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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Player Efficiency Rating

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 27.91
2. LeBron James 26.86
3. Shaquille O'Neal 26.59
4. David Robinson* 26.18
5. Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
6. Dwyane Wade 25.67
7. Bob Pettit* 25.37
8. Tim Duncan 25.02
9. Neil Johnston* 24.72
10. Charles Barkley* 24.63
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
12. Magic Johnson* 24.11
13. Karl Malone* 23.90
14. Dirk Nowitzki 23.76
15. Kevin Garnett 23.59
16. Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
17. Julius Erving* 23.57
18. Kobe Bryant 23.50
19. Larry Bird* 23.50
20. Oscar Robertson* 23.17
21. Yao Ming 23.04
22. Jerry West* 22.90
23. Tracy McGrady 22.81
24. Elgin Baylor* 22.70
25. Amare Stoudemire 22.57
26. Moses Malone* 22.00
27. Dolph Schayes* 21.96
28. Pau Gasol 21.89
29. John Stockton* 21.83
30. Elton Brand 21.80
31. Dwight Howard 21.69
32. Bob Lanier* 21.69
33. Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
34. Manu Ginobili 21.65
35. Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
36. Adrian Dantley* 21.51
37. Harry Gallatin* 21.49
38. Artis Gilmore 21.40
39. George Gervin* 21.38
40. Dan Issel* 21.37
41. Chris Bosh 21.28
42. Alonzo Mourning 21.24
43. Vince Carter 21.09
44. Clyde Drexler* 21.07
45. Rick Barry* 21.04
46. Patrick Ewing* 21.01
47. Chris Webber 20.94
48. Allen Iverson 20.92
49. Carlos Boozer 20.81
50. Paul Pierce 20.80
51. John Drew 20.74
52. Bob McAdoo* 20.73
53. Kevin Johnson 20.70
54. Gilbert Arenas 20.60
55. George Yardley* 20.52
56. Ed Macauley* 20.40
57. Larry Foust 20.18
58. Steve Nash 20.15
59. Marques Johnson 20.11
60. Carmelo Anthony 20.10
61. Mel Daniels 20.07
62. George McGinnis 20.04
63. Billy Cunningham* 20.04
64. Kevin McHale* 20.02
65. Shawn Marion 19.93
66. Larry Nance 19.92
67. David Thompson* 19.91
68. Connie Hawkins* 19.88
69. Grant Hill 19.87
70. Alex English* 19.87
71. Walt Bellamy* 19.84
72. Cliff Hagan* 19.81
73. Bob Cousy* 19.77
74. Michael Redd 19.76
75. Terrell Brandon 19.69
76. Paul Arizin* 19.66
77. Mark Price 19.62
78. Zach Randolph 19.60
79. Sam Cassell 19.48
80. Paul Westphal 19.43
81. Ray Allen 19.38
82. Andrei Kirilenko 19.38
83. Robert Parish* 19.22
84. Bernard King 19.18
85. Walt Frazier* 19.12
86. Bailey Howell* 19.11
87. Chauncey Billups 19.09
88. Shawn Kemp 19.08
89. Spencer Haywood 19.07
90. Walter Davis 19.07
91. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
92. Mark Aguirre 19.02
93. Gary Payton 18.88
94. Bill Russell* 18.88
95. Larry Jones 18.86
96. Jerry Lucas* 18.86
97. Brad Daugherty 18.85
98. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.79
99. World B. Free 18.78
100. Chris Mullin 18.78
101. Zelmo Beaty 18.75
102. Stephon Marbury 18.74
103. Sidney Moncrief 18.69
104. Sam Jones* 18.68
105. Scottie Pippen* 18.63
106. Tim Hardaway 18.61
107. Vern Mikkelsen* 18.61
108. Antawn Jamison 18.58
109. Willis Reed* 18.57
110. Gus Williams 18.51
111. Jason Kidd 18.48
112. Jermaine O'Neal 18.39
113. Pete Maravich* 18.38
114. Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
115. Reggie Miller 18.36
116. Steve Francis 18.35
117. Alvan Adams 18.32
118. Corey Maggette 18.31
119. Tony Parker 18.30
120. Terry Cummings 18.29
121. Bill Sharman* 18.23
122. Donnie Freeman 18.21
123. Billy Knight 18.17
124. Marcus Camby 18.17
125. Bobby Jones 18.14
126. Isiah Thomas* 18.11
127. Willie Wise 18.08
128. Baron Davis 18.05
129. Andre Miller 18.02
130. Derrick Coleman 18.01
131. Calvin Murphy* 18.00
132. Tiny Archibald* 17.99
133. Red Robbins 17.98
134. Rod Strickland 17.98
135. Dan Roundfield 17.95
136. Calvin Natt 17.94
137. Josh Smith 17.92
138. Rik Smits 17.85
139. Tom Heinsohn* 17.85
140. Fat Lever 17.82
141. Jack Twyman* 17.79
142. Gerald Wallace 17.77
143. Jason Terry 17.75
144. Fred Brown 17.75
145. Ricky Pierce 17.74
146. James Worthy* 17.73
147. Elvin Hayes* 17.73
148. Vlade Divac 17.72
149. Jeff Hornacek 17.67
150. Brad Miller 17.64
151. Dave Bing* 17.63
152. Rashard Lewis 17.61
153. Chet Walker 17.60
154. Mitch Richmond 17.59
155. Swen Nater 17.57
156. John Havlicek* 17.53
157. Glenn Robinson 17.50
158. Mack Calvin 17.44
159. Lou Hudson 17.43
160. Antonio McDyess 17.42
161. Bob Netolicky 17.39
162. Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
163. Toni Kukoc 17.35
164. Mehmet Okur 17.35
165. Ray Williams 17.32
166. Jack Sikma 17.29
167. Richie Guerin 17.27
168. Detlef Schrempf 17.22
169. Dikembe Mutombo 17.21
170. Earl Monroe* 17.20
171. Roger Brown 17.20
172. Terry Porter 17.18
173. Peja Stojakovic 17.17
174. Johnny Green 17.11
175. Ruben Patterson 17.09
176. Jimmy Jones 17.07
177. Larry Kenon 17.05
178. Andre Iguodala 17.05
179. Alvin Robertson 17.02
180. Dave Cowens* 17.02
181. Rasheed Wallace 17.01
182. Cliff Robinson 17.00
183. James Silas 16.96
184. Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
185. Danny Manning 16.93
186. Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
187. Christian Laettner 16.93
188. Ray Felix 16.92
189. Purvis Short 16.88
190. Mickey Johnson 16.88
191. Jason Richardson 16.86
192. Lamar Odom 16.86
193. Richard Hamilton 16.84
194. Mookie Blaylock 16.79
195. Red Kerr 16.79
196. Keith Van Horn 16.78
197. Lenny Wilkens* 16.76
198. Donyell Marshall 16.75
199. Rolando Blackman 16.75
200. Cincinnatus Powell 16.73
201. Bob Dandridge 16.71
202. Mike Mitchell 16.71
203. Gail Goodrich* 16.70
204. Eddie Jones 16.70
205. Jerry Stackhouse 16.69
206. Tom Owens 16.69
207. Gus Johnson* 16.68
208. Orlando Woolridge 16.62
209. Mike Bibby 16.62
210. Doc Rivers 16.61
211. Dave Robisch 16.59
212. Michael Adams 16.57
213. Reggie Theus 16.56
214. Drew Gooden 16.53
215. Jim Eakins 16.53
216. Nate Thurmond* 16.51
217. Tom Chambers 16.51
218. Jamaal Wilkes 16.51
219. Randy Smith 16.50
220. Maurice Cheeks 16.50
221. Happy Hairston 16.48
222. Otis Birdsong 16.45
223. Joe Barry Carroll 16.45
224. Dana Barros 16.44
225. Armen Gilliam 16.42
226. Kenny Anderson 16.41
227. Cedric Maxwell 16.37
228. Archie Clark 16.36
229. Campy Russell 16.35
230. Terry Dischinger 16.35
231. Darrell Armstrong 16.35
232. Larry Johnson 16.33
233. Jeff Mullins 16.31
234. Caron Butler 16.31
235. Billy Paultz 16.31
236. Mike Gminski 16.31
237. Hersey Hawkins 16.31
238. Joe Johnson 16.28
239. Willie Naulls 16.27
240. Byron Beck 16.27
241. Vin Baker 16.25
242. Warren Jabali 16.25
243. Steve Mix 16.25
244. Sidney Wicks 16.23
245. Glen Rice 16.23
246. Elmore Smith 16.23
247. Maurice Lucas 16.21
248. Richard Jefferson 16.18
249. Kelly Tripucka 16.17
250. Ralph Simpson 16.17

NBA

Rank Player PER
1. Michael Jordan* 27.91
2. LeBron James 26.86
3. Shaquille O'Neal 26.59
4. David Robinson* 26.18
5. Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13
6. Dwyane Wade 25.67
7. Bob Pettit* 25.37
8. Tim Duncan 25.02
9. Neil Johnston* 24.72
10. Charles Barkley* 24.63
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58
12. Magic Johnson* 24.11
13. Karl Malone* 23.90
14. Dirk Nowitzki 23.76
15. Kevin Garnett 23.59
16. Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.59
17. Kobe Bryant 23.50
18. Larry Bird* 23.50
19. Oscar Robertson* 23.17
20. Yao Ming 23.04
21. Jerry West* 22.90
22. Tracy McGrady 22.81
23. Elgin Baylor* 22.70
24. Amare Stoudemire 22.57
25. Moses Malone* 22.31
26. Julius Erving* 21.97
27. Dolph Schayes* 21.96
28. Pau Gasol 21.89
29. John Stockton* 21.83
30. Elton Brand 21.80
31. George Gervin* 21.74
32. Dwight Howard 21.69
33. Bob Lanier* 21.69
34. Clyde Lovellette* 21.67
35. Manu Ginobili 21.65
36. Dominique Wilkins* 21.56
37. Adrian Dantley* 21.51
38. Harry Gallatin* 21.49
39. Chris Bosh 21.28
40. Alonzo Mourning 21.24
41. Vince Carter 21.09
42. Clyde Drexler* 21.07
43. Patrick Ewing* 21.01
44. Dan Issel* 20.99
45. Chris Webber 20.94
46. Allen Iverson 20.92
47. Carlos Boozer 20.81
48. Paul Pierce 20.80
49. John Drew 20.74
50. Bob McAdoo* 20.73
51. Kevin Johnson 20.70
52. Gilbert Arenas 20.60
53. George Yardley* 20.52
54. Ed Macauley* 20.40
55. Larry Foust 20.18
56. Rick Barry* 20.16
57. Artis Gilmore 20.16
58. Steve Nash 20.15
59. Marques Johnson 20.11
60. Carmelo Anthony 20.10
61. Kevin McHale* 20.02
62. Shawn Marion 19.93
63. Larry Nance 19.92
64. Grant Hill 19.87
65. Alex English* 19.87
66. Walt Bellamy* 19.84
67. Bob Cousy* 19.77
68. Michael Redd 19.76
69. Terrell Brandon 19.69
70. David Thompson* 19.68
71. Paul Arizin* 19.66
72. Mark Price 19.62
73. Zach Randolph 19.60
74. Cliff Hagan* 19.50
75. Sam Cassell 19.48
76. Paul Westphal 19.43
77. Ray Allen 19.38
78. Billy Cunningham* 19.38
79. Andrei Kirilenko 19.38
80. Robert Parish* 19.22
81. Bernard King 19.18
82. Walt Frazier* 19.12
83. Bailey Howell* 19.11
84. Chauncey Billups 19.09
85. Shawn Kemp 19.08
86. Walter Davis 19.07
87. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 19.02
88. Mark Aguirre 19.02
89. Gary Payton 18.88
90. Bill Russell* 18.88
91. Jerry Lucas* 18.86
92. Brad Daugherty 18.85
93. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 18.79
94. World B. Free 18.78
95. Chris Mullin 18.78
96. Stephon Marbury 18.74
97. Sidney Moncrief 18.69
98. Sam Jones* 18.68
99. Scottie Pippen* 18.63
100. Tim Hardaway 18.61
101. Vern Mikkelsen* 18.61
102. Antawn Jamison 18.58
103. Willis Reed* 18.57
104. George McGinnis 18.55
105. Gus Williams 18.51
106. Jason Kidd 18.48
107. Jermaine O'Neal 18.39
108. Pete Maravich* 18.38
109. Kiki Vandeweghe 18.37
110. Reggie Miller 18.36
111. Steve Francis 18.35
112. Alvan Adams 18.32
113. Corey Maggette 18.31
114. Tony Parker 18.30
115. Terry Cummings 18.29
116. Bill Sharman* 18.23
117. Marcus Camby 18.17
118. Isiah Thomas* 18.11
119. Dan Roundfield 18.08
120. Baron Davis 18.05
121. Andre Miller 18.02
122. Derrick Coleman 18.01
123. Calvin Murphy* 18.00
124. Tiny Archibald* 17.99
125. Rod Strickland 17.98
126. Calvin Natt 17.94
127. Josh Smith 17.92
128. Bobby Jones 17.88
129. Rik Smits 17.85
130. Tom Heinsohn* 17.85
131. Fat Lever 17.82
132. Jack Twyman* 17.79
133. Gerald Wallace 17.77
134. Jason Terry 17.75
135. Fred Brown 17.75
136. Spencer Haywood 17.74
137. Ricky Pierce 17.74
138. James Worthy* 17.73
139. Elvin Hayes* 17.73
140. Vlade Divac 17.72
141. Billy Knight 17.68
142. Jeff Hornacek 17.67
143. Brad Miller 17.64
144. Dave Bing* 17.63
145. Rashard Lewis 17.61
146. Chet Walker 17.60
147. Mitch Richmond 17.59
148. Larry Kenon 17.58
149. John Havlicek* 17.53
150. Glenn Robinson 17.50
151. Lou Hudson 17.43
152. Antonio McDyess 17.42
153. Anfernee Hardaway 17.38
154. Toni Kukoc 17.35
155. Mehmet Okur 17.35
156. Ray Williams 17.32
157. Jack Sikma 17.29
158. Richie Guerin 17.27
159. Detlef Schrempf 17.22
160. Dikembe Mutombo 17.21
161. Earl Monroe* 17.20
162. Connie Hawkins* 17.20
163. Terry Porter 17.18
164. Peja Stojakovic 17.17
165. Johnny Green 17.11
166. Ruben Patterson 17.09
167. Zelmo Beaty 17.05
168. Andre Iguodala 17.05
169. Alvin Robertson 17.02
170. Dave Cowens* 17.02
171. Rasheed Wallace 17.01
172. Cliff Robinson 17.00
173. Micheal Ray Richardson 16.95
174. Danny Manning 16.93
175. Rudy Tomjanovich 16.93
176. Christian Laettner 16.93
177. Ray Felix 16.92
178. Purvis Short 16.88
179. Mickey Johnson 16.88
180. Jason Richardson 16.86
181. Lamar Odom 16.86
182. Gus Johnson* 16.85
183. Richard Hamilton 16.84
184. Mookie Blaylock 16.79
185. Red Kerr 16.79
186. Keith Van Horn 16.78
187. Lenny Wilkens* 16.76
188. Donyell Marshall 16.75
189. Rolando Blackman 16.75
190. Bob Dandridge 16.71
191. Mike Mitchell 16.71
192. Gail Goodrich* 16.70
193. Eddie Jones 16.70
194. Jerry Stackhouse 16.69
195. Orlando Woolridge 16.62
196. Mike Bibby 16.62
197. Doc Rivers 16.61
198. Michael Adams 16.57
199. Reggie Theus 16.56
200. Drew Gooden 16.53
201. Nate Thurmond* 16.51
202. Tom Chambers 16.51
203. Jamaal Wilkes 16.51
204. Randy Smith 16.50
205. Maurice Cheeks 16.50
206. Happy Hairston 16.48
207. Otis Birdsong 16.45
208. Joe Barry Carroll 16.45
209. Dana Barros 16.44
210. Armen Gilliam 16.42
211. Kenny Anderson 16.41
212. Cedric Maxwell 16.37
213. Archie Clark 16.36
214. Campy Russell 16.35
215. Terry Dischinger 16.35
216. Darrell Armstrong 16.35
217. Larry Johnson 16.33
218. Jeff Mullins 16.31
219. Caron Butler 16.31
220. Mike Gminski 16.31
221. Hersey Hawkins 16.31
222. Joe Johnson 16.28
223. Maurice Lucas 16.28
224. Willie Naulls 16.27
225. Vin Baker 16.25
226. Steve Mix 16.25
227. Sidney Wicks 16.23
228. Glen Rice 16.23
229. Elmore Smith 16.23
230. Richard Jefferson 16.18
231. Kelly Tripucka 16.17
232. Xavier McDaniel 16.14
233. Bob Boozer 16.12
234. Don Nelson 16.11
235. Jim Paxson 16.11
236. Steve Smith 16.08
237. Bill Laimbeer 16.08
238. Bonzi Wells 16.08
239. Dale Ellis 16.03
240. Wally Szczerbiak 16.02
241. Eddie Johnson 16.02
242. Wes Unseld* 16.00
243. Shawn Bradley 16.00
244. Kerry Kittles 15.99
245. Ron Artest 15.98
246. Troy Murphy 15.98
247. Antoine Walker 15.98
248. Mark Jackson 15.97
249. Derek Harper 15.97
250. Otis Thorpe 15.97

ABA

Rank Player PER
1. Julius Erving* 26.36
2. Rick Barry* 23.75
3. Artis Gilmore 23.51
4. George McGinnis 22.06
5. Dan Issel* 21.81
6. Zelmo Beaty 21.49
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 17.98
16. Mack Calvin 17.94
17. Billy Paultz 17.91
18. Donald Sidle 17.82
19. Randy Denton 17.73
20. Mike Lewis 17.64
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 17.20
27. Levern Tart 17.01
28. James Silas 17.00
29. Jim Eakins 16.80
30. Cincinnatus Powell 16.73
31. Tom Owens 16.62
32. Manny Leaks 16.56
33. Ron Boone 16.36
34. Byron Beck 16.34
35. Arthur Becker 16.33
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 15.44
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 14.77
55. Walter Simon 14.57
56. Johnny Neumann 14.49
57. Ronald Franz 14.24
58. Rich Jones 14.22
59. Glen Combs 14.19
60. Wil Jones 14.07
61. Bill Melchionni 14.01
62. Darnell Hillman 13.96
63. Steve Jones 13.87
64. Don Buse 13.80
65. Chuck Williams 13.74
66. Larry Miller 13.49
67. Gene Littles 13.47
68. Joe Hamilton 13.34
69. Ted McClain 13.26
70. Bob Warren 13.10
71. George Lehmann 13.01
72. Wendell Ladner 12.50
73. Marv Roberts 12.48
74. Ira Harge 12.48
75. John Roche 12.39
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 10.86
82. Fatty Taylor 10.45
83. Gerald Govan 10.24
84. Lonnie Wright 10.13