most points by a nba player in first 18 years

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the most points by a player in his first 18 seasons, with 36,474 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36,474	1,406	38.0	25.9	11.8	3.9	1.0	2.8	10.7	19.0	56.2	0.0	0.0	7.1	4.5	6.3	72.0	59.5	2.5	8.1	2.9	53,443	16,628	5,451	1,074	3,012	2,273	4,245
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	36,374	1,434	37.3	25.4	10.2	3.5	1.4	0.8	9.3	18.0	51.7	0.1	0.2	27.5	6.7	9.0	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	53,479	14,601	5,085	2,035	1,125	4,421	4,462	+2791
3	LeBron James L. James	35,367	1,310	38.2	27.0	7.4	7.4	1.6	0.7	9.8	19.5	50.4	1.5	4.4	34.5	5.8	7.9	73.3	58.6	1.2	6.3	3.5	50,056	9,751	9,696	2,063	982	4,592	2,395	+7126
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32,597	1,201	36.7	27.1	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.6	50.3	2.0	5.1	39.2	6.4	7.3	88.2	62.2	0.7	6.2	3.2	44,076	8,254	5,280	1,235	1,344	3,799	2,279	+5072
5	Michael 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	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
6	Kobe 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
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,419	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	23,924	4,643				2,075
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29,491	1,340	35.3	22.0	7.9	2.5	0.8	0.9	7.8	16.4	47.4	1.3	3.3	38.1	5.2	5.9	87.9	58.0	1.1	6.8	1.8	47,249	10,540	3,414	1,128	1,180	2,374	3,266	+6677
9	James Harden J. Harden	29,339	1,221	34.8	24.0	5.6	7.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	16.2	43.9	2.8	7.6	36.4	7.1	8.2	86.3	60.8	0.7	4.8	3.7	42,449	6,809	8,873	1,794	683	4,505	2,994	+4709
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28,255	1,170	35.2	24.1	11.0	2.6	0.6	2.3	9.6	16.5	58.1	0.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.5	52.7	58.5	3.6	7.5	2.8	41,166	12,921	3,000	723	2,690	3,254	4,026	+4694
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	27,370	1,191	35.0	23.0	6.3	2.8	1.0	0.5	8.2	18.4	44.7	1.3	3.8	35.3	5.2	6.4	81.4	54.2	1.6	4.7	2.5	41,721	7,520	3,354	1,176	592	2,993	3,377	+1616
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	27,360	1,312	34.2	20.9	12.3	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.2	14.6	49.1	0.0	0.1	9.0	6.5	8.4	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.2	3.1	44,922	16,166	1,790	1,087	1,730	3,793	3,061
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,313	1,303	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	50,000	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27,176	1,301	33.1	20.9	6.9	8.0	1.6	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.8	1.1	3.7	30.8	4.7	6.1	77.1	52.6	1.6	5.4	3.9	43,025	9,025	10,351	2,038	418	5,038	3,304	+2583
15	Hakeem 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	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	26,711	1,264	34.5	21.1	4.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.1	47.1	0.5	1.7	30.2	5.5	6.5	84.3	55.8	0.7	3.6	2.0	43,635	5,434	5,185	1,250	416	2,475	2,808	-384
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,710	1,040	42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5				7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		43,886	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
18	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26,668	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	38,113	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
19	Stephen 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	36,303	4,973	6,743	1,602	282	3,308	2,385	+6266
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,395	1,270	36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9				4.2	5.2	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	46,471	8,007	6,114	476	117	204	3,281
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26,316	1,318	34.6	20.0	5.7	3.6	1.3	0.6	6.6	14.7	44.5	1.6	4.4	36.9	5.2	6.5	80.7	56.8	0.8	4.8	2.7	45,603	7,479	4,698	1,748	740	3,516	3,603	+3317
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	25,974	1,331	34.4	19.5	11.0	3.1	0.7	2.2	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.1	18.1	4.4	6.3	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.2	2.5	45,832	14,644	4,062	978	2,942	3,291	3,179	+8484
23	Alex English A. English	25,613	1,193	31.9	21.5	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.7	8.9	17.6	50.7	0.0	0.1	21.7	3.6	4.3	83.2	55.0	2.3	3.2	2.5	38,063	6,538	4,351	1,067	833	2,821	3,027
24	Reggie 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
25	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	25,274	1,323	36.1	19.1	10.5	3.9	1.3	1.5	7.7	15.4	49.8	0.1	0.5	27.9	3.6	4.6	79.0	54.9	2.3	8.1	2.3	47,801	13,843	5,224	1,742	1,970	3,048	3,259	+4908

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Last Game

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4 - 0

115

Final

110

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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3.5

Brooks

3.3

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

126.0

124.5

117.3

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111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.5

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20.3

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

564.7

Wembanyama

556.4

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

556.3

Wembanyama

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

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Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

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1.66

Wembanyama

1.61

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50-34

56-38

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

36-48

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36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	SAC	@	ATL	113-123
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134
Sun 3/29	LAC	@	MIL	127-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the most points by a player in his first 18 seasons, with 36,474 points.

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