Here are the 2013 WNBA Player Efficiency Ratings, or PER. PER was created by basketball statistician John Hollinger, as a metric that attempts to combine all of a player's contributions on the court into a single value.
Some background:
* PER is normalized to a value of 15.00 for a hypothetical average player. This allows us to compare PER across different years.
* Once criticism of PER is that it (like most basketball metrics) doesn't capture defensive contributions adequately.
* Players with very few minutes played may have extreme values of PER; minutes played is included for each player in the table below.
* Any "single value" metric suffers the Dungeon Master's Lament: a single value metric makes player comparison simple, but lacks realism; a multiple value metric is more realistic, but lacks simplicity.
What follows are the 2013 values, using the formula from the basketball-reference.com website. Note that the five players who played on multiple teams this season will have three values - one value for each of their teams and one "total" value which is a combination of the team values weighted by minutes played.
| Candace Parker | 2013 | LAS | 30.38 | 889 | ||
| Elizabeth Cambage | 2013 | TUL | 29.96 | 499 | ||
| Sylvia Fowles | 2013 | CHI | 27.74 | 1001 | ||
| Maya Moore | 2013 | MIN | 27.61 | 1068 | ||
| Tamika Catchings | 2013 | IND | 27.55 | 942 | ||
| Nneka Ogwumike | 2013 | LAS | 27.12 | 878 | ||
| Penny Taylor | 2013 | PHO | 25.60 | 161 | ||
| Chucky Jeffery | 2013 | NYL | 25.50 | 6 | ||
| Elena Delle Donne | 2013 | CHI | 25.27 | 941 | ||
| Angel McCoughtry | 2013 | ATL | 25.25 | 1036 | ||
| Diana Taurasi | 2013 | PHO | 24.49 | 1032 | ||
| Sancho Lyttle | 2013 | ATL | 24.38 | 180 | ||
| Riquna Williams | 2013 | TUL | 23.56 | 612 | ||
| Erika Desouza | 2013 | ATL | 22.71 | 1016 | ||
| Brittney Griner | 2013 | PHO | 22.29 | 699 | ||
| Lindsay Whalen | 2013 | MIN | 21.70 | 1005 | ||
| Seimone Augustus | 2013 | MIN | 21.34 | 922 | ||
| Glory Johnson | 2013 | TUL | 21.01 | 875 | ||
| Epiphanny Prince | 2013 | CHI | 20.37 | 930 | ||
| Tina Charles | 2013 | CON | 20.01 | 951 | ||
| Tina Thompson | 2013 | SEA | 19.64 | 976 | ||
| Rebekkah Brunson | 2013 | MIN | 19.35 | 965 | ||
| Essence Carson | 2013 | NYL | 19.35 | 118 | ||
| Danielle Adams | 2013 | SAS | 19.11 | 899 | ||
| Mistie Bass | 2013 | CON | 18.58 | 593 | ||
| Candice Dupree | 2013 | PHO | 18.57 | 1057 | ||
| Kara Lawson | 2013 | CON | 18.54 | 271 | ||
| Jantel Lavender | 2013 | LAS | 18.48 | 571 | ||
| DeWanna Bonner | 2013 | PHO | 18.24 | 1119 | ||
| Jessica Breland | 2013 | IND | 18.04 | 439 | ||
| Tiffany Hayes | 2013 | ATL | 17.93 | 513 | ||
| Jia Perkins | 2013 | SAS | 17.88 | 1037 | ||
| Julie Wojta | 2013 | SAS | 17.79 | 25 | ||
| Erlana Larkins | 2013 | IND | 17.73 | 1022 | ||
| Kristi Toliver | 2013 | LAS | 17.70 | 1019 | ||
| Courtney Paris | 2013 | TUL | 17.62 | 276 | ||
| Crystal Langhorne | 2013 | WAS | 17.14 | 973 | ||
| Janel McCarville | 2013 | MIN | 16.87 | 700 | ||
| Carolyn Swords | 2013 | CHI | 16.87 | 181 | ||
| Shavonte Zellous | 2013 | IND | 16.85 | 908 | ||
| Danielle Robinson | 2013 | SAS | 16.74 | 812 | ||
| Ivory Latta | 2013 | WAS | 16.70 | 1072 | ||
| Jayne Appel | 2013 | SAS | 16.66 | 768 | ||
| Kelsey Griffin | 2013 | CON | 15.98 | 864 | ||
| Tanisha Wright | 2013 | SEA | 15.61 | 1050 | ||
| Katie Douglas | 2013 | IND | 15.39 | 143 | ||
| Karima Christmas | 2013 | IND | 15.00 | 913 | ||
| Kara Braxton | 2013 | NYL | 14.93 | 740 | ||
| Lindsey Harding | 2013 | LAS | 14.88 | 1011 | ||
| Quanitra Hollingsworth | 2013 | WAS | 14.88 | 42 | ||
| Shekinna Stricklen | 2013 | SEA | 14.87 | 797 | ||
| Emma Meesseman | 2013 | WAS | 14.75 | 498 | ||
| Allison Hightower | 2013 | CON | 14.69 | 672 | ||
| Shenise Johnson | 2013 | SAS | 14.62 | 901 | ||
| Temeka Johnson | 2013 | SEA | 14.58 | 877 | ||
| Cappie Pondexter | 2013 | NYL | 14.50 | 1027 | ||
| Aneika Henry | 2013 | ATL | 14.33 | 434 | ||
| Camille Little | 2013 | SEA | 14.28 | 1030 | ||
| Courtney Vandersloot | 2013 | CHI | 14.26 | 985 | ||
| Monique Currie | 2013 | WAS | 14.03 | 881 | ||
| Michelle Snow | 2013 | WAS | 13.91 | 571 | ||
| Plenette Pierson | 2013 | NYL | 13.90 | 883 | ||
| Kayla Pedersen | 2013 | TUL | 13.64 | 162 | ||
| Monica Wright | 2013 | MIN | 13.61 | 743 | ||
| Leilani Mitchell | 2013 | NYL | 13.34 | 633 | ||
| Nadirah McKenith | 2013 | WAS | 13.34 | 282 | ||
| Swin Cash | 2013 | CHI | 13.20 | 961 | ||
| Kia Vaughn | 2013 | WAS | 12.95 | 680 | ||
| Nicole Powell | 2013 | TUL | 12.88 | 715 | ||
| Tayler Hill | 2013 | WAS | 12.71 | 593 | ||
| Kelsey Bone | 2013 | NYL | 12.68 | 663 | ||
| Devereaux Peters | 2013 | MIN | 12.67 | 631 | ||
| Alex Bentley | 2013 | ATL | 12.62 | 753 | ||
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 2013 | SAS | 12.40 | 409 | ||
| Candice Wiggins | 2013 | TUL | 12.34 | 876 | ||
| Matee Ajavon | 2013 | WAS | 12.29 | 772 | ||
| Armintie Price | 2013 | ATL | 11.86 | 838 | ||
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 2013 | TOTAL | 11.86 | 622 | ||
| Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | 2013 | WAS | 11.71 | 503 | ||
| Marissa Coleman | 2013 | LAS | 11.64 | 595 | ||
| Kayla Pedersen | 2013 | TOTAL | 11.52 | 431 | ||
| Tamera Young | 2013 | CHI | 11.51 | 596 | ||
| Erin Phillips | 2013 | IND | 11.42 | 383 | ||
| Renee Montgomery | 2013 | CON | 11.13 | 625 | ||
| Tianna Hawkins | 2013 | SEA | 11.13 | 321 | ||
| Toni Young | 2013 | NYL | 11.05 | 344 | ||
| Avery Warley | 2013 | NYL | 10.89 | 102 | ||
| Roneeka Hodges | 2013 | TUL | 10.88 | 567 | ||
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 2013 | NYL | 10.81 | 213 | ||
| Briann January | 2013 | IND | 10.73 | 946 | ||
| Anne Marie Armstrong | 2013 | ATL | 10.58 | 25 | ||
| Davellyn Whyte | 2013 | SAS | 10.44 | 433 | ||
| Alana Beard | 2013 | LAS | 10.44 | 703 | ||
| Avery Warley | 2013 | TOTAL | 10.32 | 215 | ||
| Kayla Pedersen | 2013 | CON | 10.25 | 269 | ||
| Jenna O'Hea | 2013 | LAS | 10.19 | 398 | ||
| Sugar Rodgers | 2013 | MIN | 10.07 | 212 | ||
| Angel Goodrich | 2013 | TUL | 9.96 | 680 | ||
| Skylar Diggins | 2013 | TUL | 9.96 | 845 | ||
| Ashley Walker | 2013 | CON | 9.89 | 55 | ||
| Kalana Greene | 2013 | CON | 9.84 | 888 | ||
| Avery Warley | 2013 | CHI | 9.81 | 113 | ||
| Iziane Castro Marques | 2013 | CON | 9.74 | 441 | ||
| Tiffany Jackson | 2013 | TUL | 9.74 | 393 | ||
| Noelle Quinn | 2013 | SEA | 9.72 | 870 | ||
| Alysha Clark | 2013 | SEA | 9.68 | 505 | ||
| Jasmine James | 2013 | PHO | 9.29 | 190 | ||
| Allie Quigley | 2013 | CHI | 9.28 | 318 | ||
| Alex Montgomery | 2013 | NYL | 9.27 | 782 | ||
| Shay Murphy | 2013 | CHI | 8.86 | 379 | ||
| Amber Harris | 2013 | MIN | 8.79 | 263 | ||
| Briana Gilbreath | 2013 | PHO | 8.79 | 763 | ||
| Kayla Alexander | 2013 | SAS | 8.76 | 371 | ||
| Jasmine Hassell | 2013 | SEA | 8.71 | 9 | ||
| Jasmine Thomas | 2013 | ATL | 8.69 | 935 | ||
| Farhiya Abdi | 2013 | LAS | 8.48 | 122 | ||
| Ebony Hoffman | 2013 | LAS | 8.38 | 412 | ||
| Shameka Christon | 2013 | SAS | 8.06 | 740 | ||
| Tan White | 2013 | CON | 7.91 | 549 | ||
| Jeanette Pohlen | 2013 | IND | 7.79 | 191 | ||
| Le'coe Willingham | 2013 | ATL | 7.71 | 755 | ||
| Katie Smith | 2013 | NYL | 7.65 | 904 | ||
| Rachel Jarry | 2013 | MIN | 7.57 | 184 | ||
| Charde Houston | 2013 | PHO | 7.44 | 586 | ||
| Sydney Carter | 2013 | CON | 7.09 | 259 | ||
| Sasha Goodlett | 2013 | IND | 7.07 | 187 | ||
| Lynetta Kizer | 2013 | PHO | 6.95 | 266 | ||
| Kamiko Williams | 2013 | NYL | 6.47 | 453 | ||
| Chelsea Poppens | 2013 | SAS | 6.44 | 63 | ||
| Cathrine Kraayeveld | 2013 | SAS | 6.31 | 285 | ||
| Kelly Faris | 2013 | CON | 6.17 | 338 | ||
| Krystal Thomas | 2013 | PHO | 6.14 | 477 | ||
| A'dia Mathies | 2013 | LAS | 5.96 | 276 | ||
| Michelle Campbell 2 | 2013 | CHI | 5.63 | 238 | ||
| Jennifer Lacy | 2013 | TUL | 5.28 | 450 | ||
| Lindsey Moore | 2013 | MIN | 5.19 | 130 | ||
| Natasha Lacy | 2013 | CON | 4.84 | 50 | ||
| Alexis Hornbuckle | 2013 | PHO | 4.39 | 373 | ||
| Layshia Clarendon | 2013 | IND | 4.14 | 582 | ||
| Jasmine Hassell | 2013 | TOTAL | 2.60 | 162 | ||
| Nakia Sanford | 2013 | SEA | 2.43 | 153 | ||
| Samantha Prahalis | 2013 | PHO | 2.34 | 101 | ||
| Jasmine Hassell | 2013 | IND | 2.24 | 153 | ||
| Sharnee' Zoll | 2013 | CHI | 1.96 | 184 | ||
| Chante Black | 2013 | SAS | 1.82 | 10 | ||
| Samantha Prahalis | 2013 | TOTAL | 1.59 | 109 | ||
| Ashley Robinson | 2013 | SEA | 1.28 | 200 | ||
| Chelsea Hopkins | 2013 | SAS | 0.68 | 58 | ||
| Ruth Riley | 2013 | ATL | 0.42 | 121 | ||
| Courtney Clements | 2013 | ATL | 0.17 | 244 | ||
| Erin Thorn | 2013 | IND | -0.10 | 67 | ||
| Cierra Bravard | 2013 | SEA | -4.37 | 27 | ||
| Joslyn Tinkle | 2013 | SEA | -6.74 | 11 | ||
| Samantha Prahalis | 2013 | NYL | -7.89 | 8 | ||
| Becky Hammon | 2013 | SAS | -8.17 | 12 | ||
| Jessica Moore | 2013 | WAS | -13.50 | 8 |