fewest games to reach 21000 career points by nba players

Elgin Baylor had the fewest games with 21,000+ points and more than 0 games played, with 846 games.

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fewest regular-season games to reach 21000 or more career points by NBA players
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
846
23,136
27.3
10.3
6.8
8.7
78.1
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
876
21,030
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,728
8,702
4,392
977
1,080
2,642
2,578
+3109
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
897
21,791
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
4.4
5.0
88.5
56.4
34,439
8,974
5,695
2,279
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
900
22,598
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
914
24,368
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
6Jerry West
J. West
932
25,196
27.0
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
955
23,177
24.3
8.6
0.0
7.2
8.7
81.8
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1,040
26,714
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,042
25,832
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,472
4,878
6,604
1,574
274
3,237
2,345
+6205
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,045
31,422
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,054
23,165
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,774
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,072
32,292
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,073
23,757
36.6
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,325
12,546
4,215
1,649
888
3,374
3,286
+532
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,074
26,666
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
38,113
7,169
2,675
2,061
-392
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,086
22,195
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,536
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
16Hal Greer
H. Greer
1,122
21,588
19.2
7.6
4.1
5.1
80.1
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,140
30,996
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,842
7,914
4,971
1,190
1,284
3,601
2,181
+4882
18James Harden
J. Harden
1,172
28,251
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,747
6,591
8,493
1,738
663
4,343
2,898
+4560
19Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,183
24,815
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,534
4,034
+412
20Alex English
A. English
1,193
25,613
21.5
8.9
0.0
3.6
4.3
83.2
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,207
28,596
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,209
25,690
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,946
5,272
4,944
1,198
397
2,404
2,704
+11
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,238
26,946
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,747
3,058
2,163
3,825
3,668
4,381
+564
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,259
26,502
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,790
8,831
10,076
1,982
409
4,900
3,209
+2880
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,260
28,289
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.9

6th

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

3.2

13th

3P%

35.5

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

16 - 5

123

Final

120

TOR Raptors

15 - 8

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM