.Alvin Robertson17.02
159.Cliff Robinson17.00
160.Lamar Odom17.00
161.Mike Bibby16.98
162.Richard Hamilton16.97
163.Micheal Ray Richardson16.94
164.Jerry Stackhouse16.94
165.Danny Manning16.93
166.Rudy Tomjanovich16.93
167.Jason Richardson16.93
168.Christian Laettner16.92
169.Ray Felix16.92
170.Purvis Short16.88
171.Mickey Johnson16.88
172.Gus Johnson16.85
173.Mookie Blaylock16.79
174.Red Kerr16.79
175.Keith Van Horn16.78
176.Lenny Wilkens*16.76
177.Richard Jefferson16.75
178.Rolando Blackman16.75
179.Donyell Marshall16.73
180.Bob Dandridge16.71
181.Mike Mitchell16.71
182.Eddie Jones16.70
183.Gail Goodrich*16.65
184.Orlando Woolridge16.62
185.Doc Rivers16.61
186.Ron Artest16.58
187.Michael Adams16.57
188.Reggie Theus16.56
189.Nate Thurmond*16.52
190.Tom Chambers16.51
191.Jamaal Wilkes16.51
192.Randy Smith16.50
193.Maurice Cheeks16.50
194.Happy Hairston16.48
195.Otis Birdsong16.45
196.Joe Barry Carroll16.45
197.Dana Barros16.44
198.Armon Gilliam16.42
199.Kenny Anderson16.41
200.Michael Finley16.41
201.Caron Butler16.37
202.Archie Clark16.37
203.Cedric Maxwell16.37
204.Campy Russell16.35
205.Terry Dischinger16.35
206.Darrell Armstrong16.34
207.Wally Szczerbiak16.34
208.Larry Johnson16.33
209.Jeff Mullins16.32
210.Mike Gminski16.31
211.Hersey Hawkins16.31
212.Maurice Lucas16.28
213.Willie Naulls16.27
214.Vin Baker16.25
215.Steve Mix16.25
216.Sidney Wicks16.23
217.Elmore Smith16.23
218.Glen Rice16.23
219.Kelly Tripucka16.17
220.Xavier McDaniel16.14
221.Bob Boozer16.12
222.Don Nelson16.12
223.Jim Paxson16.11
224.Steve Smith16.08
225.Bill Laimbeer16.08
226.Bonzi Wells16.08
227.Dale Ellis16.03
228.Eddie Johnson16.02
229.Wes Unseld*16.00
230.Shawn Bradley16.00
231.Kerry Kittles15.99
232.Antoine Walker15.98
233.Brent Barry15.98
234.Ben Wallace15.98
235.Mark Jackson15.97
236.Kenyon Martin15.97
237.Derek Harper15.97
238.Otis Thorpe15.97
239.Horace Grant15.97
240.Dell Curry15.96
241.Tom Gugliotta15.94
242.John Lucas15.93
243.Elden Campbell15.93
244.Eddie Johnson15.91
245.Jay Vincent15.87
246.Nick Anderson15.85
247.Darryl Dawkins15.83
248.Geoff Petrie15.82
249.Nick Van Exel15.82
250.Cazzie Russell15.82

ABA

RankPlayerPER
1.Julius Erving*26.36
2.Artis Gilmore23.49
3.Dan Issel*21.81
4.Mel Daniels20.13
5.Larry Jones19.68
6.Donnie Freeman18.50
7.Willie Wise18.49
8.Red Robbins17.98
9.Mack Calvin17.94
10.Billy Paultz17.91
11.Jimmy Jones17.64
12.Bob Netolicky17.39
13.Ralph Simpson17.28
14.Roger Brown17.20
15.Jim Eakins16.80
16.Cincinnatus Powell16.73
17.Ron Boone16.36
18.Byron Beck16.35
19.Warren Jabali16.25
20.Louie Dampier15.70
21.Freddie Lewis15.11
22.George Carter15.06
23.Stew Johnson15.00
24.Rich Jones14.22
25.Glen Combs14.19
26.Wil Jones14.07
27.Bill Melchionni14.01
28.Steve Jones13.87
29.Chuck Williams13.74
30.Fatty Taylor10.45
31.Gerald Govan10.24