most points by a player before turning 26 in nba

LeBron James has put up the most career points by a player younger than 26, with 16,081 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player before turning 26 years old in NBA
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
16,081
582
40.2
27.6
7.0
7.0
1.7
0.9
9.8
20.6
47.5
1.4
4.2
33.1
6.7
8.9
74.4
56.3
1.2
5.8
3.3
23,378
4,089
4,057
1,003
496
1,929
1,144
+2601
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
14,851
542
38.2
27.4
6.9
3.5
1.3
1.0
9.2
19.2
47.9
1.6
4.4
37.7
7.4
8.4
88.2
60.0
0.8
6.1
3.2
20,717
3,751
1,892
681
529
1,759
1,036
+1149
3Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
12,711
514
36.5
24.7
6.2
3.1
1.1
0.4
8.9
19.3
45.9
0.7
2.3
30.8
6.3
7.9
80.1
54.4
2.0
4.2
3.1
18,747
3,184
1,589
591
229
1,584
1,559
+1076
4Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
12,423
565
34.6
22.0
6.4
4.3
1.4
1.1
8.0
18.0
44.4
1.2
3.5
34.8
4.8
6.3
75.9
53.0
1.8
4.5
2.2
19,557
3,599
2,455
778
622
1,268
1,132
+461
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
12,215
561
34.4
21.8
5.0
4.3
1.5
0.6
7.7
16.9
45.4
0.9
2.6
33.1
5.5
6.6
83.4
54.8
1.3
3.8
2.7
19,273
2,817
2,390
826
348
1,510
1,499
+2329
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
12,205
428
34.8
28.5
8.7
8.2
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.7
46.8
3.0
8.7
34.6
6.1
8.2
74.8
58.7
1.0
7.7
4.0
14,908
3,713
3,529
520
195
1,691
977
+1097
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
11,381
495
34.2
23.0
7.2
3.5
1.1
0.7
8.0
17.4
46.1
2.5
6.7
37.4
4.4
5.3
84.4
58.2
0.9
6.3
2.3
16,925
3,546
1,719
545
336
1,134
1,043
+2992
8Devin Booker
D. Booker
11,363
482
33.7
23.6
3.9
4.7
0.8
0.3
8.2
18.0
45.7
2.1
5.7
35.8
5.0
5.8
87.0
57.3
0.5
3.4
3.1
16,259
1,882
2,255
403
129
1,507
1,418
-291
9Anthony Davis
A. Davis
10,991
462
34.6
23.8
10.5
2.1
1.4
2.4
8.9
17.3
51.7
0.4
1.2
31.5
5.5
7.0
79.6
58.5
2.6
8.0
1.9
15,988
4,867
974
634
1,116
861
1,102
+298
10Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
10,821
386
28.0
11.0
6.0
7.7
77.6
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
10,602
528
32.5
20.1
8.9
4.3
1.2
1.3
7.3
13.9
52.6
0.6
2.1
28.4
4.8
6.7
72.2
59.5
1.7
7.2
2.8
17,137
4,700
2,275
620
692
1,458
1,589
+1194
12Trae Young
T. Young
10,379
407
34.1
25.5
3.6
9.5
1.0
0.2
8.1
18.6
43.6
2.6
7.3
35.5
6.7
7.7
87.3
58.1
0.6
2.9
4.2
13,882
1,451
3,868
414
62
1,696
696
-155
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10,324
382
37.6
27.0
12.4
2.5
0.8
2.8
10.8
18.8
57.7
0.0
0.0
6.7
5.3
10.0
53.4
58.3
4.1
8.3
3.0
14,376
4,749
968
316
1,065
1,134
1,354
+616
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10,322
567
36.0
18.2
12.9
1.5
1.0
2.2
6.4
11.0
57.8
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
9.1
59.8
60.5
3.6
9.2
3.1
20,401
7,287
831
545
1,228
1,755
1,843
+2093
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10,288
312
38.9
33.0
6.0
5.5
2.8
1.2
12.1
23.6
51.3
0.2
0.8
19.0
8.6
10.2
84.6
58.7
1.9
4.1
3.3
12,150
1,858
1,726
884
382
1,021
987
16Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
10,090
501
37.0
20.1
9.4
2.2
0.8
1.2
7.1
14.4
49.1
0.1
0.3
29.9
5.9
7.4
79.6
57.0
2.7
6.7
2.2
18,535
4,702
1,093
388
592
1,108
1,312
+213
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10,071
321
31.4
15.8
12.9
5.6
8.1
68.3
5,072
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
9,994
529
37.6
18.9
9.9
4.1
1.4
1.7
7.7
15.9
48.4
0.2
0.6
31.3
3.3
4.3
75.7
53.0
2.7
7.2
2.5
19,910
5,252
2,155
735
924
1,339
1,357
+1227
19John Drew
J. Drew
9,869
458
21.5
7.8
0.0
5.9
8.0
73.8
20Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
9,830
471
38.1
20.9
8.3
2.9
1.1
1.0
7.5
16.1
46.5
0.2
0.8
29.9
5.7
7.1
80.1
54.3
2.5
5.8
3.1
17,940
3,911
1,378
533
466
1,450
1,295
-2383
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
9,827
474
36.8
20.7
3.8
10.3
7.9
17.0
46.2
0.3
4.7
6.2
75.3
52.5
17,423
1,821
4,879
1,678
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
9,769
231
47.6
42.3
26.6
16.9
34.3
49.3
8.4
14.7
57.1
51.8
10,994
6,142
403
23Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
9,754
426
37.6
22.9
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.4
17.3
42.7
2.1
5.9
35.8
6.0
7.5
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,003
1,803
2,348
752
102
1,427
1,353
+79
24Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9,707
323
30.1
10.5
9.0
10.9
82.3
1,088
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
9,698
441
33.9
22.0
3.4
5.5
1.3
0.3
8.0
17.4
46.2
2.0
5.2
38.8
3.9
4.5
87.5
56.8
0.7
2.7
2.7
14,955
1,517
2,421
569
143
1,170
951
+664

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

11th

DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

33.9

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

12 - 15

136

Final

125

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 14

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
6
.769
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
7
.731
5.0
5
16
8
.667
7.0
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
11
17
.393
14.0
12
10
16
.385
14.0
13
6
21
.222
18.5
14
6
21
.222
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
@
113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111
Mon
11/17
@
126-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM