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List of NBA career scoring leaders

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This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. LeBron James is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

Scoring leaders

The following is a list of the top 50 National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored. :Statistics accurate as of January 27, 2026.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026--
RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total pointsGames
playedPoints
per gameField goals
madeThree-point
field goals
madeFree
throws
made
1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (–, –)
Miami Heat (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–present)42,8101,59015,7212,6028,766
2*CMilwaukee Bucks (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)38,3871,56015,83716,712
3*PFUtah Jazz (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()36,9281,47613,528859,787
4*SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)33,6431,34611,7191,8278,378
5*SGChicago Bulls (–, –)
Washington Wizards (–)32,2921,07212,1925817,327
6^SF/PFSeattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–present)31,7361,16510,9322,2907,527
7*PFDallas Mavericks (–)31,5601,52211,1691,9827,240
8*CPhiladelphia/San Francisco Warriors (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)31,4191,04512,681n/a6,057
9^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–present)28,7801,1948,4893,3068,496
10*COrlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Miami Heat (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers ()
Boston Celtics ()28,5961,20711,33015,935
11*SFDenver Nuggets (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Houston Rockets ()
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()28,2891,26022.510,1191,7316,320
12*CBuffalo Braves ()
Houston Rockets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–, )
Washington Bullets (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)
San Antonio Spurs ()27,4091,3299,43588,531
13*PF/CSan Diego/Houston Rockets (–, –)
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (–)27,3131,30310,97655,356
14*CHouston Rockets (–)
Toronto Raptors ()26,9461,23810,749255,423
15^PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Denver Nuggets ()
Sacramento Kings (–present)26,9441,285.09,7001,4656,079
16*PGCincinnati Royals (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)26,7101,0409,508n/a7,694
17*SFAtlanta Hawks (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
Boston Celtics ()
San Antonio Spurs ()
Orlando Magic ()26,6681,0749,9637116,031
18*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (–)26,4961,39210,285305,896
19^PGGolden State Warriors (–present)26,4241,0648,9894,2294,217
20*SF/SGBoston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Clippers (–)26,3971,3438,6682,1436,918
21*SF/SGBoston Celtics (–)26,3951,27010,513n/a5,369
22^SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
Sacramento Kings (–present)26,2101,2359,3926506,776
23*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)
Boston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)26,0711,46210,5051744,887
24*SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)
New Jersey Nets (–)
Orlando Magic (–)
Phoenix Suns ()
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Memphis Grizzlies (–)
Sacramento Kings ()
Atlanta Hawks (–)25,7281,5419,2932,2904,852
25*SFMilwaukee Bucks (–)
Indiana Pacers (–)
Denver Nuggets (–)
Dallas Mavericks ()25,6131,19310,659184,277
26*SGIndiana Pacers (–)25,2791,38918.28,2412,5606,237
27*PG/SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)25,1929329,016n/a7,160
28*CNew York Knicks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics ()
Orlando Magic ()24,8151,1839,702195,392
29*SGMilwaukee Bucks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Miami Heat (–)24,5051,30018.98,5672,9734,398
30*SG/PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–, )
Denver Nuggets (–)
Detroit Pistons ()
Memphis Grizzlies ()24,36891426.78,4671,0596,375
31*PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–)23,7571,07322.18,4355386,349
32*CGolden State Warriors (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Charlotte Hornets (–)
Chicago Bulls ()23,3341,61114.59,61404,106
33SFBuffalo Braves ()
Indiana Pacers ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Utah Jazz (–)
Detroit Pistons (–)
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()23,1779558,16976,832
34*SGMiami Heat (–, –)
Chicago Bulls ()
Cleveland Cavaliers ()23,1651,05422.08,4545495,708
35*SFMinneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (–)23,14984627.48,693n/a5,763
36^PGNew Orleans Hornets (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–, –present)
Houston Rockets (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Phoenix Suns (–)
Golden State Warriors ()
San Antonio Spurs ()23,0581,3708,1651,8704,858
37^PGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)22,5989007,2662,8045,262
38*SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Houston Rockets (–)22,1951,08620.48,3358274,698
39*PGSeattle SuperSonics (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()
Los Angeles Lakers ()
Boston Celtics ()
Miami Heat (–)21,8131,33516.38,7081,1323,265
40*SF/PFBoston Celtics (–)21,7918978,5916493,960
41*SG/PGSyracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (–)21,5861,12219.28,504n/a4,578
42^PFMilwaukee Bucks (–present)21,3778897,8395575,142
43*CChicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Detroit Pistons (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
New Orleans Jazz ()20,9411,04320.17,914n/a5,113
44*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()20,8941,2267,9801794,755
45*PF/CMilwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (–)20,88079226.47,349n/a6,182
46*CSan Antonio Spurs (–)20,79098721.17,365256,035
47*SG/SFSan Antonio Spurs (–)
Chicago Bulls ()20,70879126.28,045774,541
48PF/CPortland Trail Blazers (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)20,5581,0768,3112273,709
49*SGGolden State Warriors (–)
Sacramento Kings (–)
Washington Wizards (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()20,4979767,3051,3264,561
50SG/SFBoston Celtics (, )
Phoenix Suns (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Miami Heat ()
Utah Jazz (–)
Houston Rockets ()20,4071,27716.07,8231,9782,783

Progressive list of scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

:Statistics accurate as of January 27, 2026.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024--
DENDenver NuggetsMIAMiami HeatPHIPhiladelphia 76ersUTAUtah Jazz
SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason
1946–47Joe Fulks*PHW1,389Joe Fulks*PHW1,389Joe Fulks*PHW1,389Joe Fulks*PHW1,3891946–47
1947–48Max ZaslofskyCHS1,0072,3382,3381947–48
1948–49George Mikan*MNL1,6983,8983,898George Mikan*MNL1,6981948–49
1949–501,8654,8634,8631,8651949–50
1950–511,9326,0996,0991,9321950–51
1951–52Paul Arizin*PHW1,6747,0217,0211951–52
1952–53Neil Johnston*PHW1,564George Mikan*MNL8,460George Mikan*MNL8,4601952–53
1953–541,7599,7669,7661953–54
1954–551,631Max ZaslofskyFTW7,9021954–55
1955–56Bob Pettit*STL1,849George Mikan*MNL10,15610,1561955–56
1956–57Paul Arizin*PHW1,817Ed Macauley*STL10,1501956–57
1957–58George Yardley*DET2,001Dolph Schayes*SYR11,764Dolph Schayes*SYR11,764George Yardley*DET2,0011957–58
1958–59Bob Pettit*STL2,10513,29813,298Bob Pettit*STL2,1051958–59
1959–60Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–662,70714,98714,987Wilt Chamberlain*PHW2,7071959–60
1960–613,03316,85516,8553,0331960–61
1961–624,02917,67717,6774,0291961–62
1962–633,58618,30418,3041962–63
1963–642,948Bob Pettit*STL19,756Bob Pettit*STL19,7561963–64
1964–652,53420,88020,8801964–65
1965–662,649Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–7321,486Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–7321,4861965–66
1966–67Rick Barry*SFW2,77523,44223,4421966–67
1967–68Dave Bing*DET2,14225,43425,4341967–68
1968–69Elvin Hayes*SDR2,32727,09827,0981968–69
1969–70Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL2,36127,42627,4261969–70
1970–712,59629,12229,1221970–71
1971–722,82230,33530,3351971–72
1972–73Nate Archibald*KCO2,71931,41931,4191972–73
1973–74Bob McAdoo*BUF2,261Oscar Robertson*MIL26,7101973–74
1974–752,831John Havlicek*BOS22,3891974–75
1975–762,42723,6781975–76
1976–77Pete Maravich*NOJ2,27325,0731976–77
1977–78George Gervin*SAS2,23226,3951977–78
1978–792,365Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL22,1411978–79
1979–802,58524,1751979–80
1980–81Adrian Dantley*UTA2,45226,2701980–81
1981–82George Gervin*SAS2,55128,0881981–82
1982–83Alex English*DEN2,32629,8101982–83
1983–84Adrian Dantley*UTA2,41831,527Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL31,5271983–84
1984–85Michael Jordan*CHI2,31333,26233,2621984–85
1985–86Alex English*DEN2,41435,10835,1081985–86
1986–87Michael Jordan*CHI3,04136,47436,4741986–87
1987–882,86837,63937,6391987–88
1988–892,63338,38738,3871988–89
1989–902,753Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–9524,8681989–90
1990–912,58025,7371990–91
1991–922,40427,0161991–92
1992–932,54127,0661992–93
1993–94David Robinson*SAS2,38327,3601993–94
1994–95Shaquille O'Neal*ORL2,31527,4091994–95
1995–96Michael Jordan*CHI2,491Michael Jordan*CHI24,4891995–96
1996–972,43126,9201996–97
1997–982,35729,2771997–98
1998–99Shaquille O'Neal*LAL1,289Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–0428,9461998–99
1999–002,34431,0411999–00
2000–01Jerry StackhouseDET2,38032,9192000–01
2001–02Paul Pierce*BOS2,14434,7072001–02
2002–03Kobe Bryant*LAL2,46136,3742002–03
2003–04Kevin Garnett*MIN1,98736,9282003–04
2004–05Allen Iverson*PHI2,302Reggie Miller*IND25,2792004–05
2005–06Kobe Bryant*LAL2,832Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHX 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–1124,7642005–06
2006–072,43025,4542006–07
2007–082,32326,2862007–08
2008–09Dwyane Wade*MIA2,38627,6192008–09
2009–10Kevin Durant^OKC2,47228,2552009–10
2010–112,16128,5962010–11
2011–121,850Kobe Bryant*LAL29,4842011–12
2012–132,28031,6172012–13
2013–142,59331,7002013–14
2014–15James Harden^HOU2,21732,4822014–15
2015–162,37633,6432015–16
2016–17Russell Westbrook^OKC2,558Dirk Nowitzki*DAL30,2602016–17
2017–18LeBron James^CLE2,25131,1872017–18
2018–19James Harden^HOU2,818LeBron James^LAL32,5432018–19
2019–202,33534,2412019–20
2020–21Stephen Curry^GSW2,01535,3672020–21
2021–22Trae Young^ATL2,15537,0622021–22
2022–23Jayson Tatum^BOS2,22538,652LeBron James^LAL38,6522022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL2,37040,47440,4742023–24
2024–25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC2,48442,18442,1842024–25
2025–261,47442,81042,8102025–26

Notes

References

References

  1. "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  2. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Points".
  3. "2024 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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