most points before turning 36 in nba history

LeBron James has posted the most career points by a player younger than 36, with 34,332 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player before turning 36 years old in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
34,332
1,269
38.4
27.1
7.4
7.4
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.4
1.5
4.3
34.4
5.8
8.0
73.4
58.6
1.2
6.2
3.5
48,673
9,435
9,372
2,019
958
4,439
2,330
+6873
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31,700
1,245
36.6
25.5
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.9
19.6
45.4
1.3
3.9
33.5
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.2
3.0
45,567
6,601
5,925
1,835
620
3,753
3,173
+5019
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30,338
963
31.5
23.3
12.7
6.0
11.8
51.1
22,396
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29,779
1,089
27.3
13.2
11.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.7
71.6
14,409
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29,277
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
5,836
5,012
2,307
827
2,589
2,493
+1416
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
28,946
1,110
37.5
26.1
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.0
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
41,663
11,839
3,700
1,577
902
3,473
3,583
+1707
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28,924
1,061
36.7
27.3
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.1
1.9
4.9
38.7
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
38,970
7,454
4,645
1,123
1,196
3,363
2,033
+4771
8James Harden
J. Harden
27,687
1,151
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
86.1
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,009
6,473
8,316
1,715
655
4,260
2,857
+4610
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
26,786
1,188
35.9
22.5
8.1
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.9
16.6
47.6
1.2
3.2
38.3
5.5
6.2
87.9
58.2
1.1
7.0
1.9
42,604
9,594
3,139
1,037
1,095
2,208
2,945
+6180
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,040
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
26,314
1,114
35.7
23.6
6.5
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.9
44.8
1.3
3.7
34.8
5.4
6.7
81.2
54.1
1.7
4.8
2.6
39,752
7,251
3,244
1,121
550
2,919
3,204
+1623
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26,004
1,022
36.3
25.4
11.5
2.7
0.6
2.4
10.1
17.4
58.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.3
10.0
52.4
58.3
3.7
7.7
2.9
37,104
11,727
2,760
647
2,497
2,923
3,534
+4347
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
25,591
1,150
22.3
13.1
7.7
15.5
49.3
0.0
6.9
9.0
76.9
57.0
15,042
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25,387
984
36.5
25.8
6.8
2.6
9.7
20.8
46.4
0.6
5.8
7.2
81.2
53.8
35,916
6,696
2,540
1,942
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25,322
1,172
33.6
21.6
7.1
8.1
1.6
0.3
7.8
17.7
43.8
1.1
3.6
30.4
5.0
6.4
77.5
52.6
1.6
5.5
3.9
39,324
8,348
9,522
1,864
375
4,612
2,997
+2989
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,292
1,187
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.5
1.7
30.0
5.5
6.6
84.2
55.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,228
5,208
4,869
1,170
393
2,379
2,659
+204
17Jerry West
J. West
25,196
932
27.0
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4
18Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
24,664
1,068
23.1
9.3
0.0
4.5
6.8
66.9
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24,422
1,025
37.5
23.8
11.9
2.7
1.8
3.4
9.5
18.4
51.5
0.0
0.1
19.8
4.9
6.8
71.7
55.7
3.6
8.3
3.2
38,466
12,198
2,771
1,896
3,454
3,277
3,845
+452
20Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,368
914
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
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24,270
1,255
36.5
19.3
10.6
4.0
1.3
1.5
7.8
15.5
49.9
0.1
0.5
28.3
3.7
4.7
79.0
54.9
2.4
8.2
2.3
45,779
13,313
5,065
1,664
1,908
2,938
3,105
+4796
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
24,021
1,102
36.6
21.8
6.0
3.9
1.4
0.6
7.2
16.0
44.7
1.7
4.5
37.0
5.8
7.2
80.6
56.8
0.9
5.1
2.9
40,360
6,651
4,305
1,583
668
3,213
3,124
+3025
23Alex English
A. English
23,905
1,065
22.4
9.3
0.0
3.8
4.6
82.9
24John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
23,613
1,106
21.3
8.5
4.4
5.4
81.2
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23,302
941
34.3
24.8
4.7
6.4
1.6
0.2
8.5
17.9
47.3
3.9
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
90.9
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
32,238
4,436
6,031
1,465
228
2,953
2,198
+5779

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

8th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 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
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM