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What is Player Efficiency Rating (PER)?

PER is a per-minute rating of a player's box-score production — points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks minus missed shots, turnovers and fouls — adjusted for pace and scaled so the league average is 15.

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What is PER in basketball?
PER is a per-minute rating of a player's box-score production — points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks minus missed shots, turnovers and fouls — adjusted for pace and scaled so the league average is 15.
How is PER calculated?
Built from the full box-score line per minute, adjusted for team pace and normalised to a league average of 15.
Who led the NBA in PER in 2025-26?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led qualified players with 30.6, against a qualified average of 14.5.

How to read it

Around 15 is average, 20+ is All-Star level and 25+ is MVP territory. PER rewards high-usage scorers and underrates defensive specialists.

2025-26 leaders

Among 212 qualified players (40+ games, 20+ minutes per game).

  1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30.6
  2. Nikola Jokić 30.0
  3. Victor Wembanyama 27.1
  4. Luka Dončić 26.9
  5. Kawhi Leonard 26.8

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Definitions by whynba; leaders computed from season statistics and updated with each daily import.