Player Efficiency Rating (PER) Calculator

Calculate a simplified Player Efficiency Rating (PER) for basketball using box score statistics.

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Simplified PER

49.4

FG%50.0%
FT%71.4%
Positive Value50

Simplified PER vs Points

How Simplified PER Is Calculated

This is a simplified version of John Hollinger's Player Efficiency Rating.

Formula

PER = (PTS + REB x 1.2 + AST x 1.5 + STL x 2 + BLK x 2 - MissedFG x 0.8 - MissedFT x 0.5 - TOV x 1.5) x 48 / Minutes

Benchmarks

  • Below 10: Poor
  • 10-15: Below average
  • 15: League average
  • 20-25: All-Star
  • 25-30: MVP candidate
  • 30+: Historic season
  • Example Calculation

    25 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, 1.5 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 10/20 FG, 5/7 FT, 35 min/game.

    1. 01Positive = 25 + 10*1.2 + 5*1.5 + 1.5*2 + 1*2 = 25 + 12 + 7.5 + 3 + 2 = 49.5
    2. 02Negative = 10*0.8 + 2*0.5 + 3*1.5 = 8 + 1 + 4.5 = 13.5
    3. 03Raw = (49.5 - 13.5) * 48/35 = 36 * 1.371 = 49.4
    4. 04Simplified PER = 49.4

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