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Yearly Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly

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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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SeasonLgPlayerPER
2007-08NBALeBron James29.14
2006-07NBADirk Nowitzki27.59
2005-06NBADirk Nowitzki28.06
2004-05NBAKevin Garnett28.20
2003-04NBAKevin Garnett29.44
2002-03NBATracy McGrady30.27
2001-02NBAShaquille O'Neal29.68
2000-01NBAShaquille O'Neal30.23
1999-00NBAShaquille O'Neal30.65
1998-99NBAShaquille O'Neal30.55
1997-98NBAShaquille O'Neal28.79
1996-97NBAKarl Malone28.90
1995-96NBADavid Robinson29.41
1994-95NBADavid Robinson29.13
1993-94NBADavid Robinson30.66
1992-93NBAMichael Jordan29.70
1991-92NBAMichael Jordan27.75
1990-91NBAMichael Jordan31.63
1989-90NBAMichael Jordan31.19
1988-89NBAMichael Jordan31.14
1987-88NBAMichael Jordan31.71
1986-87NBAMichael Jordan29.78
1985-86NBALarry Bird*25.61
1984-85NBALarry Bird*26.54
1983-84NBAAdrian Dantley*24.64
1982-83NBAMoses Malone*25.12
1981-82NBAMoses Malone*26.77
1980-81NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*25.48
1979-80NBAJulius Erving*25.36
1978-79NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*25.46
1977-78NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*29.22
1976-77NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*27.80
1975-76NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*27.21
 ABAJulius Erving*28.68
1974-75NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*26.36
 ABAJulius Erving*26.18
1973-74NBABob McAdoo*24.65
 ABAJulius Erving*25.69
1972-73NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*28.46
 ABAJulius Erving*27.66
1971-72NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*29.94
 ABAArtis Gilmore26.56
1970-71NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*28.95
 ABAZelmo Beaty25.22
1969-70NBAJerry West*24.64
 ABASpencer Haywood28.02
1968-69NBAJerry West*22.32
 ABAJimmy Jones24.65
1967-68NBAWilt Chamberlain*24.71
 ABAConnie Hawkins*28.78
1966-67NBAWilt Chamberlain*26.53
1965-66NBAWilt Chamberlain*28.26
1964-65NBAWilt Chamberlain*28.62
1963-64NBAWilt Chamberlain*31.64
1962-63NBAWilt Chamberlain*31.84
1961-62NBAWilt Chamberlain*31.76
1960-61NBAElgin Baylor*28.24
1959-60NBAWilt Chamberlain*28.04
1958-59NBABob Pettit*28.19
1957-58NBABob Pettit*26.26
1956-57NBABob Pettit*28.23
1955-56NBABob Pettit*27.34
1954-55NBANeil Johnston*25.50
1953-54NBAGeorge Mikan*28.54
1952-53NBAGeorge Mikan*28.41
1951-52NBAGeorge Mikan*26.26