most points in nba before turning 40

LeBron James has dropped the most career points by a player younger than 40, with 41,131 points.

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most points in NBA before turning 40 years old by a player
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41,131
1,520
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
11,405
11,261
2,298
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36,446
1,404
26.0
11.8
10.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
72.0
16,616
3Karl 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
53,481
14,601
5,085
2,037
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
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
31,621
1,042
38.2
30.3
6.2
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.4
23.0
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.8
6.9
8.3
83.5
57.0
1.6
4.6
2.7
39,813
6,457
5,530
2,476
878
2,858
2,724
+1478
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,045
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,187
1,471
34.4
21.2
7.7
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.4
38.3
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.7
50,574
11,331
3,616
1,201
1,263
2,476
3,525
+6608
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,915
1,137
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,740
7,895
4,954
1,187
1,282
3,595
2,175
+4850
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
10Carmelo 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
11James Harden
J. Harden
28,161
1,168
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
40,614
6,570
8,459
1,733
662
4,325
2,889
+4574
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
16Dominique 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
17Tim 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
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,471
1,256
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,709
8,809
10,046
1,975
409
4,890
3,201
+2902
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
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
25,832
1,042
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,472
4,878
6,604
1,574
274
3,237
2,345
+6205
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,639
1,206
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.1
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
41,853
5,267
4,937
1,193
396
2,400
2,699
+19
24Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
21.5
8.9
0.0
3.6
4.3
83.2
25Reggie 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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

13th

DRTG

112.6

7th

NETRTG

3.9

13th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5
7
Magic Magic
11
8
.579
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
POR POR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

12 - 7

99

Final

110

TOR Raptors

13 - 5

Mon 24 Nov 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
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
12
5
.706
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
7
.632
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
3
.833
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.5
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/30
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
128-108
Thu
10/30
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
112-101
Thu
10/30
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
125-135
Thu
10/30
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
117-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
MIL MIL
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM