most nba career points after turning 21

LeBron James has the most career points by a player 21 or older, with 38,791 points.

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most NBA career points by a player after turning 21 years old
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
38,791
1,436
37.2
27.0
7.6
7.5
1.4
0.7
9.9
19.3
51.4
1.7
4.8
35.0
5.5
7.4
73.5
59.8
1.1
6.5
3.5
53,401
10,908
10,823
2,065
1,050
5,024
2,501
+7343
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
24.6
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
17,442
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
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
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,045
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,175
1,475
34.2
21.1
7.7
2.4
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.3
4.8
5.5
88.0
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.6
50,411
11,327
3,604
1,181
1,254
2,421
3,496
+6558
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
30,888
1,146
38.0
27.0
5.6
5.1
1.5
0.5
9.4
21.0
44.8
1.5
4.4
32.9
6.7
7.9
83.9
55.0
1.2
4.4
3.1
43,583
6,409
5,826
1,749
527
3,584
2,918
+3737
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29,102
1,047
36.7
27.8
7.1
4.7
1.0
1.2
9.6
18.7
51.0
2.1
5.4
39.4
6.6
7.4
88.3
63.2
0.6
6.5
3.2
38,422
7,424
4,883
1,061
1,216
3,342
2,023
+6224
9James Harden
J. Harden
28,586
1,145
35.6
25.0
5.7
7.6
1.5
0.6
7.4
16.7
44.0
2.9
7.9
36.3
7.4
8.5
86.4
61.0
0.8
5.0
3.8
40,709
6,565
8,736
1,714
663
4,399
2,794
+4525
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,329
20.6
12.2
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
16,212
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,303
21.0
8.4
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27,302
1,153
34.6
23.7
10.7
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.1
58.3
0.0
0.0
5.0
4.9
9.3
52.5
58.6
3.4
7.3
2.7
39,863
12,334
2,938
698
2,520
3,095
3,930
+4887
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,238
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
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,040
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,074
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
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,528
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,304
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,369
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,270
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,049
1,187
35.4
21.9
4.4
4.3
1.0
0.3
7.8
16.7
47.0
0.6
1.8
30.2
5.7
6.8
84.5
55.8
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,969
5,211
5,132
1,207
398
2,413
2,632
-152
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25,800
1,211
33.1
21.3
7.1
8.1
1.6
0.3
7.7
17.4
44.0
1.2
3.9
30.9
4.7
6.2
76.8
52.8
1.5
5.6
3.9
40,085
8,587
9,858
1,920
399
4,730
3,087
+2823
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,369
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
23Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
21.5
8.9
0.0
3.6
4.3
83.2
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25,279
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
25Jerry West
J. West
25,196
932
27.0
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.1

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.3

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 1

101

Final

111

DET Pistons

1 - 0

Tue 5 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
99-130
Wed
3/25
@
106-109
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/6
@
7:00 PM
Wed
5/6
@
9:30 PM
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM