NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Trailers for Player Efficiency Rating

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame

Rate statistic requirements

Table
Season Lg Player PER Tm
2023-24 NBA Ochai Agbaji 7.72 TOT
2022-23 NBA P.J. Tucker 5.68 PHI
2021-22 NBA Reggie Bullock 9.23 DAL
2020-21 NBA P.J. Tucker 5.54 TOT
2019-20 NBA Jordan Poole 7.20 GSW
2018-19 NBA Terrance Ferguson 6.44 OKC
2017-18 NBA Frank Ntilikina 7.04 NYK
2016-17 NBA Domantas Sabonis 6.89 OKC
2015-16 NBA Randy Foye 7.56 TOT
2014-15 NBA Dante Exum 5.67 UTA
2013-14 NBA Ben McLemore 7.74 SAC
2012-13 NBA Norris Cole 7.88 MIA
2011-12 NBA Norris Cole 7.94 MIA
2010-11 NBA Steve Blake 7.48 LAL
2009-10 NBA Keith Bogans 7.65 SAS
2008-09 NBA Bruce Bowen 5.36 SAS
2007-08 NBA Bruce Bowen 7.02 SAS
2006-07 NBA Jason Collins 3.01 NJN
2005-06 NBA Jason Collins 5.46 NJN
2004-05 NBA Tony Battie 8.55 ORL
2003-04 NBA Bruce Bowen 8.19 SAS
2002-03 NBA Michael Curry 5.73 DET
2001-02 NBA Michael Curry 6.23 DET
2000-01 NBA Bruce Bowen 8.09 MIA
1999-00 NBA Dickey Simpkins 5.46 CHI
1998-99 NBA Michael Curry 8.74 MIL
1997-98 NBA Aaron McKie 8.58 TOT
1996-97 NBA Doug West 8.55 MIN
1995-96 NBA Anthony Avent 6.92 VAN
1994-95 NBA Lee Mayberry 9.94 MIL
1993-94 NBA Mike Brown 7.21 MIN
1992-93 NBA Walter Bond 8.99 DAL
1991-92 NBA Jeff Turner 7.17 ORL
1990-91 NBA Greg Kite 7.45 ORL
1989-90 NBA Greg Kite 6.97 SAC
1988-89 NBA Elston Turner 7.78 DEN
1987-88 NBA Albert King 7.17 PHI
1986-87 NBA T.R. Dunn 7.78 DEN
1985-86 NBA Danny Vranes 7.84 SEA
1984-85 NBA Danny Vranes 8.34 SEA
1983-84 NBA Marc Iavaroni 8.12 PHI
1982-83 NBA Marc Iavaroni 7.30 PHI
1981-82 NBA Chris Ford 7.81 BOS
1980-81 NBA Armond Hill 7.96 TOT
1979-80 NBA Charlie Scott* 7.37 DEN
1978-79 NBA Tim Bassett 7.96 NJN
1977-78 NBA Dennis Awtrey 6.14 PHO
1976-77 NBA Dennis Awtrey 9.60 PHO
1975-76 NBA Corky Calhoun 8.97 LAL
  ABA Tim Bassett 8.88 NYA
1974-75 NBA Tal Skinner 8.98 SEA
  ABA Barry Parkhill 6.63 VIR
1973-74 NBA Kenny McIntosh 7.31 SEA
  ABA Julius Keye 9.48 DNR
1972-73 NBA Corky Calhoun 7.52 PHO
  ABA Mike Barr 8.80 VIR
1971-72 NBA Curtis Perry 8.54 TOT
  ABA Jimmy O'Brien 8.09 TOT
1970-71 NBA Bobby Lewis 8.23 CLE
  ABA Jeff Congdon 7.03 TOT
1969-70 NBA Art Harris 9.29 TOT
  ABA Barry Orms 7.87 TOT
1968-69 NBA Freddie Crawford 8.80 LAL
  ABA Tommie Bowens 8.46 NYA
1967-68 NBA Howard Komives 9.91 NYK
  ABA Hal Hale 5.60 HSM
1966-67 NBA K.C. Jones* 7.70 BOS
1965-66 NBA Wali Jones 7.78 PHI
1964-65 NBA Gary Phillips 8.18 SFW
1963-64 NBA Gary Phillips 8.74 SFW
1962-63 NBA Gene Wiley 7.74 LAL
1961-62 NBA Al Ferrari 8.33 STL
1960-61 NBA Woody Sauldsberry 6.13 STL
1959-60 NBA Woody Sauldsberry 7.20 PHW
1958-59 NBA Jim Loscutoff 7.19 BOS
1957-58 NBA Chuck Noble 7.00 DET
1956-57 NBA Bob Harrison 8.62 TOT
1955-56 NBA Alex Hannum* 7.88 STL
1954-55 NBA Bob Harrison 8.16 MLH
1953-54 NBA Vince Boryla 6.84 NYK
1952-53 NBA Al Masino 8.49 MLH
1951-52 NBA Bob Wilson 7.84 MLH