Best PER seasons of all-time

[JTrain]

Anthony Davis (this season) was tied for #1 last week. Now he's #9 and the only player in the top 12 besides LeBron, Jordan and Wilt.



http://www.basketball-reference.com/pi/shareit/yb4q6

[PDX MM]

I really don't know that much about PER but how much of that number is affected by FT%? Say Wilt and Shaq managed to hit like 70% instead of 50% would that change their PERs all that much from what is listed here?

[Rerisen]

Note the order there isn't exactly correct because of rounding and then going alphabetical.

I.e. Jordan 88 is 31.71 for 3rd, and James 09 is 31.67.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/lea ... early.html

But yeah, it looked like Davis might shatter MJ's modern era record for a while there.

[JTrain]

Note the order thereisn't exactly correct because of rounding and then going alphabetical.

I.e. Jordan 88 is 31.71 and James 09 is 31.67.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/lea ... eason.html

But yeah, it looked like Davis might shatter MJ's modern era record for a while there.

Interesting. I figured they would use more decimal places even if they didn't show them.

[jangles86]

Steals and blocks wernt recorded when wilt was playing so I assume that would've boosted his per up even higher?

[spectacularmove]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/lea ... eason.html

[Cycklops]

It gets scary when you compare his age to everyone else.

[Usual Suspects]

Looking at the entire list you really come to love the 2008-09 season. Only time in NBA history two guys finished with over 30 PER (Lebron & Wade). Their head to head games were amazing that season as well.

[Dupp]

No surprise Davis is having a great season and has easily been the best player of the season.