NBA & ABA Career Playoff 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.Nikola Jokić 29.02
2.Michael Jordan* 28.60
3.George Mikan* 28.51
4.LeBron James 27.94
5.Anthony Davis 26.56
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.13
7.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 25.59
9.Kawhi Leonard 24.29
10.Tim Duncan* 24.28
11.Charles Barkley* 24.18
12.Kevin Durant 24.08
13.Dirk Nowitzki* 23.82
14.Tracy McGrady* 23.40
15.Dolph Schayes* 23.29
16.Chris Paul 23.18
17.Jerry West* 23.06
18.David Robinson* 23.02
19.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
20.Stephen Curry 22.97
21.Magic Johnson* 22.95
22.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.75
23.Bob Pettit* 22.59
24.Kobe Bryant* 22.40
25.Dwyane Wade* 22.37
26.Julius Erving* 22.05
27.James Harden 22.04
28.Russell Westbrook 22.00
29.Jamal Murray 21.85
30.Elgin Baylor* 21.83
31.Rick Barry* 21.78
32.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.75
33.Dwight Howard 21.63
34.Joel Embiid 21.62
35.Moses Malone* 21.57
36.Jimmy Butler 21.49
37.Larry Bird* 21.41
38.Baron Davis 21.36
39.Allen Iverson* 21.24
40.George Gervin* 21.16
41.Karl Malone* 21.12
42.Kevin Garnett* 21.12
43.Kyrie Irving 21.10
44.Oscar Robertson* 20.99
45.Bob Lanier* 20.81
46.George Yardley* 20.72
47.Cliff Hagan* 20.62
48.Shawn Kemp 20.55
49.Donovan Mitchell 20.50
50.Blake Griffin 20.49
51.Gus Williams 20.37
52.Artis Gilmore* 20.36
53.Paul Arizin* 20.33
54.Pau Gasol* 20.20
55.Rudy Gobert 20.17
56.Dan Issel* 20.00
57.Alex English* 19.92
58.Walter Davis 19.91
59.Devin Booker 19.85
60.John Stockton* 19.84
61.Walt Frazier* 19.84
62.Steve Nash* 19.84
63.Isiah Thomas* 19.80
64.Damian Lillard 19.76
65.Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
66.George McGinnis* 19.73
67.Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
68.Clyde Drexler* 19.71
69.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.65
70.Patrick Ewing* 19.63
71.Reggie Miller* 19.55
72.Deandre Ayton 19.40
73.Bill Russell* 19.40
74.Kevin McHale* 19.36
75.Adrian Dantley* 19.33
76.Billy Cunningham* 19.33
77.Manu Ginóbili* 19.33
78.Alonzo Mourning* 19.18
79.Chauncey Billups 19.11
80.Kevin Johnson 19.08
81.Elvin Hayes* 19.08
82.Larry Foust 19.08
83.Marques Johnson 19.06
84.Jayson Tatum 19.03
85.Willie Wise 18.94
86.Chris Webber* 18.87
87.Roger Brown* 18.86
88.Clint Capela 18.81
89.Jimmy Jones 18.79
90.Brad Daugherty 18.73
91.Fred Brown 18.72
92.Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
93.Mack Calvin 18.63
94.Bob McAdoo* 18.54
95.Mel Daniels* 18.43
96.Chris Bosh* 18.42
97.Zelmo Beaty* 18.42
98.Derrick Rose 18.42
99.Rik Smits 18.40
100.Scottie Pippen* 18.35
101.James Worthy* 18.31
102.Carmelo Anthony 18.28
103.Larry Nance 18.13
104.Red Robbins 18.10
105.Terry Cummings 18.07
106.Deron Williams 18.06
107.Paul George 18.04
108.Andrew Bynum 18.02
109.Mark Aguirre 17.99
110.Vince Carter 17.96
111.Rajon Rondo 17.79
112.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.79
113.Willis Reed* 17.78
114.Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
115.Roy Hibbert 17.58
116.Bradley Beal 17.56
117.Brook Lopez 17.54
118.John Havlicek* 17.51
119.Sam Jones* 17.50
120.Bam Adebayo 17.46
121.Mike Conley 17.44
122.Bob Cousy* 17.39
123.Carlos Boozer 17.36
124.Alvan Adams 17.33
125.DeAndre Jordan 17.24
126.Rod Strickland 17.24
127.Paul Pierce* 17.18
128.Mark Price 17.17
129.Gail Goodrich* 17.17
130.Kevin Love 17.11
131.Jason Kidd* 17.10
132.Bill Sharman* 17.07
133.Calvin Murphy* 17.05
134.Josh Smith 17.04
135.Bob Netolicky 17.03
136.Terry Porter 17.00
137.Bob Dandridge* 16.97
138.Jim Pollard* 16.93
139.Marc Gasol 16.89
140.Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
141.Al Horford 16.87
142.Tim Thomas 16.86
143.Walt Bellamy* 16.84
144.Paul Millsap 16.84
145.Tony Parker* 16.83
146.Zach Randolph 16.81
147.David West 16.78
148.Steve Smith 16.71
149.Shawn Marion 16.65
150.Dave Cowens* 16.63
151.Maurice Cheeks* 16.61
152.Latrell Sprewell 16.60
153.Vlade Divac* 16.59
154.Hersey Hawkins 16.59
155.Calvin Natt 16.58
156.Robert Parish* 16.57
157.Lamar Odom 16.55
158.Jeff Hornacek 16.52
159.Bobby Jones* 16.52
160.Toni Kukoč* 16.50
161.Antawn Jamison 16.50
162.Maurice Lucas 16.47
163.Cincy Powell 16.46
164.Antonio Daniels 16.46
165.Kevon Looney 16.44
166.Earl Monroe* 16.43
167.Chet Walker* 16.43
168.Paul Westphal* 16.43
169.Jerome Kersey 16.43
170.Joakim Noah 16.42
171.Lou Hudson* 16.41
172.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.41
173.Don Nelson* 16.39
174.DeMar DeRozan 16.36
175.Jim Eakins 16.35
176.Serge Ibaka 16.33
177.Richard Hamilton 16.30
178.Frank Ramsey* 16.27
179.Ray Allen* 16.27
180.Ben Wallace* 16.24
181.Larry Kenon 16.17
182.Doc Rivers 16.17
183.Draymond Green 16.16
184.Cedric Maxwell 16.14
185.Josh Howard 16.13
186.Jrue Holiday 16.08
187.Tobias Harris 16.07
188.Jerry Lucas* 16.05
189.Andre Miller 16.03
190.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.96
191.Mark Jackson 15.94
192.Darryl Dawkins 15.94
193.Donnie Freeman 15.90
194.Sam Cassell 15.89
195.Clifford Ray 15.88
196.Jaylen Brown 15.87
197.Vinnie Johnson 15.81
198.Khris Middleton 15.76
199.Jermaine O'Neal 15.74
200.Chris Mullin* 15.74
201.Horace Grant 15.71
202.Tim Hardaway* 15.70
203.Pascal Siakam 15.69
204.Rolando Blackman 15.66
205.Goran Dragić 15.63
206.Ron Boone 15.62
207.Red Kerr 15.60
208.Bailey Howell* 15.58
209.Marcus Camby 15.56
210.Sidney Moncrief* 15.55
211.Rasheed Wallace 15.52
212.Marcin Gortat 15.46
213.Byron Beck 15.44
214.CJ McCollum 15.41
215.Phil Chenier 15.41
216.Gary Payton* 15.41
217.Luol Deng 15.40
218.Norm Nixon 15.36
219.Kerry Kittles 15.35
220.Charlie Ward 15.34
221.Cazzie Russell 15.29
222.Rashard Lewis 15.27
223.Nenê 15.24
224.Ricky Pierce 15.21
225.Freddie Lewis 15.21
226.Nate Thurmond* 15.20
227.Mookie Blaylock 15.18
228.Ron Harper 15.17
229.Avery Johnson 15.15
230.Jo Jo White* 15.13
231.Antonio McDyess 15.08
232.Bob Love 15.08
233.Taj Gibson 15.07
234.Eddie Jones 15.06
235.Reggie Jackson 15.05
236.Steven Adams 15.04
237.Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
238.Wes Unseld* 15.01
239.Archie Clark 15.00
240.Allan Houston 14.99
241.Jeff Teague 14.97
242.Jack Marin 14.93
243.Tristan Thompson 14.92
244.Jason Terry 14.92
245.Kyle Lowry 14.90
246.Bill Keller 14.87
247.Kenyon Martin 14.83
248.Trooper Washington 14.80
249.Peja Stojaković 14.79
250.Ralph Simpson 14.79

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Julius Erving* 27.42
2.Artis Gilmore* 22.29
3.Zelmo Beaty* 21.79
4.George McGinnis* 21.68
5.Dan Issel* 20.12
6.Jimmy Jones 19.45
7.Willie Wise 19.34
8.Mack Calvin 18.95
9.Roger Brown* 18.86
10.Mel Daniels* 18.43
11.Red Robbins 18.10
12.Bob Netolicky 17.03
13.Billy Paultz 16.86
14.Jim Eakins 16.51
15.Cincy Powell 16.46
16.Ron Boone 15.98
17.Donnie Freeman 15.90
18.Byron Beck 15.60
19.Ralph Simpson 15.54
20.Freddie Lewis 15.19
21.Bill Keller 14.87
22.Trooper Washington 14.80
23.Goose Ligon 14.73
24.Doug Moe 14.69
25.Darel Carrier 14.25
26.Louie Dampier* 14.06
27.Larry Brown* 13.26
28.Darnell Hillman 12.68
29.Glen Combs 11.45
30.Gerald Govan 10.05

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PER
1.Nikola Jokić 29.02
2.Michael Jordan* 28.60
3.George Mikan* 28.51
4.LeBron James 27.94
5.Anthony Davis 26.56
6.Shaquille O'Neal* 26.13
7.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 25.59
9.Kawhi Leonard 24.29
10.Tim Duncan* 24.28
11.Charles Barkley* 24.18
12.Kevin Durant 24.08
13.Dirk Nowitzki* 23.82
14.Tracy McGrady* 23.40
15.Dolph Schayes* 23.29
16.Chris Paul 23.18
17.Jerry West* 23.06
18.David Robinson* 23.02
19.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.01
20.Stephen Curry 22.97
21.Magic Johnson* 22.95
22.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.75
23.Bob Pettit* 22.59
24.Kobe Bryant* 22.40
25.Dwyane Wade* 22.37
26.James Harden 22.04
27.Russell Westbrook 22.00
28.Jamal Murray 21.85
29.Elgin Baylor* 21.83
30.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.75
31.Dwight Howard 21.63
32.Joel Embiid 21.62
33.Jimmy Butler 21.49
34.Larry Bird* 21.41
35.Moses Malone* 21.40
36.Baron Davis 21.36
37.Allen Iverson* 21.24
38.Karl Malone* 21.12
39.Kevin Garnett* 21.12
40.Kyrie Irving 21.10
41.Oscar Robertson* 20.99
42.George Gervin* 20.97
43.Cliff Hagan* 20.84
44.Bob Lanier* 20.81
45.George Yardley* 20.72
46.Shawn Kemp 20.55
47.Donovan Mitchell 20.50
48.Blake Griffin 20.49
49.Gus Williams 20.37
50.Paul Arizin* 20.33
51.Rick Barry* 20.33
52.Pau Gasol* 20.20
53.Rudy Gobert 20.17
54.Julius Erving* 19.96
55.Alex English* 19.92
56.Walter Davis 19.91
57.Devin Booker 19.85
58.John Stockton* 19.84
59.Walt Frazier* 19.84
60.Steve Nash* 19.84
61.Isiah Thomas* 19.80
62.Damian Lillard 19.76
63.Anfernee Hardaway 19.76
64.Dan Issel* 19.76
65.Clyde Lovellette* 19.72
66.Clyde Drexler* 19.71
67.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.65
68.Patrick Ewing* 19.63
69.Reggie Miller* 19.55
70.Deandre Ayton 19.40
71.Bill Russell* 19.40
72.Kevin McHale* 19.36
73.Adrian Dantley* 19.33
74.Manu Ginóbili* 19.33
75.Alonzo Mourning* 19.18
76.Chauncey Billups 19.11
77.Kevin Johnson 19.08
78.Elvin Hayes* 19.08
79.Larry Foust 19.08
80.Marques Johnson 19.06
81.Jayson Tatum 19.03
82.Chris Webber* 18.87
83.Clint Capela 18.81
84.Brad Daugherty 18.73
85.Fred Brown 18.72
86.Dominique Wilkins* 18.71
87.Bob McAdoo* 18.54
88.Chris Bosh* 18.42
89.Derrick Rose 18.42
90.Rik Smits 18.40
91.Scottie Pippen* 18.35
92.James Worthy* 18.31
93.Carmelo Anthony 18.28
94.Larry Nance 18.13
95.Terry Cummings 18.07
96.Deron Williams 18.06
97.Paul George 18.04
98.Andrew Bynum 18.02
99.Mark Aguirre 17.99
100.Vince Carter 17.96
101.Rajon Rondo 17.79
102.Dikembe Mutombo* 17.79
103.Willis Reed* 17.78
104.Tom Heinsohn* 17.65
105.Roy Hibbert 17.58
106.Bradley Beal 17.56
107.Brook Lopez 17.54
108.John Havlicek* 17.51
109.Sam Jones* 17.50
110.Bam Adebayo 17.46
111.Mike Conley 17.44
112.Bob Cousy* 17.39
113.Carlos Boozer 17.36
114.Alvan Adams 17.33
115.DeAndre Jordan 17.24
116.Rod Strickland 17.24
117.Paul Pierce* 17.18
118.Mark Price 17.17
119.Gail Goodrich* 17.17
120.Kevin Love 17.11
121.Jason Kidd* 17.10
122.Bill Sharman* 17.07
123.Calvin Murphy* 17.05
124.Josh Smith 17.04
125.Terry Porter 17.00
126.Bob Dandridge* 16.97
127.Jim Pollard* 16.93
128.Marc Gasol 16.89
129.Vern Mikkelsen* 16.88
130.Al Horford 16.87
131.Tim Thomas 16.86
132.Walt Bellamy* 16.84
133.Paul Millsap 16.84
134.Tony Parker* 16.83
135.Zach Randolph 16.81
136.David West 16.78
137.Steve Smith 16.71
138.Shawn Marion 16.65
139.Dave Cowens* 16.63
140.Maurice Cheeks* 16.61
141.Latrell Sprewell 16.60
142.Vlade Divac* 16.59
143.Hersey Hawkins 16.59
144.Calvin Natt 16.58
145.Robert Parish* 16.57
146.Lamar Odom 16.55
147.Bobby Jones* 16.54
148.Jeff Hornacek 16.52
149.Toni Kukoč* 16.50
150.Antawn Jamison 16.50
151.Antonio Daniels 16.46
152.Kevon Looney 16.44
153.Earl Monroe* 16.43
154.Chet Walker* 16.43
155.Paul Westphal* 16.43
156.Jerome Kersey 16.43
157.Joakim Noah 16.42
158.Lou Hudson* 16.41
159.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.41
160.Don Nelson* 16.39
161.DeMar DeRozan 16.36
162.Serge Ibaka 16.33
163.Richard Hamilton 16.30
164.Frank Ramsey* 16.27
165.Ray Allen* 16.27
166.Ben Wallace* 16.24
167.Maurice Lucas 16.17
168.Doc Rivers 16.17
169.Draymond Green 16.16
170.Cedric Maxwell 16.14
171.Josh Howard 16.13
172.Jrue Holiday 16.08
173.Tobias Harris 16.07
174.Jerry Lucas* 16.05
175.Andre Miller 16.03
176.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.96
177.Mark Jackson 15.94
178.Darryl Dawkins 15.94
179.Sam Cassell 15.89
180.Clifford Ray 15.88
181.Jaylen Brown 15.87
182.Vinnie Johnson 15.81
183.Khris Middleton 15.76
184.Jermaine O'Neal 15.74
185.Chris Mullin* 15.74
186.Horace Grant 15.71
187.Tim Hardaway* 15.70
188.Pascal Siakam 15.69
189.Rolando Blackman 15.66
190.Goran Dragić 15.63
191.Red Kerr 15.60
192.Bailey Howell* 15.58
193.Marcus Camby 15.56
194.Sidney Moncrief* 15.55
195.Zelmo Beaty* 15.54
196.Rasheed Wallace 15.52
197.Marcin Gortat 15.46
198.CJ McCollum 15.41
199.Phil Chenier 15.41
200.Gary Payton* 15.41
201.Luol Deng 15.40
202.Norm Nixon 15.36
203.Kerry Kittles 15.35
204.Charlie Ward 15.34
205.Cazzie Russell 15.29
206.Rashard Lewis 15.27
207.Nenê 15.24
208.Ricky Pierce 15.21
209.Nate Thurmond* 15.20
210.Mookie Blaylock 15.18
211.Ron Harper 15.17
212.Avery Johnson 15.15
213.Jo Jo White* 15.13
214.Antonio McDyess 15.08
215.Bob Love 15.08
216.Taj Gibson 15.07
217.Eddie Jones 15.06
218.Reggie Jackson 15.05
219.Steven Adams 15.04
220.Dave DeBusschere* 15.02
221.Wes Unseld* 15.01
222.Archie Clark 15.00
223.Allan Houston 14.99
224.Jeff Teague 14.97
225.Jack Marin 14.93
226.Tristan Thompson 14.92
227.Jason Terry 14.92
228.Kyle Lowry 14.90
229.Kenyon Martin 14.83
230.Peja Stojaković 14.79
231.Kenny Smith 14.76
232.Antonio Davis 14.75
233.Hal Greer* 14.75
234.John Starks 14.74
235.Detlef Schrempf 14.71
236.Boris Diaw 14.67
237.Jack Sikma* 14.66
238.Drew Gooden 14.64
239.Thaddeus Young 14.58
240.Jamaal Wilkes* 14.54
241.Jalen Rose 14.53
242.Jeff Mullins 14.52
243.Paul Pressey 14.49
244.Larry Johnson 14.46
245.Robert Horry 14.45
246.Eddie Johnson 14.45
247.Bill Laimbeer 14.45
248.Andrew Toney 14.44
249.Happy Hairston 14.44
250.Joe Dumars* 14.43