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NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 28.59
2. George Mikan* 28.51
3. LeBron James 26.83
4. Shaquille O'Neal 26.47
5. Tim Duncan 26.09
6. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
7. Tracy McGrady 24.66
8. Dirk Nowitzki 24.45
9. Charles Barkley* 24.18
10. Dwyane Wade 23.58
11. Dolph Schayes* 23.29
12. Kevin Garnett 23.19
13. Jerry West* 23.06
14. David Robinson* 23.02
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
16. Magic Johnson* 22.95
17. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.77
18. Bob Pettit* 22.59
19. Baron Davis 22.20
20. Julius Erving* 22.05
21. Kobe Bryant 22.04
22. Elgin Baylor* 21.83
23. Rick Barry* 21.79
24. Moses Malone* 21.57
25. Vince Carter 21.42
26. Larry Bird* 21.41
27. Allen Iverson 21.23
28. George Gervin* 21.17
29. Karl Malone 21.12
30. Oscar Robertson* 20.99
31. Pau Gasol 20.94
32. Bob Lanier* 20.81
33. George Yardley* 20.72
34. Cliff Hagan* 20.62
35. Shawn Kemp 20.55
36. Gus Williams 20.37
37. Manu Ginobili 20.37
38. Artis Gilmore 20.36
39. Paul Arizin* 20.33
40. Dan Issel* 20.06
41. Alex English* 19.92
42. Walter Davis 19.91
43. John Stockton* 19.84
44. Walt Frazier* 19.84
45. Isiah Thomas* 19.80
46. Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
47. George McGinnis 19.73
48. Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
49. Clyde Drexler* 19.71
50. Patrick Ewing* 19.63
51. Steve Nash 19.55
52. Reggie Miller 19.54
53. Chauncey Billups 19.51
54. Bill Russell* 19.39
55. Kevin McHale* 19.36
56. Paul Pierce 19.36
57. Adrian Dantley* 19.33
58. Billy Cunningham* 19.33
59. Alonzo Mourning 19.18
60. Elvin Hayes* 19.08
61. Kevin Johnson 19.08
62. Larry Foust 19.08
63. Marques Johnson 19.06
64. Ray Allen 19.04
65. Willie Wise 19.01
66. Brad Daugherty 18.92
67. Chris Webber 18.87
68. Roger Brown 18.86
69. Jimmy Jones 18.80
70. Fred Brown 18.71
71. Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
72. Mack Calvin 18.62
73. Bob McAdoo* 18.61
74. Zelmo Beaty 18.49
75. Mel Daniels 18.45
76. Rik Smits 18.40
77. Scottie Pippen 18.35
78. James Worthy* 18.31
79. Shawn Marion 18.21
80. Red Robbins 18.18
81. Larry Nance 18.17
82. Jason Kidd 18.14
83. Terry Cummings 18.07
84. Mark Aguirre 17.98
85. Dikembe Mutombo 17.79
86. Willis Reed* 17.78
87. Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
88. John Havlicek* 17.51
89. Sam Jones* 17.50
90. Bob Cousy* 17.39
91. Alvan Adams 17.33
92. Rod Strickland 17.23
93. Lamar Odom 17.22
94. Mark Price 17.20
95. Gail Goodrich* 17.17
96. Bill Sharman* 17.07
97. Calvin Murphy* 17.05
98. Bob Netolicky 17.03
99. Terry Porter 16.99
100. Bob Dandridge 16.97
101. Jim Pollard* 16.93
102. Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
103. Tim Thomas 16.86
104. Walt Bellamy* 16.84
105. Steve Smith 16.71
106. Jermaine O'Neal 16.70
107. Rashard Lewis 16.64
108. Dave Cowens* 16.63
109. Maurice Cheeks 16.61
110. Latrell Sprewell 16.60
111. Vlade Divac 16.59
112. Hersey Hawkins 16.58
113. Calvin Natt 16.58
114. Robert Parish* 16.57
115. Richard Hamilton 16.52
116. Bobby Jones 16.52
117. Tony Parker 16.52
118. Jeff Hornacek 16.51
119. Toni Kukoc 16.50
120. Maurice Lucas 16.46
121. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 16.46
122. Antonio Daniels 16.45
123. Earl Monroe* 16.43
124. Chet Walker 16.43
125. Paul Westphal 16.43
126. Jerome Kersey 16.42
127. Lou Hudson 16.41
128. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.40
129. Don Nelson 16.39
130. Jim Eakins 16.39
131. Josh Howard 16.31
132. Frank Ramsey* 16.27
133. Ben Wallace 16.24
134. Larry Kenon 16.17
135. Doc Rivers 16.17
136. Cedric Maxwell 16.14
137. Jerry Lucas* 16.05
138. Ron Boone 15.97
139. Darryl Dawkins 15.94
140. Mark Jackson 15.94
141. Donnie Freeman 15.92
142. Marcus Camby 15.92
143. Antonio McDyess 15.90
144. Rasheed Wallace 15.89
145. Sam Cassell 15.89
146. Clifford Ray 15.88
147. Mike Bibby 15.83
148. Vinnie Johnson 15.81
149. Jason Terry 15.74
150. Chris Mullin 15.74
151. Horace Grant 15.71
152. Tim Hardaway 15.70
153. Rolando Blackman 15.66
154. Red Kerr 15.60
155. Bailey Howell* 15.58
156. Sidney Moncrief 15.55
157. Ron Artest 15.48
158. Phil Chenier 15.41
159. Byron Beck 15.41
160. Gary Payton 15.40
161. Norm Nixon 15.36
162. Kerry Kittles 15.35
163. Charlie Ward 15.34
164. Cazzie Russell 15.29
165. Ricky Pierce 15.21
166. Nate Thurmond* 15.20
167. Freddie Lewis 15.20
168. Mookie Blaylock 15.18
169. Ron Harper 15.17
170. Kenyon Martin 15.15
171. Peja Stojakovic 15.15
172. Avery Johnson 15.15
173. Jo Jo White 15.13
174. Bob Love 15.08
175. Richard Jefferson 15.08
176. Eddie Jones 15.06
177. Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
178. Wes Unseld* 15.01
179. Archie Clark 15.00
180. Allan Houston 14.99
181. Jack Marin 14.93
182. Doug Moe 14.91
183. Bill Keller 14.89
184. Ralph Simpson 14.80
185. Goose Ligon 14.78
186. Trooper Washington 14.77
187. Kenny Smith 14.76
188. Hal Greer* 14.75
189. Antonio Davis 14.74
190. John Starks 14.74
191. Billy Paultz 14.72
192. Detlef Schrempf 14.71
193. Marvin Webster 14.71
194. Jack Sikma 14.66
195. Jamaal Wilkes 14.54
196. Jalen Rose 14.53
197. Jeff Mullins 14.52
198. Paul Pressey 14.49
199. Larry Johnson 14.46
200. Robert Horry 14.45
201. Hot Rod Williams 14.44
202. Eddie Johnson 14.44
203. Bill Laimbeer 14.44
204. Andrew Toney 14.44
205. Happy Hairston 14.44
206. Joe Dumars* 14.43
207. Dennis Johnson 14.42
208. Tayshaun Prince 14.37
209. Darel Carrier 14.31
210. Dick Barnett 14.28
211. Nick Van Exel 14.27
212. Mehmet Okur 14.26
213. Lenny Wilkens* 14.25
214. Sam Perkins 14.25
215. Glen Rice 14.23
216. Derek Harper 14.21
217. Otis Thorpe 14.19
218. Scott Williams 14.12
219. Michael Finley 14.12
220. Tom Chambers 14.09
221. Jack Coleman 14.04
222. Elden Campbell 13.95
223. Mychal Thompson 13.94
224. Xavier McDaniel 13.90
225. Jeff Malone 13.88
226. Kevin Willis 13.87
227. Louie Dampier 13.86
228. Aaron McKie 13.85
229. Scott Wedman 13.85
230. Byron Scott 13.85
231. Cincinnatus Powell 13.80
232. Lonnie Shelton 13.68
233. John Salley 13.61
234. Bryon Russell 13.60
235. Nick Anderson 13.60
236. Charles Oakley 13.58
237. Gar Heard 13.57
238. Bill Bridges 13.57
239. Dale Ellis 13.53
240. A.C. Green 13.50
241. Dale Davis 13.45
242. Brian Grant 13.44
243. Norm Van Lier 13.41
244. George Lynch 13.40
245. Nate McMillan 13.32
246. Sedale Threatt 13.29
247. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 13.28
248. Larry Brown* 13.25
249. Jerry Stackhouse 13.24
250. Jamal Mashburn 13.23

NBA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 28.59
2. George Mikan* 28.51
3. LeBron James 26.83
4. Shaquille O'Neal 26.47
5. Tim Duncan 26.09
6. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
7. Tracy McGrady 24.66
8. Dirk Nowitzki 24.45
9. Charles Barkley* 24.18
10. Dwyane Wade 23.58
11. Dolph Schayes* 23.29
12. Kevin Garnett 23.19
13. Jerry West* 23.06
14. David Robinson* 23.02
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
16. Magic Johnson* 22.95
17. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.77
18. Bob Pettit* 22.59
19. Baron Davis 22.20
20. Kobe Bryant 22.04
21. Elgin Baylor* 21.83
22. Vince Carter 21.42
23. Larry Bird* 21.41
24. Moses Malone* 21.40
25. Allen Iverson 21.23
26. Karl Malone 21.12
27. Oscar Robertson* 20.99
28. George Gervin* 20.99
29. Pau Gasol 20.94
30. Cliff Hagan* 20.84
31. Bob Lanier* 20.81
32. George Yardley* 20.72
33. Shawn Kemp 20.55
34. Gus Williams 20.37
35. Manu Ginobili 20.37
36. Paul Arizin* 20.33
37. Rick Barry* 20.33
38. Julius Erving* 19.96
39. Alex English* 19.92
40. Walter Davis 19.91
41. John Stockton* 19.84
42. Walt Frazier* 19.84
43. Isiah Thomas* 19.80
44. Dan Issel* 19.76
45. Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
46. Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
47. Clyde Drexler* 19.71
48. Patrick Ewing* 19.63
49. Steve Nash 19.55
50. Reggie Miller 19.54
51. Chauncey Billups 19.51
52. Bill Russell* 19.39
53. Kevin McHale* 19.36
54. Paul Pierce 19.36
55. Adrian Dantley* 19.33
56. Alonzo Mourning 19.18
57. Elvin Hayes* 19.08
58. Kevin Johnson 19.08
59. Larry Foust 19.08
60. Marques Johnson 19.06
61. Ray Allen 19.04
62. Brad Daugherty 18.92
63. Chris Webber 18.87
64. Fred Brown 18.71
65. Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
66. Bob McAdoo* 18.61
67. Rik Smits 18.40
68. Scottie Pippen 18.35
69. James Worthy* 18.31
70. Shawn Marion 18.21
71. Larry Nance 18.17
72. Jason Kidd 18.14
73. Terry Cummings 18.07
74. Mark Aguirre 17.98
75. Dikembe Mutombo 17.79
76. Willis Reed* 17.78
77. Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
78. John Havlicek* 17.51
79. Sam Jones* 17.50
80. Bob Cousy* 17.39
81. Alvan Adams 17.33
82. Rod Strickland 17.23
83. Lamar Odom 17.22
84. Mark Price 17.20
85. Gail Goodrich* 17.17
86. Bill Sharman* 17.07
87. Calvin Murphy* 17.05
88. Terry Porter 16.99
89. Bob Dandridge 16.97
90. Jim Pollard* 16.93
91. Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
92. Tim Thomas 16.86
93. Walt Bellamy* 16.84
94. Steve Smith 16.71
95. Jermaine O'Neal 16.70
96. Rashard Lewis 16.64
97. Dave Cowens* 16.63
98. Maurice Cheeks 16.61
99. Latrell Sprewell 16.60
100. Vlade Divac 16.59
101. Hersey Hawkins 16.58
102. Calvin Natt 16.58
103. Robert Parish* 16.57
104. Bobby Jones 16.54
105. Richard Hamilton 16.52
106. Tony Parker 16.52
107. Jeff Hornacek 16.51
108. Toni Kukoc 16.50
109. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 16.46
110. Antonio Daniels 16.45
111. Earl Monroe* 16.43
112. Chet Walker 16.43
113. Paul Westphal 16.43
114. Jerome Kersey 16.42
115. Lou Hudson 16.41
116. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.40
117. Don Nelson 16.39
118. Josh Howard 16.31
119. Frank Ramsey* 16.27
120. Ben Wallace 16.24
121. Maurice Lucas 16.17
122. Doc Rivers 16.17
123. Cedric Maxwell 16.14
124. Jerry Lucas* 16.05
125. Darryl Dawkins 15.94
126. Mark Jackson 15.94
127. Marcus Camby 15.92
128. Antonio McDyess 15.90
129. Rasheed Wallace 15.89
130. Sam Cassell 15.89
131. Clifford Ray 15.88
132. Mike Bibby 15.83
133. Vinnie Johnson 15.81
134. Jason Terry 15.74
135. Chris Mullin 15.74
136. Horace Grant 15.71
137. Tim Hardaway 15.70
138. Rolando Blackman 15.66
139. Red Kerr 15.60
140. Bailey Howell* 15.58
141. Sidney Moncrief 15.55
142. Zelmo Beaty 15.54
143. Ron Artest 15.48
144. Phil Chenier 15.41
145. Gary Payton 15.40
146. Norm Nixon 15.36
147. Kerry Kittles 15.35
148. Charlie Ward 15.34
149. Cazzie Russell 15.29
150. Ricky Pierce 15.21
151. Nate Thurmond* 15.20
152. Mookie Blaylock 15.18
153. Ron Harper 15.17
154. Kenyon Martin 15.15
155. Peja Stojakovic 15.15
156. Avery Johnson 15.15
157. Jo Jo White 15.13
158. Bob Love 15.08
159. Richard Jefferson 15.08
160. Eddie Jones 15.06
161. Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
162. Wes Unseld* 15.01
163. Archie Clark 15.00
164. Allan Houston 14.99
165. Jack Marin 14.93
166. Kenny Smith 14.76
167. Hal Greer* 14.75
168. Antonio Davis 14.74
169. John Starks 14.74
170. Detlef Schrempf 14.71
171. Jack Sikma 14.66
172. Jamaal Wilkes 14.54
173. Jalen Rose 14.53
174. Jeff Mullins 14.52
175. Paul Pressey 14.49
176. Larry Johnson 14.46
177. Robert Horry 14.45
178. Hot Rod Williams 14.44
179. Eddie Johnson 14.44
180. Bill Laimbeer 14.44
181. Andrew Toney 14.44
182. Happy Hairston 14.44
183. Joe Dumars* 14.43
184. Dennis Johnson 14.42
185. Tayshaun Prince 14.37
186. Dick Barnett 14.28
187. Nick Van Exel 14.27
188. Mehmet Okur 14.26
189. Lenny Wilkens* 14.25
190. Sam Perkins 14.25
191. Glen Rice 14.23
192. Derek Harper 14.21
193. Otis Thorpe 14.19
194. Scott Williams 14.12
195. Michael Finley 14.12
196. Tom Chambers 14.09
197. Jack Coleman 14.04
198. Elden Campbell 13.95
199. Mychal Thompson 13.94
200. Xavier McDaniel 13.90
201. Jeff Malone 13.88
202. Kevin Willis 13.87
203. Aaron McKie 13.85
204. Scott Wedman 13.85
205. Byron Scott 13.85
206. Lonnie Shelton 13.68
207. John Salley 13.61
208. Bryon Russell 13.60
209. Nick Anderson 13.60
210. Charles Oakley 13.58
211. Gar Heard 13.57
212. Bill Bridges 13.57
213. Dale Ellis 13.53
214. A.C. Green 13.50
215. Dale Davis 13.45
216. Brian Grant 13.44
217. Norm Van Lier 13.41
218. George Lynch 13.40
219. Nate McMillan 13.32
220. Sedale Threatt 13.29
221. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 13.28
222. Jerry Stackhouse 13.24
223. Jamal Mashburn 13.23
224. James Posey 13.19
225. B.J. Armstrong 13.18
226. Michael Cooper 13.16
227. Dan Majerle 13.15
228. Antoine Walker 13.14
229. Jim McMillian 13.12
230. Rudy LaRusso 13.09
231. Sean Elliott 12.97
232. Larry Siegfried 12.89
233. Paul Seymour 12.89
234. Greg Ostertag 12.85
235. Alton Lister 12.80
236. P.J. Brown 12.79
237. Anthony Mason 12.77
238. Doug Christie 12.75
239. Curtis Perry 12.72
240. Tiny Archibald* 12.71
241. Charles Smith 12.71
242. Gerald Henderson 12.70
243. Buck Williams 12.68
244. Rodney Rogers 12.64
245. Rodney McCray 12.63
246. Robert Reid 12.62
247. Gerald Wilkins 12.62
248. Larry Hughes 12.60
249. Thurl Bailey 12.59
250. Derek Fisher 12.54

ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Julius Erving* 27.42
2. Artis Gilmore 22.29
3. Zelmo Beaty 21.95
4. George McGinnis 21.67
5. Dan Issel* 20.21
6. Jimmy Jones 19.46
7. Willie Wise 19.41
8. Mack Calvin 18.94
9. Roger Brown 18.86
10. Mel Daniels 18.45
11. Red Robbins 18.18
12. Bob Netolicky 17.03
13. Billy Paultz 16.89
14. Jim Eakins 16.55
15. Ron Boone 16.36
16. Donnie Freeman 15.92
17. Byron Beck 15.57
18. Ralph Simpson 15.56
19. Freddie Lewis 15.19
20. Doug Moe 14.91
21. Bill Keller 14.89
22. Goose Ligon 14.78
23. Trooper Washington 14.77
24. Darel Carrier 14.31
25. Louie Dampier 14.09
26. Cincinnatus Powell 13.80
27. Larry Brown* 13.25
28. Darnell Hillman 12.68
29. Glen Combs 11.50
30. Gerald Govan 10.07