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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 27.91
2. Shaquille O'Neal 26.82
3. LeBron James 26.25
4. David Robinson* 26.18
5. Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
6. Bob Pettit* 25.37
7. Dwyane Wade 25.22
8. Tim Duncan 25.05
9. Neil Johnston* 24.66
10. Charles Barkley* 24.63
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
12. Magic Johnson* 24.11
13. Karl Malone 23.90
14. Dirk Nowitzki 23.85
15. Kevin Garnett 23.77
16. Kobe Bryant 23.68
17. Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
18. Julius Erving* 23.57
19. Larry Bird* 23.50
20. Oscar Robertson* 23.17
21. Tracy McGrady 23.07
22. Yao Ming 23.04
23. Jerry West* 22.90
24. Elgin Baylor* 22.70
25. Amare Stoudemire 22.50
26. Elton Brand 22.33
27. Moses Malone* 22.00
28. Dolph Schayes* 21.93
29. John Stockton* 21.83
30. Pau Gasol 21.77
31. Bob Lanier* 21.69
32. Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
33. Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
34. Adrian Dantley* 21.51
35. Harry Gallatin* 21.44
36. Vince Carter 21.42
37. Artis Gilmore 21.40
38. George Gervin* 21.38
39. Dan Issel* 21.37
40. Alonzo Mourning 21.24
41. Allen Iverson 21.09
42. Clyde Drexler* 21.07
43. Rick Barry* 21.04
44. Paul Pierce 21.01
45. Patrick Ewing* 21.01
46. Chris Webber 20.94
47. Chris Bosh 20.85
48. Gilbert Arenas 20.75
49. John Drew 20.74
50. Bob McAdoo* 20.73
51. Kevin Johnson 20.70
52. George Yardley* 20.52
53. Ed Macauley* 20.35
54. Grant Hill 20.35
55. Shawn Marion 20.34
56. Larry Foust 20.15
57. Marques Johnson 20.11
58. Mel Daniels 20.07
59. George McGinnis 20.04
60. Billy Cunningham* 20.04
61. Steve Nash 20.03
62. Kevin McHale* 20.02
63. Michael Redd 19.95
64. Larry Nance 19.92
65. David Thompson* 19.91
66. Carmelo Anthony 19.90
67. Connie Hawkins* 19.88
68. Alex English* 19.87
69. Walt Bellamy* 19.84
70. Cliff Hagan* 19.81
71. Bob Cousy* 19.74
72. Terrell Brandon 19.69
73. Ray Allen 19.68
74. Paul Arizin* 19.66
75. Mark Price 19.62
76. Sam Cassell 19.48
77. Andrei Kirilenko 19.43
78. Paul Westphal 19.43
79. Zach Randolph 19.34
80. Robert Parish* 19.22
81. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 19.19
82. Bernard King 19.18
83. Walt Frazier* 19.12
84. Bailey Howell* 19.11
85. Shawn Kemp 19.08
86. Spencer Haywood 19.07
87. Walter Davis 19.07
88. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
89. Mark Aguirre 19.02
90. Chauncey Billups 19.00
91. Gary Payton 18.88
92. Bill Russell* 18.88
93. Larry Jones 18.86
94. Jerry Lucas* 18.86
95. Brad Daugherty 18.85
96. World B. Free 18.78
97. Chris Mullin 18.78
98. Zelmo Beaty 18.75
99. Stephon Marbury 18.74
100. Sidney Moncrief 18.69
101. Antawn Jamison 18.69
102. Sam Jones* 18.68
103. Scottie Pippen 18.63
104. Tim Hardaway 18.61
105. Vern Mikkelsen* 18.57
106. Willis Reed* 18.57
107. Jason Kidd 18.53
108. Gus Williams 18.51
109. Tony Parker 18.48
110. Jermaine O'Neal 18.43
111. Pete Maravich* 18.38
112. Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
113. Reggie Miller 18.36
114. Steve Francis 18.35
115. Alvan Adams 18.32
116. Terry Cummings 18.29
117. Donnie Freeman 18.21
118. Marcus Camby 18.21
119. Bill Sharman* 18.20
120. Billy Knight 18.17
121. Bobby Jones 18.14
122. Baron Davis 18.12
123. Isiah Thomas* 18.11
124. Willie Wise 18.08
125. Brad Miller 18.04
126. Corey Maggette 18.03
127. Derrick Coleman 18.01
128. Calvin Murphy* 18.00
129. Tiny Archibald* 17.99
130. Red Robbins 17.98
131. Rod Strickland 17.98
132. Andre Miller 17.97
133. Dan Roundfield 17.95
134. Calvin Natt 17.94
135. Rashard Lewis 17.92
136. Jason Terry 17.87
137. Rik Smits 17.85
138. Tom Heinsohn* 17.85
139. Fat Lever 17.82
140. Jack Twyman* 17.79
141. Fred Brown 17.75
142. Antonio McDyess 17.74
143. Ricky Pierce 17.74
144. James Worthy* 17.73
145. Elvin Hayes* 17.73
146. Vlade Divac 17.72
147. Jeff Hornacek 17.67
148. Dave Bing* 17.63
149. Chet Walker 17.60
150. Mitch Richmond 17.59
151. Swen Nater 17.57
152. Mehmet Okur 17.54
153. John Havlicek* 17.53
154. Peja Stojakovic 17.51
155. Glenn Robinson 17.50
156. Mack Calvin 17.44
157. Lou Hudson 17.43
158. Bob Netolicky 17.39
159. Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
160. Toni Kukoc 17.35
161. Ray Williams 17.32
162. Jack Sikma 17.29
163. Richie Guerin 17.27
164. Detlef Schrempf 17.22
165. Dikembe Mutombo 17.21
166. Earl Monroe* 17.20
167. Roger Brown 17.20
168. Rasheed Wallace 17.20
169. Terry Porter 17.18
170. Johnny Green 17.11
171. Ruben Patterson 17.09
172. Jimmy Jones 17.07
173. Larry Kenon 17.05
174. Alvin Robertson 17.02
175. Dave Cowens* 17.02
176. Cliff Robinson 17.00
177. Richard Hamilton 16.98
178. James Silas 16.96
179. Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
180. Danny Manning 16.93
181. Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
182. Christian Laettner 16.93
183. Ray Felix 16.92
184. Lamar Odom 16.92
185. Andre Iguodala 16.92
186. Jason Richardson 16.91
187. Purvis Short 16.88
188. Mickey Johnson 16.88
189. Mike Bibby 16.88
190. Jerry Stackhouse 16.86
191. Mookie Blaylock 16.79
192. Red Kerr 16.79
193. Keith Van Horn 16.78
194. Lenny Wilkens* 16.76
195. Donyell Marshall 16.75
196. Rolando Blackman 16.75
197. Cincinnatus Powell 16.73
198. Bob Dandridge 16.71
199. Mike Mitchell 16.71
200. Gail Goodrich* 16.70
201. Eddie Jones 16.70
202. Tom Owens 16.69
203. Caron Butler 16.68
204. Gus Johnson 16.68
205. Orlando Woolridge 16.62
206. Doc Rivers 16.61
207. Dave Robisch 16.59
208. Michael Adams 16.57
209. Richard Jefferson 16.57
210. Reggie Theus 16.56
211. Jim Eakins 16.53
212. Nate Thurmond* 16.51
213. Tom Chambers 16.51
214. Jamaal Wilkes 16.51
215. Randy Smith 16.50
216. Maurice Cheeks 16.50
217. Happy Hairston 16.48
218. Otis Birdsong 16.45
219. Joe Barry Carroll 16.45
220. Dana Barros 16.44
221. Ron Artest 16.44
222. Armen Gilliam 16.42
223. Kenny Anderson 16.41
224. Cedric Maxwell 16.37
225. Archie Clark 16.36
226. Campy Russell 16.35
227. Terry Dischinger 16.35
228. Darrell Armstrong 16.35
229. Larry Johnson 16.33
230. Jeff Mullins 16.31
231. Billy Paultz 16.31
232. Mike Gminski 16.31
233. Hersey Hawkins 16.31
234. Willie Naulls 16.27
235. Byron Beck 16.27
236. Vin Baker 16.25
237. Warren Jabali 16.25
238. Steve Mix 16.25
239. Sidney Wicks 16.23
240. Glen Rice 16.23
241. Elmore Smith 16.23
242. Maurice Lucas 16.21
243. Kelly Tripucka 16.17
244. Ralph Simpson 16.17
245. Xavier McDaniel 16.14
246. Bob Boozer 16.12
247. Don Nelson 16.11
248. Jim Paxson 16.11
249. Steve Smith 16.08
250. Bill Laimbeer 16.08

NBA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 27.91
2. Shaquille O'Neal 26.82
3. LeBron James 26.25
4. David Robinson* 26.18
5. Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
6. Bob Pettit* 25.37
7. Dwyane Wade 25.22
8. Tim Duncan 25.05
9. Neil Johnston* 24.66
10. Charles Barkley* 24.63
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
12. Magic Johnson* 24.11
13. Karl Malone 23.90
14. Dirk Nowitzki 23.85
15. Kevin Garnett 23.77
16. Kobe Bryant 23.68
17. Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
18. Larry Bird* 23.50
19. Oscar Robertson* 23.17
20. Tracy McGrady 23.07
21. Yao Ming 23.04
22. Jerry West* 22.90
23. Elgin Baylor* 22.70
24. Amare Stoudemire 22.50
25. Elton Brand 22.33
26. Moses Malone* 22.31
27. Julius Erving* 21.97
28. Dolph Schayes* 21.93
29. John Stockton* 21.83
30. Pau Gasol 21.77
31. George Gervin* 21.74
32. Bob Lanier* 21.69
33. Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
34. Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
35. Adrian Dantley* 21.51
36. Harry Gallatin* 21.44
37. Vince Carter 21.42
38. Alonzo Mourning 21.24
39. Allen Iverson 21.09
40. Clyde Drexler* 21.07
41. Paul Pierce 21.01
42. Patrick Ewing* 21.01
43. Dan Issel* 20.99
44. Chris Webber 20.94
45. Chris Bosh 20.85
46. Gilbert Arenas 20.75
47. John Drew 20.74
48. Bob McAdoo* 20.73
49. Kevin Johnson 20.70
50. George Yardley* 20.52
51. Ed Macauley* 20.35
52. Grant Hill 20.35
53. Shawn Marion 20.34
54. Rick Barry* 20.16
55. Artis Gilmore 20.16
56. Larry Foust 20.15
57. Marques Johnson 20.11
58. Steve Nash 20.03
59. Kevin McHale* 20.02
60. Michael Redd 19.95
61. Larry Nance 19.92
62. Carmelo Anthony 19.90
63. Alex English* 19.87
64. Walt Bellamy* 19.84
65. Bob Cousy* 19.74
66. Terrell Brandon 19.69
67. David Thompson* 19.68
68. Ray Allen 19.68
69. Paul Arizin* 19.66
70. Mark Price 19.62
71. Cliff Hagan* 19.50
72. Sam Cassell 19.48
73. Andrei Kirilenko 19.43
74. Paul Westphal 19.43
75. Billy Cunningham* 19.38
76. Zach Randolph 19.34
77. Robert Parish* 19.22
78. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 19.19
79. Bernard King 19.18
80. Walt Frazier* 19.12
81. Bailey Howell* 19.11
82. Shawn Kemp 19.08
83. Walter Davis 19.07
84. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
85. Mark Aguirre 19.02
86. Chauncey Billups 19.00
87. Gary Payton 18.88
88. Bill Russell* 18.88
89. Jerry Lucas* 18.86
90. Brad Daugherty 18.85
91. World B. Free 18.78
92. Chris Mullin 18.78
93. Stephon Marbury 18.74
94. Sidney Moncrief 18.69
95. Antawn Jamison 18.69
96. Sam Jones* 18.68
97. Scottie Pippen 18.63
98. Tim Hardaway 18.61
99. Vern Mikkelsen* 18.57
100. Willis Reed* 18.57
101. George McGinnis 18.55
102. Jason Kidd 18.53
103. Gus Williams 18.51
104. Tony Parker 18.48
105. Jermaine O'Neal 18.43
106. Pete Maravich* 18.38
107. Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
108. Reggie Miller 18.36
109. Steve Francis 18.35
110. Alvan Adams 18.32
111. Terry Cummings 18.29
112. Marcus Camby 18.21
113. Bill Sharman* 18.20
114. Baron Davis 18.12
115. Isiah Thomas* 18.11
116. Dan Roundfield 18.08
117. Brad Miller 18.04
118. Corey Maggette 18.03
119. Derrick Coleman 18.01
120. Calvin Murphy* 18.00
121. Tiny Archibald* 17.99
122. Rod Strickland 17.98
123. Andre Miller 17.97
124. Calvin Natt 17.94
125. Rashard Lewis 17.92
126. Bobby Jones 17.88
127. Jason Terry 17.87
128. Rik Smits 17.85
129. Tom Heinsohn* 17.85
130. Fat Lever 17.82
131. Jack Twyman* 17.79
132. Fred Brown 17.75
133. Spencer Haywood 17.74
134. Antonio McDyess 17.74
135. Ricky Pierce 17.74
136. James Worthy* 17.73
137. Elvin Hayes* 17.73
138. Vlade Divac 17.72
139. Billy Knight 17.68
140. Jeff Hornacek 17.67
141. Dave Bing* 17.63
142. Chet Walker 17.60
143. Mitch Richmond 17.59
144. Larry Kenon 17.58
145. Mehmet Okur 17.54
146. John Havlicek* 17.53
147. Peja Stojakovic 17.51
148. Glenn Robinson 17.50
149. Lou Hudson 17.43
150. Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
151. Toni Kukoc 17.35
152. Ray Williams 17.32
153. Jack Sikma 17.29
154. Richie Guerin 17.27
155. Detlef Schrempf 17.22
156. Dikembe Mutombo 17.21
157. Earl Monroe* 17.20
158. Connie Hawkins* 17.20
159. Rasheed Wallace 17.20
160. Terry Porter 17.18
161. Johnny Green 17.11
162. Ruben Patterson 17.09
163. Zelmo Beaty 17.05
164. Alvin Robertson 17.02
165. Dave Cowens* 17.02
166. Cliff Robinson 17.00
167. Richard Hamilton 16.98
168. Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
169. Danny Manning 16.93
170. Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
171. Christian Laettner 16.93
172. Ray Felix 16.92
173. Lamar Odom 16.92
174. Andre Iguodala 16.92
175. Jason Richardson 16.91
176. Purvis Short 16.88
177. Mickey Johnson 16.88
178. Mike Bibby 16.88
179. Jerry Stackhouse 16.86
180. Gus Johnson 16.85
181. Mookie Blaylock 16.79
182. Red Kerr 16.79
183. Keith Van Horn 16.78
184. Lenny Wilkens* 16.76
185. Donyell Marshall 16.75
186. Rolando Blackman 16.75
187. Bob Dandridge 16.71
188. Mike Mitchell 16.71
189. Gail Goodrich* 16.70
190. Eddie Jones 16.70
191. Caron Butler 16.68
192. Orlando Woolridge 16.62
193. Doc Rivers 16.61
194. Michael Adams 16.57
195. Richard Jefferson 16.57
196. Reggie Theus 16.56
197. Nate Thurmond* 16.51
198. Tom Chambers 16.51
199. Jamaal Wilkes 16.51
200. Randy Smith 16.50
201. Maurice Cheeks 16.50
202. Happy Hairston 16.48
203. Otis Birdsong 16.45
204. Joe Barry Carroll 16.45
205. Dana Barros 16.44
206. Ron Artest 16.44
207. Armen Gilliam 16.42
208. Kenny Anderson 16.41
209. Cedric Maxwell 16.37
210. Archie Clark 16.36
211. Campy Russell 16.35
212. Terry Dischinger 16.35
213. Darrell Armstrong 16.35
214. Larry Johnson 16.33
215. Jeff Mullins 16.31
216. Mike Gminski 16.31
217. Hersey Hawkins 16.31
218. Maurice Lucas 16.28
219. Willie Naulls 16.27
220. Vin Baker 16.25
221. Steve Mix 16.25
222. Sidney Wicks 16.23
223. Glen Rice 16.23
224. Elmore Smith 16.23
225. Kelly Tripucka 16.17
226. Xavier McDaniel 16.14
227. Bob Boozer 16.12
228. Don Nelson 16.11
229. Jim Paxson 16.11
230. Steve Smith 16.08
231. Bill Laimbeer 16.08
232. Michael Finley 16.08
233. Bonzi Wells 16.08
234. Dale Ellis 16.03
235. Wally Szczerbiak 16.02
236. Eddie Johnson 16.02
237. Wes Unseld* 16.00
238. Shawn Bradley 16.00
239. Kerry Kittles 15.99
240. Antoine Walker 15.98
241. Mark Jackson 15.97
242. Derek Harper 15.97
243. Otis Thorpe 15.97
244. Horace Grant 15.97
245. Dell Curry 15.96
246. Tom Gugliotta 15.94
247. John Lucas 15.93
248. Joe Johnson 15.93
249. Elden Campbell 15.93
250. Eddie Johnson 15.91

ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Julius Erving* 26.36
2. Rick Barry* 23.75
3. Artis Gilmore 23.51
4. George McGinnis 22.06
5. Dan Issel* 21.81
6. Zelmo Beaty 21.49
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 17.98
16. Mack Calvin 17.94
17. Billy Paultz 17.91
18. Donald Sidle 17.82
19. Randy Denton 17.73
20. Mike Lewis 17.64
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 17.20
27. Levern Tart 17.01
28. James Silas 17.00
29. Jim Eakins 16.80
30. Cincinnatus Powell 16.73
31. Tom Owens 16.62
32. Manny Leaks 16.56
33. Ron Boone 16.36
34. Byron Beck 16.34
35. Arthur Becker 16.33
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 15.44
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 14.77
55. Walter Simon 14.57
56. Johnny Neumann 14.49
57. Ronald Franz 14.24
58. Rich Jones 14.22
59. Glen Combs 14.19
60. Wil Jones 14.07
61. Bill Melchionni 14.01
62. Darnell Hillman 13.96
63. Steve Jones 13.87
64. Don Buse 13.80
65. Chuck Williams 13.74
66. Larry Miller 13.49
67. Gene Littles 13.47
68. Joe Hamilton 13.34
69. Ted McClain 13.26
70. Bob Warren 13.10
71. George Lehmann 13.01
72. Wendell Ladner 12.50
73. Marv Roberts 12.48
74. Ira Harge 12.48
75. John Roche 12.39
76. Randolph Mahaffey 12.35
77. Mike Gale 11.87
78. Larry Brown* 11.35
79. Charles Williams 11.04
80. Al Smith 10.86
81. Julius Keye 10.86
82. Fatty Taylor 10.45
83. Gerald Govan 10.24
84. Lonnie Wright 10.13