This article provides leading statistics on National Basketball Association players' total number of career regular season points scored.
Two lists are provided:
A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.
A progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the past seasons.[1]
These are the current official NBA scoring leaders:
The current actively playing scoring leader is LeBron James with 32,082 total points scored across his career.
The player with the highest number of points scored in NBA history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 total points scored.
The record for total number of points scored in a single season belongs to Wilt Chamberlain at 4,029 points.
Scoring leaders [ edit ]
The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.
Statistics accurate as of February 15, 2019.
Rank
Player
Position(s)
Team(s) played for (years)[3]
Total points
Games played
Points per game [4]
Field goals made
Three-point field goals made[5]
Free throws made
1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[6]
C
Milwaukee Bucks (1969 –1975 )Los Angeles Lakers (1975 –1989 )
38,387
1,560
24.6
15,837
1
6,712
2
Karl Malone *
PF
Utah Jazz (1985 –2003 )Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004 )
36,928
1,476
25.0
13,528
85
9,787
3
Kobe Bryant †
SG
Los Angeles Lakers (1996 –2016 )
33,643
1,346
25.0
11,719
1,827
8,378
4
Michael Jordan *
SG
Chicago Bulls (1984 –1993 , 1995 –1998 )Washington Wizards (2001 –2003 )
32,292
1,072
30.1
12,192
581
7,327
5
LeBron James ^
SF /PF
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003 –2010 , 2014 –2018 )Miami Heat (2010 –2014 )Los Angeles Lakers (2018 –present)
32,082
1,182
27.1
11,663
1,697
7,059
6
Wilt Chamberlain *
C
Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959 –1965 )Philadelphia 76ers (1965 –1968 )Los Angeles Lakers (1968 –1973 )
31,419
1,045
30.1
12,681
0
6,057
7
Dirk Nowitzki ^
PF/C
Dallas Mavericks (1999 –present)
31,310
1,497
20.9
11,078
1,943
7,211
8
Shaquille O'Neal *
C
Orlando Magic (1992 –1996 )Los Angeles Lakers (1996 –2004 )Miami Heat (2004 –2008 )Phoenix Suns (2008 –2009 )Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010 )Boston Celtics (2010–2011 )
28,596
1,207
23.7
11,330
1
5,935
9
Moses Malone *
C
Buffalo Braves (1976 )Houston Rockets (1976 –1982 )Philadelphia 76ers (1982 –1986 , 1993–1994 )Washington Bullets (1986 –1988 )Atlanta Hawks (1988 –1991 )Milwaukee Bucks (1991 –1993 )San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995 )
27,409
1,329
20.6
9,435
8
8,531
10
Elvin Hayes *
PF/C
San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968 –1972 , 1981 –1984 )Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972 –1981 )
27,313
1,303
21.0
10,976
5
5,356
11
Hakeem Olajuwon *[7]
C
Houston Rockets (1984 –2001 )Toronto Raptors (2001–2002 )
26,946
1,238
21.8
10,749
25
5,423
12
Oscar Robertson *
PG
Cincinnati Royals (1960 –1970 )Milwaukee Bucks (1970 –1974 )
26,710
1,040
25.7
9,508
0
7,694
13
Dominique Wilkins *
SF
Atlanta Hawks (1982 –1994 )Los Angeles Clippers (1994 )Boston Celtics (1994–1995 )San Antonio Spurs (1996–1997 )Orlando Magic (1999 )
26,668
1,074
24.8
9,963
711
6,031
14
Tim Duncan †
PF/C
San Antonio Spurs (1997 –2016 )
26,496
1,392
19.0
10,285
30
5,896
15
Paul Pierce †
SF/SG
Boston Celtics (1999 –2013 )Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014 )Washington Wizards (2014–2015 )Los Angeles Clippers (2015 –2017 )
26,397
1,343
19.7
8,668
2,143
6,918
16
John Havlicek *
SF/SG
Boston Celtics (1962 –1978 )
26,395
1,270
20.8
10,513
0
5,369
17
Kevin Garnett †
PF/C
Minnesota Timberwolves (1995 –2007 , 2015 –2016 )Boston Celtics (2007 –2013 )Brooklyn Nets (2013 –2015 )
26,071
1,462
17.8
10,505
174
4,887
18
Alex English *
SF
Milwaukee Bucks (1976 –1978 )Indiana Pacers (1978 –1980 )Denver Nuggets (1980 –1990 )Dallas Mavericks (1990–1991 )
25,613
1,193
21.5
10,659
18
4,277
19
Carmelo Anthony ^
SF
Denver Nuggets (2003 –2011 )New York Knicks (2011 –2017 )Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–2018 )Houston Rockets (2018–2019 )
25,551
1,064
24.0
9,137
1,362
5,915
20
Reggie Miller *
SG
Indiana Pacers (1987 –2005 )
25,279
1,389
18.2
8,241
2,560
6,237
21
Vince Carter ^
SG/SF
Toronto Raptors (1999 –2004 )New Jersey Nets (2004 –2009 )Orlando Magic (2009 –2010 )Phoenix Suns (2010–2011 )Dallas Mavericks (2011 –2014 )Memphis Grizzlies (2014 –2017 )Sacramento Kings (2017–2018 )Atlanta Hawks (2018 –present)
25,214
1,458
17.3
9,114
2,180
4,806
22
Jerry West *
PG/SG
Los Angeles Lakers (1960 –1974 )
25,192
932
27.0
9,016
0
7,160
23
Patrick Ewing *
C
New York Knicks (1985 –2000 )Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001 )Orlando Magic (2001–2002 )
24,815
1,183
21.0
9,702
19
5,392
24
Ray Allen *
SG
Milwaukee Bucks (1996 –2003 )Seattle SuperSonics (2003 –2007 )Boston Celtics (2007 –2012 )Miami Heat (2012 –2014 )
24,505
1,300
18.9
8,567
2,973
4,398
25
Allen Iverson *
SG/PG
Philadelphia 76ers (1996 –2006 , 2009–2010 )Denver Nuggets (2006 –2008 )Detroit Pistons (2008–2009 )Memphis Grizzlies (2009 )
24,368
914
26.7
8,467
1,059
6,375
26
Charles Barkley *
PF
Philadelphia 76ers (1984 –1992 )Phoenix Suns (1992 –1996 )Houston Rockets (1996 –2000 )
23,757
1,073
22.1
8,435
538
6,349
27
Robert Parish *
C
Golden State Warriors (1976 –1980 )Boston Celtics (1980 –1994 )Charlotte Hornets (1994 –1996 )Chicago Bulls (1996–1997 )
23,334
1,611
14.5
9,614
0
4,106
28
Adrian Dantley *
SF
Buffalo Braves (1976–1977 )Indiana Pacers (1977 )Los Angeles Lakers (1977 –1979 )Utah Jazz (1979 –1986 )Detroit Pistons (1986 –1989 )Dallas Mavericks (1989 –1990 )Milwaukee Bucks (1991 )
23,177
955
24.3
8,169
7
6,832
29
Elgin Baylor *
SF
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958 –1971 )
23,149
846
27.4
8,693
0
5,763
30
Dwyane Wade ^
SG
Miami Heat (2003 –2016 , 2018 –present)Chicago Bulls (2016–2017 ) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018 )
22,725
1,028
22.1
8,282
517
5,644
31
Kevin Durant ^
SF
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2007 –2016 )Golden State Warriors (2016 –present)
22,486
828
27.2
7,647
1,538
5,654
32
Clyde Drexler *
SG
Portland Trail Blazers (1983 –1995 )Houston Rockets (1995 –1998 )
22,195
1,086
20.4
8,335
827
4,698
33
Gary Payton *
PG
Seattle SuperSonics (1990 –2003 )Milwaukee Bucks (2003 )Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004 )Boston Celtics (2004–2005 )Miami Heat (2005 –2007 )
21,813
1,335
16.3
8,708
1,132
3,265
34
Larry Bird *
SF/PF
Boston Celtics (1979 –1992 )
21,791
897
24.3
8,591
649
3,960
35
Hal Greer *
SG/PG
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1958 –1973 )
21,586
1,122
19.2
8,504
0
4,578
36
Walt Bellamy *
C
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets (1961 –1965 )New York Knicks (1965 –1968 )Detroit Pistons (1968 –1970 )Atlanta Hawks (1970 –1974 )New Orleans Jazz (1974 )
20,941
1,043
20.1
7,914
0
5,113
37
Pau Gasol ^
C/PF
Memphis Grizzlies (2001 –2008 )Los Angeles Lakers (2008 –2014 )Chicago Bulls (2014 –2016 )San Antonio Spurs (2016 –present)
20,890
1,222
17.1
7,979
178
4,754
38
Bob Pettit *
PF/C
Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954 –1965 )
20,880
792
26.4
7,349
0
6,182
39
David Robinson *
C
San Antonio Spurs (1989 –2003 )
20,790
987
21.1
7,365
25
6,035
40
George Gervin *
SG/SF
San Antonio Spurs (1976 –1985 )Chicago Bulls (1985–1986 )
20,708
791
26.2
8,045
77
4,541
41
Mitch Richmond *
SG
Golden State Warriors (1988 –1991 )Sacramento Kings (1991 –1998 )Washington Wizards (1999 –2001 )Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2002 )
20,497
976
21.0
7,305
1,326
4,561
42
Joe Johnson †
SG/SF
Boston Celtics (2001–2002 )Phoenix Suns (2002 –2005 )Atlanta Hawks (2005 –2012 )Brooklyn Nets (2012 –2016 )Miami Heat (2016 )Utah Jazz (2016 –2018 )Houston Rockets (2018 )
20,405
1,276
16.0
7,822
1,978
2,783
43
Tom Chambers
PF
San Diego Clippers (1981 –1983 )Seattle SuperSonics (1983 –1988 )Phoenix Suns (1988 –1993 )Utah Jazz (1993 –1995 )Charlotte Hornets (1997 )Philadelphia 76ers (1997 )
20,049
1,107
18.1
7,378
227
5,066
44
Antawn Jamison
PF/SF
Golden State Warriors (1999 –2003 )Dallas Mavericks (2003–2004 )Washington Wizards (2004 –2010 )Cleveland Cavaliers (2010 –2012 )Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013 )Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2014 )
20,042
1,083
18.5
7,679
1,163
3,521
45
John Stockton *
PG
Utah Jazz (1984 –2003 )
19,711
1,504
13.1
7,039
845
4,788
46
Bernard King *
SF
New Jersey Nets (1977 –1979 , 1993 )Utah Jazz (1979 )Golden State Warriors (1980 –1982 )New York Knicks (1982 –1985 , 1987 )Washington Bullets (1987 –1991 )
19,655
874
22.5
7,830
23
3,972
47
Clifford Robinson
PF/SF
Portland Trail Blazers (1989 –1997 )Phoenix Suns (1997 –2001 )Detroit Pistons (2001 –2003 )Golden State Warriors (2003 –2005 )New Jersey Nets (2005 –2007 )
19,591
1,380
14.2
7,389
1,253
3,560
48
Walter Davis
SG/SF
Phoenix Suns (1977 –1988 )Denver Nuggets (1988 –1991 , 1991–1992 )Portland Trail Blazers (1991 )
19,521
1,033
18.9
8,118
157
3,128
49
Terry Cummings
PF
San Diego Clippers (1982 –1984 )Milwaukee Bucks (1984 –1989 , 1995–1996 )San Antonio Spurs (1989 –1995 )Seattle SuperSonics (1996–1997 )Philadelphia 76ers (1997–1998 )New York Knicks (1998 )Golden State Warriors (1999 –2000 )
19,460
1,183
16.4
8,045
44
3,326
50
Tony Parker ^
PG
San Antonio Spurs (2001 –2018 )Charlotte Hornets (2018 –present)
19,383
1,244
15.6
7,739
515
3,390
Progressive list of scoring leaders [ edit ]
This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
Statistics accurate as of February 15, 2019.
Scoring leader at the end of every season
Season
Year-by-year leader
Points
Active player leader
Total points
Career record
Total points
Single-season record
Points
Season
1946–47
Joe Fulks *0 0 0 PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks *0 0 0 PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks *0 0 0 PHW
1,389
Joe Fulks *0 0 0 PHW
1,389
1946–47
1947–48
Max Zaslofsky 0 0 0 CHS
1,007
2,338
2,338
1947–48
1948–49
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
1,698
3,898
3,898
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
1,698
1948–49
1949–50
1,865
4,863
4,863
1,865
1949–50
1950–51
1,932
6,099
6,099
1,932
1950–51
1951–52
Paul Arizin *0 0 0 PHW
1,674
7,021
7,021
1951–52
1952–53
Neil Johnston *0 0 0 PHW
1,564
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
8,460
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
8,460
1952–53
1953–54
1,759
9,766
9,766
1953–54
1954–55
1,631
Max Zaslofsky 0 0 0 FTW
7,902
1954–55
1955–56
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
1,849
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
10,156
10,156
1955–56
1956–57
Paul Arizin *0 0 0 PHW
1,817
Ed Macauley *0 0 0 STL
10,150
1956–57
1957–58
George Yardley *0 0 0 DET
2,001
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
11,764
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
11,764
George Yardley *0 0 0 DET
2,001
1957–58
1958–59
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
2,105
13,298
13,298
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
2,105
1958–59
1959–60
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHW 1959–62 0 0 0 SFW 1962–65 0 0 0 PHI 1965–66
2,707
14,987
14,987
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHW
2,707
1959–60
1960–61
3,033
16,855
16,855
3,033
1960–61
1961–62
4,029
17,677
17,677
4,029
1961–62
1962–63
3,586
18,304
18,304
1962–63
1963–64
2,948
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
19,756
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
19,756
1963–64
1964–65
2,534
20,880
20,880
1964–65
1965–66
2,649
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHI 1965–68 0 0 0 LAL 1968–73
21,486
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHI 1965–68 0 0 0 LAL 1968–73
21,486
1965–66
1966–67
Rick Barry *0 0 0 SFW
2,775
23,442
23,442
1966–67
1967–68
Dave Bing *0 0 0 DET
2,142
25,434
25,434
1967–68
1968–69
Elvin Hayes *0 0 0 SDR
2,327
27,098
27,098
1968–69
1969–70
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *0 0 0 MIL
2,361
27,426
27,426
1969–70
1970–71
2,596
29,122
29,122
1970–71
1971–72
2,822
30,335
30,335
1971–72
1972–73
Tiny Archibald *0 0 0 KCO
2,719
31,419
31,419
1972–73
1973–74
Bob McAdoo *0 0 0 BUF
2,261
Oscar Robertson *0 0 0 MIL
26,710
1973–74
1974–75
2,831
John Havlicek *0 0 0 BOS
22,389
1974–75
1975–76
2,427
23,678
1975–76
1976–77
Pete Maravich *0 0 0 NOJ
2,273
25,073
1976–77
1977–78
George Gervin *0 0 0 SAS
2,232
26,395
1977–78
1978–79
2,365
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *0 0 0 LAL
22,141
1978–79
1979–80
2,585
24,175
1979–80
1980–81
Adrian Dantley *0 0 0 UTA
2,452
26,270
1980–81
1981–82
George Gervin *0 0 0 SAS
2,551
28,088
1981–82
1982–83
Alex English *0 0 0 DEN
2,326
29,810
1982–83
1983–84
Adrian Dantley *0 0 0 UTA
2,418
31,527
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *0 0 0 LAL
31,527
1983–84
1984–85
Michael Jordan *0 0 0 CHI
2,313
33,262
33,262
1984–85
1985–86
Alex English *0 0 0 DEN
2,414
35,108
35,108
1985–86
1986–87
Michael Jordan *0 0 0 CHI
3,041
36,474
36,474
1986–87
1987–88
2,868
37,639
37,639
1987–88
1988–89
2,633
38,387
38,387
1988–89
1989–90
2,753
Moses Malone *0 0 0 ATL 1989–91 0 0 0 MIL 1991–93 0 0 0 PHI 1993–94 0 0 0 SAS 1994–95
24,868
1989–90
1990–91
2,580
25,737
1990–91
1991–92
2,404
27,016
1991–92
1992–93
2,541
27,066
1992–93
1993–94
David Robinson *0 0 0 SAS
2,383
27,360
1993–94
1994–95
Shaquille O'Neal *0 0 0 ORL
2,315
27,409
1994–95
1995–96
Michael Jordan *0 0 0 CHI
2,491
Michael Jordan *0 0 0 CHI
24,489
1995–96
1996–97
2,431
26,920
1996–97
1997–98
2,357
29,277
1997–98
1998–99
Shaquille O'Neal *0 0 0 LAL
1,289
Karl Malone *0 0 0 UTA 1998–2003 0 0 0 LAL 2003–04
28,946
1998–99
1999–00
2,344
31,041
1999–00
2000–01
Jerry Stackhouse 0 0 DET
2,380
32,919
2000–01
2001–02
Paul Pierce † 0 0 0 BOS
2,144
34,707
2001–02
2002–03
Kobe Bryant † 0 0 0 LAL
2,461
36,374
2002–03
2003–04
Kevin Garnett † 0 0 0 MIN
1,987
36,928
2003–04
2004–05
Allen Iverson *0 0 0 PHI
2,302
Reggie Miller *0 0 0 IND
25,279
2004–05
2005–06
Kobe Bryant † 0 0 0 LAL
2,832
Shaquille O'Neal *0 0 0 MIA 2005–08 0 0 0 PHO 2008–09 0 0 0 CLE 2009–10 0 0 0 BOS 2010–11
24,764
2005–06
2006–07
2,430
25,454
2006–07
2007–08
2,323
26,286
2007–08
2008–09
Dwyane Wade ^0 0 0 MIA
2,386
27,619
2008–09
2009–10
Kevin Durant ^0 0 0 OKC
2,472
28,255
2009–10
2010–11
2,161
28,596
2010–11
2011–12
1,850
Kobe Bryant † 0 0 0 LAL
29,484
2011–12
2012–13
2,280
31,617
2012–13
2013–14
2,593
31,700
2013–14
2014–15
James Harden ^0 0 0 HOU
2,217
32,482
2014–15
2015–16
2,376
33,643
2015–16
2016–17
Russell Westbrook ^0 0 0 OKC
2,558
Dirk Nowitzki ^0 0 0 DAL
30,260
2016–17
2017–18
LeBron James ^0 0 0 CLE
2,251
31,187
2017–18
2018–19
James Harden ^0 0 0 HOU
1,976
LeBron James ^0 0 0 LAL
32,082
2018–19
Season
Year-by-year leader
Points
Active player leader
Total points
Career record
Total points
Single-season record
Points
Season
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]