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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 26.31
4. Shaquille O'Neal 26.12
5. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
6. Tim Duncan 25.43
7. Dirk Nowitzki 24.75
8. Tracy McGrady 24.66
9. Dwyane Wade 24.56
10. Charles Barkley* 24.18
11. Dwight Howard 23.65
12. Dolph Schayes* 23.29
13. Jerry West* 23.06
14. David Robinson* 23.02
15. Amare Stoudemire 23.01
16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
17. Magic Johnson* 22.95
18. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.77
19. Bob Pettit* 22.59
20. Kobe Bryant 22.28
21. Baron Davis 22.20
22. Julius Erving* 22.05
23. Elgin Baylor* 21.83
24. Rick Barry* 21.79
25. Kevin Garnett 21.67
26. Moses Malone* 21.57
27. Larry Bird* 21.41
28. Pau Gasol 21.39
29. Allen Iverson 21.23
30. George Gervin* 21.17
31. Karl Malone* 21.12
32. Oscar Robertson* 20.99
33. Bob Lanier* 20.81
34. George Yardley* 20.72
35. Deron Williams 20.71
36. Cliff Hagan* 20.62
37. Manu Ginobili 20.56
38. Shawn Kemp 20.55
39. Gus Williams 20.37
40. Artis Gilmore* 20.36
41. Paul Arizin* 20.33
42. Dan Issel* 20.06
43. Steve Nash 19.92
44. Alex English* 19.92
45. Walter Davis 19.91
46. John Stockton* 19.84
47. Walt Frazier* 19.84
48. Isiah Thomas* 19.80
49. Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
50. George McGinnis 19.73
51. Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
52. Vince Carter 19.72
53. Clyde Drexler* 19.71
54. Carmelo Anthony 19.63
55. Patrick Ewing* 19.63
56. Reggie Miller 19.54
57. Chauncey Billups 19.41
58. Bill Russell* 19.39
59. Kevin McHale* 19.36
60. Adrian Dantley* 19.33
61. Billy Cunningham* 19.33
62. Alonzo Mourning 19.18
63. Elvin Hayes* 19.08
64. Kevin Johnson 19.08
65. Larry Foust 19.08
66. Marques Johnson 19.06
67. Willie Wise 19.01
68. Brad Daugherty 18.92
69. Chris Webber 18.87
70. Roger Brown 18.86
71. Jimmy Jones 18.80
72. Fred Brown 18.71
73. Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
74. Mack Calvin 18.62
75. Bob McAdoo* 18.61
76. Zelmo Beaty 18.49
77. Carlos Boozer 18.47
78. Paul Pierce 18.47
79. Mel Daniels 18.45
80. Rik Smits 18.40
81. Scottie Pippen* 18.35
82. James Worthy* 18.31
83. Red Robbins 18.18
84. Larry Nance 18.17
85. Terry Cummings 18.07
86. Mark Aguirre 17.98
87. Ray Allen 17.82
88. Dikembe Mutombo 17.79
89. Willis Reed* 17.78
90. Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
91. Jason Kidd 17.62
92. John Havlicek* 17.51
93. Sam Jones* 17.50
94. Rajon Rondo 17.47
95. Bob Cousy* 17.39
96. Alvan Adams 17.33
97. Rod Strickland 17.23
98. Mark Price 17.20
99. Gail Goodrich* 17.17
100. Shawn Marion 17.16
101. Bill Sharman* 17.07
102. Calvin Murphy* 17.05
103. Bob Netolicky 17.03
104. Terry Porter 16.99
105. Bob Dandridge 16.97
106. Jim Pollard* 16.93
107. Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
108. Tim Thomas 16.86
109. Walt Bellamy* 16.84
110. Antawn Jamison 16.83
111. Lamar Odom 16.73
112. Steve Smith 16.71
113. Dave Cowens* 16.63
114. Maurice Cheeks 16.61
115. Latrell Sprewell 16.60
116. Vlade Divac 16.59
117. Hersey Hawkins 16.58
118. Calvin Natt 16.58
119. Tony Parker 16.57
120. Jason Terry 16.57
121. Robert Parish* 16.57
122. Richard Hamilton 16.52
123. Bobby Jones 16.52
124. Jeff Hornacek 16.51
125. Toni Kukoc 16.50
126. Maurice Lucas 16.46
127. Antonio Daniels 16.45
128. Earl Monroe* 16.43
129. Chet Walker 16.43
130. Paul Westphal 16.43
131. Jerome Kersey 16.42
132. Lou Hudson 16.41
133. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.40
134. Don Nelson 16.39
135. Jim Eakins 16.39
136. Josh Howard 16.31
137. Frank Ramsey* 16.27
138. Ben Wallace 16.24
139. Doc Rivers 16.17
140. Larry Kenon 16.17
141. Cedric Maxwell 16.14
142. Rashard Lewis 16.13
143. Jerry Lucas* 16.05
144. Ron Boone 15.97
145. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.95
146. Darryl Dawkins 15.94
147. Mark Jackson 15.94
148. Donnie Freeman 15.92
149. Sam Cassell 15.89
150. Clifford Ray 15.88
151. Vinnie Johnson 15.81
152. Chris Mullin* 15.74
153. Horace Grant 15.71
154. Tim Hardaway 15.70
155. Rolando Blackman 15.66
156. Jermaine O'Neal 15.66
157. Red Kerr 15.60
158. Bailey Howell* 15.58
159. Sidney Moncrief 15.55
160. Marcus Camby 15.54
161. Rasheed Wallace 15.51
162. Phil Chenier 15.41
163. Byron Beck 15.41
164. Gary Payton 15.41
165. Norm Nixon 15.36
166. Kerry Kittles 15.35
167. Charlie Ward 15.34
168. Cazzie Russell 15.29
169. Ricky Pierce 15.21
170. Nate Thurmond* 15.20
171. Freddie Lewis 15.20
172. Mookie Blaylock 15.18
173. Ron Harper 15.17
174. Avery Johnson 15.15
175. Jo Jo White 15.13
176. Antonio McDyess 15.08
177. Bob Love 15.08
178. Eddie Jones 15.06
179. Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
180. Wes Unseld* 15.01
181. Archie Clark 15.00
182. Allan Houston 14.99
183. Jack Marin 14.93
184. Doug Moe 14.91
185. Bill Keller 14.89
186. Kenyon Martin 14.84
187. Ralph Simpson 14.80
188. Peja Stojakovic 14.79
189. Goose Ligon 14.78
190. Trooper Washington 14.77
191. Kenny Smith 14.76
192. Hal Greer* 14.75
193. Antonio Davis 14.74
194. John Starks 14.74
195. Billy Paultz 14.72
196. Detlef Schrempf 14.71
197. Marvin Webster 14.71
198. Jack Sikma 14.66
199. Jamaal Wilkes 14.54
200. Jalen Rose 14.53
201. Jeff Mullins 14.52
202. Paul Pressey 14.49
203. Larry Johnson 14.46
204. Robert Horry 14.45
205. Hot Rod Williams 14.44
206. Eddie Johnson 14.44
207. Bill Laimbeer 14.44
208. Andrew Toney 14.44
209. Happy Hairston 14.44
210. Joe Dumars* 14.43
211. Dennis Johnson* 14.42
212. Tayshaun Prince 14.37
213. Mehmet Okur 14.35
214. Darel Carrier 14.31
215. Dick Barnett 14.28
216. Nick Van Exel 14.27
217. Lenny Wilkens* 14.25
218. Sam Perkins 14.25
219. Richard Jefferson 14.23
220. Glen Rice 14.23
221. Derek Harper 14.21
222. Otis Thorpe 14.19
223. Scott Williams 14.12
224. Tom Chambers 14.09
225. Metta World Peace 14.08
226. Joe Johnson 14.08
227. Jack Coleman 14.04
228. Mike Bibby 14.01
229. Elden Campbell 13.96
230. Mychal Thompson 13.94
231. Tyson Chandler 13.92
232. Xavier McDaniel 13.90
233. Jeff Malone 13.88
234. Kevin Willis 13.87
235. Michael Finley 13.87
236. Louie Dampier 13.86
237. Aaron McKie 13.85
238. Scott Wedman 13.85
239. Byron Scott 13.85
240. Cincinnatus Powell 13.80
241. Lonnie Shelton 13.68
242. John Salley 13.61
243. Nick Anderson 13.60
244. Bryon Russell 13.60
245. Charles Oakley 13.58
246. Gar Heard 13.57
247. Bill Bridges 13.57
248. Dale Ellis 13.53
249. A.C. Green 13.50
250. Dale Davis 13.45

NBA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 28.59
2. George Mikan* 28.51
3. LeBron James 26.31
4. Shaquille O'Neal 26.12
5. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
6. Tim Duncan 25.43
7. Dirk Nowitzki 24.75
8. Tracy McGrady 24.66
9. Dwyane Wade 24.56
10. Charles Barkley* 24.18
11. Dwight Howard 23.65
12. Dolph Schayes* 23.29
13. Jerry West* 23.06
14. David Robinson* 23.02
15. Amare Stoudemire 23.01
16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
17. Magic Johnson* 22.95
18. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.77
19. Bob Pettit* 22.59
20. Kobe Bryant 22.28
21. Baron Davis 22.20
22. Elgin Baylor* 21.83
23. Kevin Garnett 21.67
24. Larry Bird* 21.41
25. Moses Malone* 21.40
26. Pau Gasol 21.39
27. Allen Iverson 21.23
28. Karl Malone* 21.12
29. Oscar Robertson* 20.99
30. George Gervin* 20.99
31. Cliff Hagan* 20.84
32. Bob Lanier* 20.81
33. George Yardley* 20.72
34. Deron Williams 20.71
35. Manu Ginobili 20.56
36. Shawn Kemp 20.55
37. Gus Williams 20.37
38. Paul Arizin* 20.33
39. Rick Barry* 20.33
40. Julius Erving* 19.96
41. Steve Nash 19.92
42. Alex English* 19.92
43. Walter Davis 19.91
44. John Stockton* 19.84
45. Walt Frazier* 19.84
46. Isiah Thomas* 19.80
47. Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
48. Dan Issel* 19.76
49. Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
50. Vince Carter 19.72
51. Clyde Drexler* 19.71
52. Carmelo Anthony 19.63
53. Patrick Ewing* 19.63
54. Reggie Miller 19.54
55. Chauncey Billups 19.41
56. Bill Russell* 19.39
57. Kevin McHale* 19.36
58. Adrian Dantley* 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. Brad Daugherty 18.92
65. Chris Webber 18.87
66. Fred Brown 18.71
67. Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
68. Bob McAdoo* 18.61
69. Carlos Boozer 18.47
70. Paul Pierce 18.47
71. Rik Smits 18.40
72. Scottie Pippen* 18.35
73. James Worthy* 18.31
74. Larry Nance 18.17
75. Terry Cummings 18.07
76. Mark Aguirre 17.98
77. Ray Allen 17.82
78. Dikembe Mutombo 17.79
79. Willis Reed* 17.78
80. Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
81. Jason Kidd 17.62
82. John Havlicek* 17.51
83. Sam Jones* 17.50
84. Rajon Rondo 17.47
85. Bob Cousy* 17.39
86. Alvan Adams 17.33
87. Rod Strickland 17.23
88. Mark Price 17.20
89. Gail Goodrich* 17.17
90. Shawn Marion 17.16
91. Bill Sharman* 17.07
92. Calvin Murphy* 17.05
93. Terry Porter 16.99
94. Bob Dandridge 16.97
95. Jim Pollard* 16.93
96. Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
97. Tim Thomas 16.86
98. Walt Bellamy* 16.84
99. Antawn Jamison 16.83
100. Lamar Odom 16.73
101. Steve Smith 16.71
102. Dave Cowens* 16.63
103. Maurice Cheeks 16.61
104. Latrell Sprewell 16.60
105. Vlade Divac 16.59
106. Hersey Hawkins 16.58
107. Calvin Natt 16.58
108. Tony Parker 16.57
109. Jason Terry 16.57
110. Robert Parish* 16.57
111. Bobby Jones 16.54
112. Richard Hamilton 16.52
113. Jeff Hornacek 16.51
114. Toni Kukoc 16.50
115. Antonio Daniels 16.45
116. Earl Monroe* 16.43
117. Chet Walker 16.43
118. Paul Westphal 16.43
119. Jerome Kersey 16.42
120. Lou Hudson 16.41
121. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.40
122. Don Nelson 16.39
123. Josh Howard 16.31
124. Frank Ramsey* 16.27
125. Ben Wallace 16.24
126. Maurice Lucas 16.17
127. Doc Rivers 16.17
128. Cedric Maxwell 16.14
129. Rashard Lewis 16.13
130. Jerry Lucas* 16.05
131. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.95
132. Darryl Dawkins 15.94
133. Mark Jackson 15.94
134. Sam Cassell 15.89
135. Clifford Ray 15.88
136. Vinnie Johnson 15.81
137. Chris Mullin* 15.74
138. Horace Grant 15.71
139. Tim Hardaway 15.70
140. Rolando Blackman 15.66
141. Jermaine O'Neal 15.66
142. Red Kerr 15.60
143. Bailey Howell* 15.58
144. Sidney Moncrief 15.55
145. Marcus Camby 15.54
146. Zelmo Beaty 15.54
147. Rasheed Wallace 15.51
148. Phil Chenier 15.41
149. Gary Payton 15.41
150. Norm Nixon 15.36
151. Kerry Kittles 15.35
152. Charlie Ward 15.34
153. Cazzie Russell 15.29
154. Ricky Pierce 15.21
155. Nate Thurmond* 15.20
156. Mookie Blaylock 15.18
157. Ron Harper 15.17
158. Avery Johnson 15.15
159. Jo Jo White 15.13
160. Antonio McDyess 15.08
161. Bob Love 15.08
162. Eddie Jones 15.06
163. Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
164. Wes Unseld* 15.01
165. Archie Clark 15.00
166. Allan Houston 14.99
167. Jack Marin 14.93
168. Kenyon Martin 14.84
169. Peja Stojakovic 14.79
170. Kenny Smith 14.76
171. Hal Greer* 14.75
172. Antonio Davis 14.74
173. John Starks 14.74
174. Detlef Schrempf 14.71
175. Jack Sikma 14.66
176. Jamaal Wilkes 14.54
177. Jalen Rose 14.53
178. Jeff Mullins 14.52
179. Paul Pressey 14.49
180. Larry Johnson 14.46
181. Robert Horry 14.45
182. Hot Rod Williams 14.44
183. Eddie Johnson 14.44
184. Bill Laimbeer 14.44
185. Andrew Toney 14.44
186. Happy Hairston 14.44
187. Joe Dumars* 14.43
188. Dennis Johnson* 14.42
189. Tayshaun Prince 14.37
190. Mehmet Okur 14.35
191. Dick Barnett 14.28
192. Nick Van Exel 14.27
193. Lenny Wilkens* 14.25
194. Sam Perkins 14.25
195. Richard Jefferson 14.23
196. Glen Rice 14.23
197. Derek Harper 14.21
198. Otis Thorpe 14.19
199. Scott Williams 14.12
200. Tom Chambers 14.09
201. Metta World Peace 14.08
202. Joe Johnson 14.08
203. Jack Coleman 14.04
204. Mike Bibby 14.01
205. Elden Campbell 13.96
206. Mychal Thompson 13.94
207. Tyson Chandler 13.92
208. Xavier McDaniel 13.90
209. Jeff Malone 13.88
210. Kevin Willis 13.87
211. Michael Finley 13.87
212. Aaron McKie 13.85
213. Scott Wedman 13.85
214. Byron Scott 13.85
215. Lonnie Shelton 13.68
216. John Salley 13.61
217. Nick Anderson 13.60
218. Bryon Russell 13.60
219. Charles Oakley 13.58
220. Gar Heard 13.57
221. Bill Bridges 13.57
222. Dale Ellis 13.53
223. A.C. Green 13.50
224. Dale Davis 13.45
225. Brian Grant 13.44
226. Norm Van Lier 13.41
227. George Lynch 13.41
228. Anderson Varejao 13.35
229. Nate McMillan 13.32
230. Sedale Threatt 13.29
231. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 13.28
232. Jamal Mashburn 13.23
233. James Posey 13.19
234. B.J. Armstrong 13.18
235. Michael Cooper 13.16
236. Dan Majerle 13.15
237. Jerry Stackhouse 13.14
238. Antoine Walker 13.14
239. Jim McMillian 13.12
240. Rudy LaRusso 13.09
241. Sean Elliott 12.97
242. Larry Siegfried 12.89
243. Paul Seymour 12.89
244. Greg Ostertag 12.85
245. Alton Lister 12.80
246. P.J. Brown 12.79
247. Anthony Mason 12.77
248. Doug Christie 12.75
249. Curtis Perry 12.72
250. Tiny Archibald* 12.71

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