most points before january 1st 2026

Before January 1, 2026, LeBron James put up the most points, with 42,488 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player before january 1st 2026
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,488
1,577
37.8
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.6
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,534
11,804
11,682
2,360
1,160
5,510
2,802
+7334
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
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael 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
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,369
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,045
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,286
1,151
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,242
7,967
5,028
1,195
1,300
3,640
2,198
+4957
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,207
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
10James Harden
J. Harden
28,471
1,181
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
41,079
6,621
8,553
1,753
665
4,371
2,919
+4633
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,260
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
12Moses 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
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,303
21.0
8.4
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
14Hakeem 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
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,040
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,684
1,270
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,124
8,897
10,157
2,002
410
4,939
3,239
+2812
17Dominique 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
18Tim 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
19Paul 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
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,270
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,103
1,051
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,775
4,918
6,647
1,583
277
3,265
2,362
+6214
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,902
1,220
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,323
5,321
4,992
1,216
402
2,415
2,727
-42
24Vince 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
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
21.5
8.9
0.0
3.6
4.3
83.2

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