most points by an nba player in first 21 seasons

LeBron James posted the most points by a player in his first 21 seasons, with 40,474 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40,474
1,492
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.6
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
56,598
11,185
11,009
2,275
1,111
5,211
2,682
+7443
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
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
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+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
48,637
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
2,514
893
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
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7Wilt 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
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,179
1,147
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
42,117
7,948
5,007
1,194
1,295
3,628
2,195
+4908
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
28,359
1,177
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
40,937
6,608
8,529
1,750
665
4,361
2,913
+4573
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
27,409
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin 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
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
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Oscar 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
16Dominique 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
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,611
1,266
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,014
8,878
10,136
1,997
410
4,923
3,229
+2842
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
47,368
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
26,395
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
21Kevin 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
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,962
1,046
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
4.0
4.3
91.1
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,607
4,905
6,624
1,579
275
3,248
2,351
+6195
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,826
1,216
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
42,193
5,303
4,970
1,212
400
2,409
2,720
-12
24Alex 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
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,430
1,481
30.7
17.2
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.2
14.2
43.7
1.5
4.0
37.4
3.3
4.1
79.8
53.7
1.1
3.3
1.7
45,492
6,482
4,666
1,507
863
2,557
3,905
+1944

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.4

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

115.2

16th

NETRTG

1.8

11th

3P%

34.6

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
14
.533
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

9 - 20

132

Final

139

CLE Cavaliers

16 - 14

Mon 22 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
18
11
.621
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
16
14
.533
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
18
.379
11.5
12
9
20
.310
13.5
13
8
19
.296
13.5
14
6
23
.207
16.5
15
5
22
.185
16.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
21
7
.750
4.0
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
19
.367
15.0
12
10
18
.357
15.0
13
8
22
.267
18.0
14
7
21
.250
18.0
15
7
22
.241
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/20
@
113-105
Thu
11/20
@
110-140
Thu
11/20
@
143-107
Thu
11/20
@
115-118
Thu
11/20
@
113-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM