NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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PER since 1951-52

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Michael Jordan* 27.91
2.LeBron James 27.56
3.Anthony Davis 27.48
4.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
5.David Robinson* 26.18
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
7.Bob Pettit* 25.34
8.Kevin Durant 25.20
9.Chris Paul 25.13
10.James Harden 24.76
11.Neil Johnston* 24.68
12.Charles Barkley* 24.63
13.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
14.Tim Duncan 24.22
15.Magic Johnson* 24.11
16.Karl Malone* 23.90
17.Stephen Curry 23.83
18.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
19.Julius Erving* 23.58
20.Larry Bird* 23.50
21.Dwyane Wade 23.48
22.Russell Westbrook 23.48
23.Oscar Robertson* 23.17
24.Yao Ming* 23.02
25.Kobe Bryant 22.90
26.Jerry West* 22.89
27.Kawhi Leonard 22.85
28.Giannis Antetokounmpo 22.75
29.Elgin Baylor* 22.69
30.Kevin Garnett 22.66
31.Dirk Nowitzki 22.44
32.DeMarcus Cousins 22.40
33.Kyrie Irving 22.20
34.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
35.Andre Drummond 22.07
36.Blake Griffin 22.01
37.Moses Malone* 22.00
38.Dolph Schayes* 21.98
39.John Stockton* 21.83
40.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
41.Bob Lanier* 21.69
42.Kevin Love 21.67
43.Damian Lillard 21.64
44.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
45.Clyde Lovellette* 21.55
46.Dwight Howard 21.52
47.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
48.Harry Gallatin* 21.48
49.Artis Gilmore* 21.40
50.George Gervin* 21.38
51.Pau Gasol 21.37
52.Dan Issel* 21.37
53.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
54.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
55.Rick Barry* 21.04
56.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
57.Chris Webber 20.94
58.Allen Iverson* 20.92
59.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.88
60.John Drew 20.74
61.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
62.Kevin Johnson 20.70
63.Al Jefferson 20.56
64.Chris Bosh 20.56
65.Elton Brand 20.51
66.George Yardley* 20.50
67.Nikola Vučević 20.41
68.Ed Macauley* 20.39
69.Jimmy Butler 20.23
70.Manu Ginóbili 20.22
71.Larry Foust 20.18
72.Marques Johnson 20.11
73.Carmelo Anthony 20.11
74.John Brisker 20.11
75.Greg Monroe 20.08
76.Mel Daniels* 20.08
77.George McGinnis* 20.05
78.Billy Cunningham* 20.04
79.Kevin McHale* 20.02
80.Steve Nash* 19.95
81.Larry Nance 19.92
82.David Thompson* 19.91
83.Isaiah Thomas 19.90
84.Connie Hawkins* 19.89
85.Alex English* 19.87
86.Walt Bellamy* 19.84
87.Cliff Hagan* 19.80
88.Bob Cousy* 19.76
89.Paul Pierce 19.73
90.Terrell Brandon 19.69
91.Brook Lopez 19.66
92.Paul Arizin* 19.66
93.Mark Price 19.62
94.John Beasley 19.59
95.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
96.Sam Cassell 19.48
97.Michael Redd 19.48
98.Kemba Walker 19.47
99.Carlos Boozer 19.46
100.John Wall 19.43
101.Paul Westphal* 19.43
102.Zach Randolph 19.33
103.Paul George 19.24
104.Robert Parish* 19.22
105.Bernard King* 19.18
106.David Lee 19.13
107.Walt Frazier* 19.12
108.Bailey Howell* 19.11
109.Shawn Kemp 19.08
110.Walter Davis 19.07
111.Spencer Haywood* 19.07
112.Grant Hill* 19.03
113.Mark Aguirre 19.02
114.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
115.Derrick Favors 19.01
116.Paul Millsap 18.95
117.Gary Payton* 18.88
118.Bill Russell* 18.87
119.Larry Jones 18.87
120.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
121.Brad Daugherty 18.85
122.Chauncey Billups 18.82
123.Shawn Marion 18.81
124.World B. Free 18.78
125.Al Horford 18.78
126.Chris Mullin* 18.78
127.Zelmo Beaty* 18.75
128.Stephon Marbury 18.74
129.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
130.Vince Carter 18.69
131.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
132.Sam Jones* 18.68
133.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
134.David West 18.61
135.Tim Hardaway 18.61
136.DeAndre Jordan 18.61
137.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.60
138.Willis Reed* 18.57
139.Ray Allen* 18.56
140.Gus Williams 18.51
141.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
142.Lou Williams 18.48
143.Kyle Lowry 18.38
144.Pete Maravich* 18.38
145.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
146.Reggie Miller* 18.36
147.Steve Francis 18.35
148.Alvan Adams 18.32
149.Terry Cummings 18.29
150.Derrick Rose 18.28
151.Marc Gasol 18.25
152.Deron Williams 18.25
153.Tony Parker 18.24
154.Donnie Freeman 18.21
155.Bill Sharman* 18.21
156.Billy Knight 18.17
157.Bobby Jones* 18.16
158.Antawn Jamison 18.14
159.Eric Bledsoe 18.12
160.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
161.DeMar DeRozan 18.10
162.Willie Wise 18.08
163.Marvin Barnes 18.05
164.Derrick Coleman 18.01
165.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
166.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
167.Rod Strickland 17.98
168.Red Robbins 17.97
169.Dan Roundfield 17.95
170.Calvin Natt 17.94
171.Jason Kidd* 17.91
172.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
173.Corey Maggette 17.88
174.Rik Smits 17.85
175.Tom Heinsohn* 17.83
176.Baron Davis 17.82
177.Fat Lever 17.82
178.Donald Sidle 17.82
179.Marcus Camby 17.81
180.Jack Twyman* 17.78
181.Fred Brown 17.75
182.Ricky Pierce 17.74
183.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
184.James Worthy* 17.73
185.Vlade Divac* 17.72
186.Kevin Martin 17.68
187.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
188.Mike Lewis 17.65
189.Dave Bing* 17.63
190.Joakim Noah 17.62
191.Chet Walker* 17.60
192.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
193.Swen Nater 17.57
194.Mike Conley 17.56
195.Brad Miller 17.55
196.Bob Verga 17.54
197.John Havlicek* 17.53
198.Gordon Hayward 17.53
199.Glenn Robinson 17.50
200.Josh Smith 17.44
201.Mack Calvin 17.44
202.Andre Miller 17.43
203.Lou Hudson 17.43
204.George Thompson 17.40
205.Bob Netolicky 17.39
206.Bradley Beal 17.38
207.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
208.Toni Kukoč 17.35
209.Ray Williams 17.32
210.Jack Sikma* 17.29
211.Randy Denton 17.29
212.Richie Guerin* 17.26
213.Ty Lawson 17.23
214.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
215.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
216.Roger Brown* 17.21
217.Earl Monroe* 17.20
218.Antonio McDyess 17.19
219.Serge Ibaka 17.18
220.Terry Porter 17.18
221.Peja Stojaković 17.12
222.Jeff Teague 17.11
223.Johnny Green 17.11
224.Danilo Gallinari 17.10
225.Tyreke Evans 17.10
226.Ruben Patterson 17.09
227.Mehmet Okur 17.08
228.Jimmy Jones 17.07
229.Nenê Hilário 17.07
230.Marcin Gortat 17.05
231.Larry Kenon 17.05
232.Goran Dragić 17.04
233.Alvin Robertson 17.02
234.Dave Cowens* 17.02
235.Levern Tart 17.01
236.Rasheed Wallace 17.01
237.Cliff Robinson 17.00
238.Emeka Okafor 16.98
239.James Silas 16.96
240.Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
241.Danny Manning 16.93
242.Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
243.Danny Granger 16.93
244.Christian Laettner 16.93
245.Ray Felix 16.93
246.Purvis Short 16.88
247.Mickey Johnson 16.88
248.Jrue Holiday 16.83
249.Mookie Blaylock 16.79
250.Keith Van Horn 16.78

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Julius Erving* 26.36
2.Rick Barry* 23.76
3.Artis Gilmore* 23.51
4.George McGinnis* 22.06
5.Dan Issel* 21.81
6.Zelmo Beaty* 21.50
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 17.97
16.Mack Calvin 17.94
17.Billy Paultz 17.91
18.Donald Sidle 17.82
19.Randy Denton 17.74
20.Mike Lewis 17.65
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* 17.21
27.Levern Tart 17.01
28.James Silas 17.00
29.Jim Eakins 16.79
30.Cincinnatus Powell 16.74
31.Tom Owens 16.62
32.Manny Leaks 16.56
33.Ron Boone 16.37
34.Byron Beck 16.35
35.Arthur Becker 16.34
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 15.45
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 14.76
55.Walter Simon 14.57
56.Johnny Neumann 14.49
57.Ronald Franz 14.25
58.Rich Jones 14.23
59.Glen Combs 14.20
60.Wil Jones 14.07
61.Bill Melchionni 14.01
62.Darnell Hillman 13.96
63.Steve Jones 13.88
64.Don Buse 13.80
65.Chuck Williams 13.74
66.Larry Miller 13.50
67.Gene Littles 13.47
68.Joe Hamilton 13.34
69.Ted McClain 13.26
70.Bob Warren 13.10
71.George Lehmann 13.02
72.Wendell Ladner 12.50
73.Marv Roberts 12.48
74.Ira Harge 12.48
75.John Roche 12.40
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 10.85
82.Fatty Taylor 10.45
83.Gerald Govan 10.24
84.Lonnie Wright 10.13

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Michael Jordan* 27.91
2.LeBron James 27.56
3.Anthony Davis 27.48
4.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.43
5.David Robinson* 26.18
6.Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
7.Bob Pettit* 25.34
8.Kevin Durant 25.20
9.Chris Paul 25.13
10.James Harden 24.76
11.Neil Johnston* 24.68
12.Charles Barkley* 24.63
13.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
14.Tim Duncan 24.22
15.Magic Johnson* 24.11
16.Karl Malone* 23.90
17.Stephen Curry 23.83
18.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
19.Larry Bird* 23.50
20.Dwyane Wade 23.48
21.Russell Westbrook 23.48
22.Oscar Robertson* 23.17
23.Yao Ming* 23.02
24.Kobe Bryant 22.90
25.Jerry West* 22.89
26.Kawhi Leonard 22.85
27.Giannis Antetokounmpo 22.75
28.Elgin Baylor* 22.69
29.Kevin Garnett 22.66
30.Dirk Nowitzki 22.44
31.DeMarcus Cousins 22.40
32.Moses Malone* 22.31
33.Kyrie Irving 22.20
34.Tracy McGrady* 22.13
35.Andre Drummond 22.07
36.Blake Griffin 22.01
37.Dolph Schayes* 21.98
38.Julius Erving* 21.97
39.John Stockton* 21.83
40.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.82
41.George Gervin* 21.74
42.Bob Lanier* 21.69
43.Kevin Love 21.67
44.Damian Lillard 21.64
45.Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
46.Clyde Lovellette* 21.55
47.Dwight Howard 21.52
48.Adrian Dantley* 21.51
49.Harry Gallatin* 21.48
50.Pau Gasol 21.37
51.Alonzo Mourning* 21.24
52.Clyde Drexler* 21.07
53.Patrick Ewing* 21.01
54.Dan Issel* 20.99
55.Chris Webber 20.94
56.Allen Iverson* 20.92
57.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.88
58.John Drew 20.74
59.Bob McAdoo* 20.73
60.Kevin Johnson 20.70
61.Al Jefferson 20.56
62.Chris Bosh 20.56
63.Elton Brand 20.51
64.George Yardley* 20.50
65.Nikola Vučević 20.41
66.Ed Macauley* 20.39
67.Jimmy Butler 20.23
68.Manu Ginóbili 20.22
69.Larry Foust 20.18
70.Rick Barry* 20.16
71.Artis Gilmore* 20.16
72.Marques Johnson 20.11
73.Carmelo Anthony 20.11
74.Greg Monroe 20.08
75.Kevin McHale* 20.02
76.Steve Nash* 19.95
77.Larry Nance 19.92
78.Isaiah Thomas 19.90
79.Alex English* 19.87
80.Walt Bellamy* 19.84
81.Bob Cousy* 19.76
82.Paul Pierce 19.73
83.Terrell Brandon 19.69
84.David Thompson* 19.68
85.Brook Lopez 19.66
86.Paul Arizin* 19.66
87.Mark Price 19.62
88.Gilbert Arenas 19.57
89.Cliff Hagan* 19.50
90.Sam Cassell 19.48
91.Michael Redd 19.48
92.Kemba Walker 19.47
93.Carlos Boozer 19.46
94.John Wall 19.43
95.Paul Westphal* 19.43
96.Billy Cunningham* 19.38
97.Zach Randolph 19.33
98.Paul George 19.24
99.Robert Parish* 19.22
100.Bernard King* 19.18
101.David Lee 19.13
102.Walt Frazier* 19.12
103.Bailey Howell* 19.11
104.Shawn Kemp 19.08
105.Walter Davis 19.07
106.Grant Hill* 19.03
107.Mark Aguirre 19.02
108.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
109.Derrick Favors 19.01
110.Paul Millsap 18.95
111.Gary Payton* 18.88
112.Bill Russell* 18.87
113.Jerry Lucas* 18.86
114.Brad Daugherty 18.85
115.Chauncey Billups 18.82
116.Shawn Marion 18.81
117.World B. Free 18.78
118.Al Horford 18.78
119.Chris Mullin* 18.78
120.Stephon Marbury 18.74
121.Andrei Kirilenko 18.73
122.Vince Carter 18.69
123.Sidney Moncrief* 18.69
124.Sam Jones* 18.68
125.Scottie Pippen* 18.63
126.David West 18.61
127.Tim Hardaway 18.61
128.DeAndre Jordan 18.61
129.Vern Mikkelsen* 18.60
130.Willis Reed* 18.57
131.Ray Allen* 18.56
132.George McGinnis* 18.55
133.Gus Williams 18.51
134.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.49
135.Lou Williams 18.48
136.Kyle Lowry 18.38
137.Pete Maravich* 18.38
138.Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
139.Reggie Miller* 18.36
140.Steve Francis 18.35
141.Alvan Adams 18.32
142.Terry Cummings 18.29
143.Derrick Rose 18.28
144.Marc Gasol 18.25
145.Deron Williams 18.25
146.Tony Parker 18.24
147.Bill Sharman* 18.21
148.Antawn Jamison 18.14
149.Eric Bledsoe 18.12
150.Isiah Thomas* 18.11
151.DeMar DeRozan 18.10
152.Dan Roundfield 18.08
153.Derrick Coleman 18.01
154.Calvin Murphy* 18.00
155.Tiny Archibald* 17.99
156.Rod Strickland 17.98
157.Calvin Natt 17.94
158.Jason Kidd* 17.91
159.Jermaine O'Neal 17.89
160.Corey Maggette 17.88
161.Bobby Jones* 17.88
162.Rik Smits 17.85
163.Tom Heinsohn* 17.83
164.Baron Davis 17.82
165.Fat Lever 17.82
166.Marcus Camby 17.81
167.Jack Twyman* 17.78
168.Fred Brown 17.75
169.Spencer Haywood* 17.74
170.Ricky Pierce 17.74
171.Elvin Hayes* 17.73
172.James Worthy* 17.73
173.Vlade Divac* 17.72
174.Kevin Martin 17.68
175.Billy Knight 17.68
176.Jeff Hornacek 17.67
177.Dave Bing* 17.63
178.Joakim Noah 17.62
179.Chet Walker* 17.60
180.Mitch Richmond* 17.59
181.Larry Kenon 17.58
182.Mike Conley 17.56
183.Brad Miller 17.55
184.John Havlicek* 17.53
185.Gordon Hayward 17.53
186.Glenn Robinson 17.50
187.Josh Smith 17.44
188.Andre Miller 17.43
189.Lou Hudson 17.43
190.Bradley Beal 17.38
191.Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
192.Toni Kukoč 17.35
193.Ray Williams 17.32
194.Jack Sikma* 17.29
195.Richie Guerin* 17.26
196.Ty Lawson 17.23
197.Detlef Schrempf 17.22
198.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.21
199.Earl Monroe* 17.20
200.Connie Hawkins* 17.20
201.Antonio McDyess 17.19
202.Serge Ibaka 17.18
203.Terry Porter 17.18
204.Peja Stojaković 17.12
205.Jeff Teague 17.11
206.Johnny Green 17.11
207.Danilo Gallinari 17.10
208.Tyreke Evans 17.10
209.Ruben Patterson 17.09
210.Mehmet Okur 17.08
211.Nenê Hilário 17.07
212.Zelmo Beaty* 17.05
213.Marcin Gortat 17.05
214.Goran Dragić 17.04
215.Alvin Robertson 17.02
216.Dave Cowens* 17.02
217.Rasheed Wallace 17.01
218.Cliff Robinson 17.00
219.Emeka Okafor 16.98
220.Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
221.Danny Manning 16.93
222.Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
223.Danny Granger 16.93
224.Christian Laettner 16.93
225.Ray Felix 16.93
226.Purvis Short 16.88
227.Mickey Johnson 16.88
228.Gus Johnson* 16.85
229.Jrue Holiday 16.83
230.Mookie Blaylock 16.79
231.Keith Van Horn 16.78
232.Red Kerr 16.77
233.Rashard Lewis 16.77
234.Lenny Wilkens* 16.76
235.Donyell Marshall 16.75
236.Rolando Blackman 16.75
237.Rudy Gay 16.74
238.Tobias Harris 16.72
239.Bob Dandridge 16.71
240.Mike Mitchell 16.71
241.Gail Goodrich* 16.70
242.Eddie Jones 16.70
243.Josh Howard 16.69
244.Orlando Woolridge 16.62
245.Doc Rivers 16.61
246.Michael Adams 16.57
247.Reggie Theus 16.56
248.Lamar Odom 16.53
249.Tom Chambers 16.51
250.Nate Thurmond* 16.51
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