highest career total points in first 1251 games including playoffs

Michael Jordan scored the most points in the regular-season and playoffs in his first 1,251 games, with 38,279 points.

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highest career total points by a player in first 1251 games including playoffs
NAMEPTSGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38,279
1,251
48,485
7,824
6,655
2,891
1,050
14,380
29,034
49.5
729
2,224
32.8
8,790
10,538
83.4
56.8
1,973
5,851
3,470
3,324
+1732
38.8
30.6
6.3
5.3
2.3
0.8
2.8
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
34,459
1,251
46,579
8,909
5,429
1,311
1,423
11,828
23,781
49.7
2,447
6,396
38.3
8,356
9,484
88.1
61.6
854
8,055
3,975
2,495
+5410
37.2
27.5
7.1
4.3
1.0
1.1
3.2
3LeBron James
L. James
34,104
1,251
49,302
9,367
8,734
2,094
997
12,286
24,734
49.7
1,744
5,147
33.9
7,788
10,502
74.2
58.1
1,585
7,782
4,290
2,429
+7102
39.4
27.3
7.5
7.0
1.7
0.8
3.4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34,089
1,251
16,442
14,051
0
7
0.0
5,987
8,355
71.7
27.2
13.1
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
32,736
1,251
47,537
13,438
4,121
1,776
1,014
12,063
23,256
51.9
72
287
25.1
8,538
11,684
73.1
57.6
3,371
10,067
3,875
4,085
+1864
38.0
26.2
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
3.1
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31,645
1,251
46,231
6,597
5,865
1,873
707
11,048
24,368
45.3
1,611
4,749
33.9
7,938
9,513
83.4
55.4
1,453
5,144
3,665
3,390
+5062
37.0
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.6
2.9
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
31,496
1,251
45,669
14,432
3,367
776
2,972
12,448
21,532
57.8
1
20
5.0
6,599
12,680
52.0
58.1
4,736
9,696
3,617
4,349
+5155
36.5
25.2
11.5
2.7
0.6
2.4
2.9
8James Harden
J. Harden
29,918
1,251
43,659
7,031
8,798
1,890
702
8,850
20,184
43.8
3,391
9,418
36.0
8,827
10,243
86.2
60.6
948
6,083
4,551
3,223
+4498
34.9
23.9
5.6
7.0
1.5
0.6
3.6
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
29,494
1,251
46,797
14,515
3,365
2,256
4,107
11,742
22,769
51.6
29
139
20.9
5,981
8,349
71.6
55.8
4,262
10,253
3,894
4,631
+468
37.4
23.6
11.6
2.7
1.8
3.3
3.1
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,968
1,251
44,281
8,012
3,527
1,267
615
10,359
23,292
44.5
1,625
4,662
34.9
6,625
8,140
81.4
53.9
2,066
5,946
3,194
3,629
+1273
35.4
23.2
6.4
2.8
1.0
0.5
2.6
11Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28,682
1,251
45,740
10,504
3,287
1,120
1,174
9,965
21,045
47.4
1,504
3,941
38.2
7,248
8,235
88.0
58.1
1,489
9,015
2,414
3,179
+6079
36.6
22.9
8.4
2.6
0.9
0.9
1.9
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28,249
1,251
11,348
3
5,550
8,307
66.8
22.6
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,768
1,251
16,397
9,604
19,515
49.2
5
8,555
11,139
76.8
56.9
22.2
13.1
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,760
1,251
42,865
9,037
10,268
2,024
402
9,929
22,818
43.5
1,421
4,672
30.4
6,481
8,294
78.1
52.4
2,060
6,977
4,994
3,266
+3120
34.3
22.2
7.2
8.2
1.6
0.3
4.0
15Alex English
A. English
27,227
1,251
11,307
18
4,595
5,510
83.4
21.8
16Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
27,191
1,251
44,758
12,741
2,449
1,234
3,145
10,642
21,213
50.2
27
146
18.5
5,880
7,959
73.9
55.0
3,020
9,721
3,811
4,409
+457
35.8
21.7
10.2
2.0
1.0
2.5
3.0
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
27,036
1,251
46,156
7,586
4,876
1,773
764
8,838
19,919
44.4
2,055
5,620
36.6
7,305
9,020
81.0
56.6
1,130
6,456
3,686
3,606
+3149
36.9
21.6
6.1
3.9
1.4
0.6
2.9
18John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,962
1,251
10,652
5,658
6,935
81.6
21.6
19DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,696
1,251
43,633
5,510
5,110
1,244
408
9,570
20,515
46.6
640
2,161
29.6
6,916
8,213
84.2
55.3
879
4,631
2,524
2,826
-160
34.9
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
2.0
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25,948
1,251
45,289
14,354
3,960
918
2,858
9,973
19,695
50.6
31
174
17.8
5,971
8,701
68.6
55.2
3,807
10,547
3,326
3,224
+7746
36.2
20.7
11.5
3.2
0.7
2.3
2.7
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,997
1,251
46,498
5,268
4,443
1,442
253
8,737
19,307
45.3
2,987
7,436
40.2
4,536
5,072
89.4
58.0
1,271
3,997
2,723
2,879
+3505
37.2
20.0
4.2
3.6
1.2
0.2
2.2
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
24,840
1,251
42,405
6,095
4,560
1,389
794
8,992
20,487
43.9
1,946
5,219
37.3
4,910
6,150
79.8
53.6
1,621
4,474
2,519
3,573
+2117
33.9
19.9
4.9
3.6
1.1
0.6
2.0
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24,659
1,251
46,431
13,553
5,163
1,691
1,949
9,879
19,922
49.6
181
638
28.4
4,720
6,011
78.5
54.6
3,141
10,412
3,011
3,179
+4381
37.1
19.7
10.8
4.1
1.4
1.6
2.4
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
24,645
1,251
44,228
3,909
3,758
1,403
302
8,027
16,939
47.4
2,421
6,026
40.2
6,170
6,968
88.5
61.6
888
3,021
2,340
2,596
+1229
35.4
19.7
3.1
3.0
1.1
0.2
1.9
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
23,111
1,251
43,529
5,693
11,664
2,650
185
8,190
17,294
47.4
1,728
4,660
37.1
5,003
5,754
86.9
58.3
794
4,899
3,034
3,116
+5700
34.8
18.5
4.6
9.3
2.1
0.1
2.4

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46
36
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54
28
.659
10.0
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.646
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