Calculation
All calculations begin with what is called unadjusted PER (uPER). The formula is:
Where
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Once uPER is calculated, it must be adjusted for team pace and normalized to the league to become PER:
This final step takes away the advantage held by players whose teams play a fastbreak style (and therefore have more possessions and more opportunities to do things on offense), and then sets the league average to 15.00.
Also note that it is impossible to calculate PER (at least in the conventional manner described above) for NBA seasons prior to 1978, as the league did not keep track of turnovers before that year.
Read more about this topic: Player Efficiency Rating
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