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Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

RankPlayerPER
1.Michael Jordan*27.91
2.Shaquille O'Neal26.87
3.LeBron James26.20
4.David Robinson*26.18
5.Wilt Chamberlain*26.13
6.Bob Pettit*25.37
7.Tim Duncan25.05
8.Neil Johnston*24.66
9.Charles Barkley*24.63
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.58
11.Magic Johnson*24.11
12.Karl Malone23.90
13.Dirk Nowitzki23.84
14.Kevin Garnett23.81
15.Kobe Bryant23.64
16.Hakeem Olajuwon*23.59
17.Julius Erving*23.57
18.Larry Bird*23.50
19.Oscar Robertson*23.17
20.Tracy McGrady23.07
21.Yao Ming23.04
22.Jerry West*22.90
23.Elgin Baylor*22.70
24.Elton Brand22.38
25.Moses Malone*22.00
26.Dolph Schayes*21.93
27.John Stockton*21.83
28.Pau Gasol21.77
29.Bob Lanier*21.69
30.Clyde Lovellette*21.67
31.Dominique Wilkins*21.56
32.Adrian Dantley*21.51
33.Harry Gallatin*21.44
34.Vince Carter21.41
35.Artis Gilmore21.40
36.George Gervin*21.38
37.Dan Issel*21.37
38.Alonzo Mourning21.24
39.Allen Iverson21.10
40.Clyde Drexler*21.07
41.Rick Barry*21.04
42.Patrick Ewing*21.01
43.Paul Pierce21.00
44.Chris Webber20.94
45.Gilbert Arenas20.74
46.John Drew20.74
47.Bob McAdoo*20.73
48.Kevin Johnson20.70
49.Chris Bosh20.69
50.George Yardley*20.52
51.Grant Hill20.38
52.Shawn Marion20.37
53.Ed Macauley*20.35
54.Marques Johnson20.11
55.Mel Daniels20.07
56.George McGinnis20.04
57.Billy Cunningham*20.04
58.Steve Nash20.02
59.Kevin McHale*20.02
60.Michael Redd19.97
61.Larry Nance19.92
62.David Thompson*19.91
63.Connie Hawkins*19.88
64.Alex English*19.87
65.Walt Bellamy*19.84
66.Cliff Hagan*19.81
67.Carmelo Anthony19.75
68.Bob Cousy*19.74
69.Ray Allen19.72
70.Terrell Brandon19.69
71.Paul Arizin*19.66
72.Mark Price19.62
73.Andrei Kirilenko19.49
74.Sam Cassell19.48
75.Paul Westphal19.43
76.Zach Randolph19.29
77.Zydrunas Ilgauskas19.24
78.Robert Parish*19.22
79.Bernard King19.18
80.Walt Frazier*19.12
81.Bailey Howell*19.11
82.Shawn Kemp19.08
83.Spencer Haywood19.07
84.Walter Davis19.07
85.Shareef Abdur-Rahim19.02
86.Mark Aguirre19.02
87.Chauncey Billups18.98
88.Gary Payton18.88
89.Bill Russell*18.88
90.Larry Jones18.86
91.Jerry Lucas*18.86
92.Brad Daugherty18.85
93.World B. Free18.78
94.Chris Mullin18.78
95.Zelmo Beaty18.75
96.Stephon Marbury18.74
97.Sidney Moncrief18.69
98.Antawn Jamison18.69
99.Sam Jones*18.68
100.Scottie Pippen18.63
101.Tim Hardaway18.61
102.Vern Mikkelsen*18.57
103.Willis Reed*18.57
104.Jason Kidd18.57
105.Gus Williams18.51
106.Tony Parker18.46
107.Jermaine O'Neal18.44
108.Pete Maravich*18.38
109.Kiki Vandeweghe18.37
110.Reggie Miller18.36
111.Steve Francis18.35
112.Larry Foust18.34
113.Alvan Adams18.32
114.Terry Cummings18.29
115.Donnie Freeman18.21
116.Bill Sharman*18.20
117.Marcus Camby18.19
118.Billy Knight18.17
119.Bobby Jones18.14
120.Baron Davis18.12
121.Isiah Thomas*18.11
122.Corey Maggette18.08
123.Willie Wise18.08
124.Brad Miller18.07
125.Derrick Coleman18.01
126.Andre Miller18.01
127.Calvin Murphy*18.00
128.Tiny Archibald*17.99
129.Red Robbins17.98
130.Rod Strickland17.98
131.Dan Roundfield17.95
132.Calvin Natt17.94
133.Rashard Lewis17.92
134.Jason Terry17.86
135.Rik Smits17.85
136.Tom Heinsohn*17.85
137.Fat Lever17.82
138.Jack Twyman*17.79
139.Antonio McDyess17.75
140.Fred Brown17.75
141.Ricky Pierce17.74
142.James Worthy*17.73
143.Elvin Hayes*17.73
144.Vlade Divac17.72
145.Jeff Hornacek17.67
146.Dave Bing*17.63
147.Chet Walker17.60
148.Mitch Richmond17.59
149.Mehmet Okur17.59
150.Swen Nater17.57
151.Peja Stojakovic17.55
152.John Havlicek*17.53
153.Glenn Robinson17.50
154.Mack Calvin17.44
155.Lou Hudson17.43
156.Bob Netolicky17.39
157.Anfernee Hardaway17.38
158.Toni Kukoc17.35
159.Ray Williams17.32
160.Jack Sikma17.29
161.Richie Guerin17.27
162.Detlef Schrempf17.22
163.Rasheed Wallace17.21
164.Dikembe Mutombo17.21
165.Earl Monroe*17.20
166.Roger Brown17.20
167.Terry Porter17.18
168.Johnny Green17.11
169.Ruben Patterson17.09
170.Jimmy Jones17.07
171.Larry Kenon17.05
172.Alvin Robertson17.02
173.Dave Cowens*17.02
174.Cliff Robinson17.00
175.James Silas16.96
176.Richard Hamilton16.96
177.Lamar Odom16.96
178.Micheal Ray Richardson16.95
179.Danny Manning16.93
180.Rudy Tomjanovich16.93
181.Christian Laettner16.93
182.Ray Felix16.92
183.Mike Bibby16.91
184.Jason Richardson16.89
185.Andre Iguodala16.89
186.Purvis Short16.88
187.Mickey Johnson16.88
188.Jerry Stackhouse16.86
189.Mookie Blaylock16.79
190.Red Kerr16.79
191.Keith Van Horn16.78
192.Lenny Wilkens*16.76
193.Donyell Marshall16.75
194.Rolando Blackman16.75
195.Cincinnatus Powell16.73
196.Caron Butler16.72
197.Bob Dandridge16.71
198.Mike Mitchell16.71
199.Gail Goodrich*16.70
200.Eddie Jones16.70
201.Tom Owens16.69
202.Gus Johnson16.68
203.Orlando Woolridge16.62
204.Doc Rivers16.61
205.Dave Robisch16.59
206.Michael Adams16.57
207.Reggie Theus16.56
208.Richard Jefferson16.56
209.Jim Eakins16.53
210.Nate Thurmond*16.51
211.Tom Chambers16.51
212.Jamaal Wilkes16.51
213.Randy Smith16.50
214.Maurice Cheeks16.50
215.Happy Hairston16.48
216.Ron Artest16.47
217.Otis Birdsong16.45
218.Joe Barry Carroll16.45
219.Dana Barros16.44
220.Armen Gilliam16.42
221.Kenny Anderson16.41
222.Cedric Maxwell16.37
223.Archie Clark16.36
224.Campy Russell16.35
225.Terry Dischinger16.35
226.Darrell Armstrong16.35
227.Larry Johnson16.33
228.Jeff Mullins16.31
229.Billy Paultz16.31
230.Mike Gminski16.31
231.Hersey Hawkins16.31
232.Willie Naulls16.27
233.Byron Beck16.27
234.Vin Baker16.25
235.Warren Jabali16.25
236.Steve Mix16.25
237.Sidney Wicks16.23
238.Glen Rice16.23
239.Elmore Smith16.23
240.Maurice Lucas16.21
241.Kelly Tripucka16.17
242.Ralph Simpson16.17
243.Xavier McDaniel16.14
244.Bob Boozer16.12
245.Don Nelson16.11
246.Jim Paxson16.11
247.Michael Finley16.10
248.Steve Smith16.08
249.Bill Laimbeer16.08
250.Bonzi Wells16.08

NBA

RankPlayerPER
1.Michael Jordan*27.91
2.Shaquille O'Neal26.87
3.LeBron James26.20
4.David Robinson*26.18
5.Wilt Chamberlain*26.13
6.Bob Pettit*25.37
7.Tim Duncan25.05
8.Neil Johnston*24.66
9.Charles Barkley*24.63
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.58
11.Magic Johnson*24.11
12.Karl Malone23.90
13.Dirk Nowitzki23.84
14.Kevin Garnett23.81
15.Kobe Bryant23.64
16.Hakeem Olajuwon*23.59
17.Larry Bird*23.50
18.Oscar Robertson*23.17
19.Tracy McGrady23.07
20.Yao Ming23.04
21.Jerry West*22.90
22.Elgin Baylor*22.70
23.Elton Brand22.38
24.Moses Malone*22.31
25.Julius Erving*21.97
26.Dolph Schayes*21.93
27.John Stockton*21.83
28.Pau Gasol21.77
29.George Gervin*21.74
30.Bob Lanier*21.69
31.Clyde Lovellette*21.67
32.Dominique Wilkins*21.56
33.Adrian Dantley*21.51
34.Harry Gallatin*21.44
35.Vince Carter21.41
36.Alonzo Mourning21.24
37.Allen Iverson21.10
38.Clyde Drexler*21.07
39.Patrick Ewing*21.01
40.Paul Pierce21.00
41.Dan Issel*20.99
42.Chris Webber20.94
43.Gilbert Arenas20.74
44.John Drew20.74
45.Bob McAdoo*20.73
46.Kevin Johnson20.70
47.Chris Bosh20.69
48.George Yardley*20.52
49.Grant Hill20.38
50.Shawn Marion20.37
51.Ed Macauley*20.35
52.Rick Barry*20.16
53.Artis Gilmore20.16
54.Marques Johnson20.11
55.Steve Nash20.02
56.Kevin McHale*20.02
57.Michael Redd19.97
58.Larry Nance19.92
59.Alex English*19.87
60.Walt Bellamy*19.84
61.Carmelo Anthony19.75
62.Bob Cousy*19.74
63.Ray Allen19.72
64.Terrell Brandon19.69
65.David Thompson*19.68
66.Paul Arizin*19.66
67.Mark Price19.62
68.Cliff Hagan*19.50
69.Andrei Kirilenko19.49
70.Sam Cassell19.48
71.Paul Westphal19.43
72.Billy Cunningham*19.38
73.Zach Randolph19.29
74.Zydrunas Ilgauskas19.24
75.Robert Parish*19.22
76.Bernard King19.18
77.Walt Frazier*19.12
78.Bailey Howell*19.11
79.Shawn Kemp19.08
80.Walter Davis19.07
81.Shareef Abdur-Rahim19.02
82.Mark Aguirre19.02
83.Chauncey Billups18.98
84.Gary Payton18.88
85.Bill Russell*18.88
86.Jerry Lucas*18.86
87.Brad Daugherty18.85
88.World B. Free18.78
89.Chris Mullin18.78
90.Stephon Marbury18.74
91.Sidney Moncrief18.69
92.Antawn Jamison18.69
93.Sam Jones*18.68
94.Scottie Pippen18.63
95.Tim Hardaway18.61
96.Vern Mikkelsen*18.57
97.Willis Reed*18.57
98.Jason Kidd18.57
99.George McGinnis18.55
100.Gus Williams18.51
101.Tony Parker18.46
102.Jermaine O'Neal18.44
103.Pete Maravich*18.38
104.Kiki Vandeweghe18.37
105.Reggie Miller18.36
106.Steve Francis18.35
107.Larry Foust18.34
108.Alvan Adams18.32
109.Terry Cummings18.29
110.Bill Sharman*18.20
111.Marcus Camby18.19
112.Baron Davis18.12
113.Isiah Thomas*18.11
114.Corey Maggette18.08
115.Dan Roundfield18.08
116.Brad Miller18.07
117.Derrick Coleman18.01
118.Andre Miller18.01
119.Calvin Murphy*18.00
120.Tiny Archibald*17.99
121.Rod Strickland17.98
122.Calvin Natt17.94
123.Rashard Lewis17.92
124.Bobby Jones17.88
125.Jason Terry17.86
126.Rik Smits17.85
127.Tom Heinsohn*17.85
128.Fat Lever17.82
129.Jack Twyman*17.79
130.Antonio McDyess17.75
131.Fred Brown17.75
132.Spencer Haywood17.74
133.Ricky Pierce17.74
134.James Worthy*17.73
135.Elvin Hayes*17.73
136.Vlade Divac17.72
137.Billy Knight17.68
138.Jeff Hornacek17.67
139.Dave Bing*17.63
140.Chet Walker17.60
141.Mitch Richmond17.59
142.Mehmet Okur17.59
143.Larry Kenon17.58
144.Peja Stojakovic17.55
145.John Havlicek*17.53
146.Glenn Robinson17.50
147.Lou Hudson17.43
148.Anfernee Hardaway17.38
149.Toni Kukoc17.35
150.Ray Williams17.32
151.Jack Sikma17.29
152.Richie Guerin17.27
153.Detlef Schrempf17.22
154.Rasheed Wallace17.21
155.Dikembe Mutombo17.21
156.Earl Monroe*17.20
157.Connie Hawkins*17.20
158.Terry Porter17.18
159.Johnny Green17.11
160.Ruben Patterson17.09
161.Zelmo Beaty17.05
162.Alvin Robertson17.02
163.Dave Cowens*17.02
164.Cliff Robinson17.00
165.Richard Hamilton16.96
166.Lamar Odom16.96
167.Micheal Ray Richardson16.95
168.Danny Manning16.93
169.Rudy Tomjanovich16.93
170.Christian Laettner16.93
171.Ray Felix16.92
172.Mike Bibby16.91
173.Jason Richardson16.89
174.Andre Iguodala16.89
175.Purvis Short16.88
176.Mickey Johnson16.88
177.Jerry Stackhouse16.86
178.Gus Johnson16.85
179.Mookie Blaylock16.79
180.Red Kerr16.79
181.Keith Van Horn16.78
182.Lenny Wilkens*16.76
183.Donyell Marshall16.75
184.Rolando Blackman16.75
185.Caron Butler16.72
186.Bob Dandridge16.71
187.Mike Mitchell16.71
188.Gail Goodrich*16.70
189.Eddie Jones16.70
190.Orlando Woolridge16.62
191.Doc Rivers16.61
192.Michael Adams16.57
193.Reggie Theus16.56
194.Richard Jefferson16.56
195.Nate Thurmond*16.51
196.Tom Chambers16.51
197.Jamaal Wilkes16.51
198.Randy Smith16.50
199.Maurice Cheeks16.50
200.Happy Hairston16.48
201.Ron Artest16.47
202.Otis Birdsong16.45
203.Joe Barry Carroll16.45
204.Dana Barros16.44
205.Armen Gilliam16.42
206.Kenny Anderson16.41
207.Cedric Maxwell16.37
208.Archie Clark16.36
209.Campy Russell16.35
210.Terry Dischinger16.35
211.Darrell Armstrong16.35
212.Larry Johnson16.33
213.Jeff Mullins16.31
214.Mike Gminski16.31
215.Hersey Hawkins16.31
216.Maurice Lucas16.28
217.Willie Naulls16.27
218.Vin Baker16.25
219.Steve Mix16.25
220.Sidney Wicks16.23
221.Glen Rice16.23
222.Elmore Smith16.23
223.Kelly Tripucka16.17
224.Xavier McDaniel16.14
225.Bob Boozer16.12
226.Don Nelson16.11
227.Jim Paxson16.11
228.Michael Finley16.10
229.Steve Smith16.08
230.Bill Laimbeer16.08
231.Bonzi Wells16.08
232.Dale Ellis16.03
233.Wally Szczerbiak16.02
234.Eddie Johnson16.02
235.Wes Unseld*16.00
236.Shawn Bradley16.00
237.Kerry Kittles15.99
238.Antoine Walker15.98
239.Mark Jackson15.97
240.Derek Harper15.97
241.Otis Thorpe15.97
242.Horace Grant15.97
243.Dell Curry15.96
244.Tom Gugliotta15.94
245.John Lucas15.93
246.Elden Campbell15.93
247.Eddie Johnson15.91
248.Joe Johnson15.91
249.Jay Vincent15.87
250.Nick Anderson15.85

ABA

RankPlayerPER
1.Julius Erving*26.36
2.Rick Barry*23.75
3.Artis Gilmore23.51
4.George McGinnis22.06
5.Dan Issel*21.81
6.Zelmo Beaty21.49
7.George Gervin*20.32
8.Mel Daniels20.13
9.Larry Jones19.68
10.John Beasley19.59
11.Donnie Freeman18.50
12.Willie Wise18.49
13.Dave Robisch18.39
14.George Thompson18.17
15.Red Robbins17.98
16.Mack Calvin17.94
17.Billy Paultz17.91
18.Donald Sidle17.82
19.Randy Denton17.73
20.Mike Lewis17.64
21.Jimmy Jones17.64
22.Bob Verga17.63
23.Caldwell Jones17.48
24.Bob Netolicky17.39
25.Ralph Simpson17.28
26.Roger Brown17.20
27.Levern Tart17.01
28.James Silas17.00
29.Jim Eakins16.80
30.Cincinnatus Powell16.73
31.Tom Owens16.62
32.Manny Leaks16.56
33.Ron Boone16.36
34.Byron Beck16.34
35.Arthur Becker16.33
36.Julian Hammond16.29
37.Warren Jabali16.25
38.Doug Moe16.20
39.Larry Kenon16.12
40.Goose Ligon15.88
41.Gene Moore15.81
42.Louie Dampier15.70
43.Darel Carrier15.58
44.Warren Davis15.44
45.Wayne Hightower15.40
46.Freddie Lewis15.11
47.George Carter15.06
48.Bill Keller15.02
49.Stew Johnson15.00
50.Lee Davis14.97
51.Les Hunter14.89
52.Joe Caldwell14.88
53.Trooper Washington14.78
54.Brian Taylor14.77
55.Walter Simon14.57
56.Johnny Neumann14.49
57.Ronald Franz14.24
58.Rich Jones14.22
59.Glen Combs14.19
60.Wil Jones14.07
61.Bill Melchionni14.01
62.Darnell Hillman13.96
63.Steve Jones13.87
64.Don Buse13.80
65.Chuck Williams13.74
66.Larry Miller13.49
67.Gene Littles13.47
68.Joe Hamilton13.34
69.Ted McClain13.26
70.Bob Warren13.10
71.George Lehmann13.01
72.Wendell Ladner12.50
73.Marv Roberts12.48
74.Ira Harge12.48
75.John Roche12.39
76.Randolph Mahaffey12.35
77.Mike Gale11.87
78.Larry Brown11.35
79.Charles Williams11.04
80.Al Smith10.86
81.Julius Keye10.86
82.Fatty Taylor10.45
83.Gerald Govan10.24
84.Lonnie Wright10.13