most points in nba history before 37 years old

LeBron James has the most career points by a player younger than 37, with 36,038 points.

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most points by a player in NBA history before 37 years old
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
36,038
1,334
38.2
27.0
7.4
7.4
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.4
1.5
4.4
34.6
5.8
7.8
73.4
58.7
1.2
6.3
3.5
50,947
9,924
9,858
2,104
1,008
4,678
2,449
+7148
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32,482
1,280
36.5
25.4
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.6
45.1
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.4
7.6
83.7
55.3
1.1
4.2
3.0
46,774
6,800
6,122
1,882
627
3,881
3,238
+4724
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31,527
1,170
26.9
12.8
11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.7
15,006
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,045
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
31,041
1,192
37.4
26.0
10.6
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.5
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.5
58.3
2.6
8.0
3.1
44,610
12,618
4,004
1,656
973
3,704
3,812
+2188
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,571
1,123
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,235
7,828
4,908
1,173
1,273
3,553
2,137
+4732
7Michael 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
8James Harden
J. Harden
28,325
1,175
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
40,863
6,601
8,513
1,745
665
4,355
2,909
+4554
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28,119
1,265
35.5
22.2
7.9
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.8
16.5
47.5
1.2
3.3
38.3
5.3
6.1
87.9
58.1
1.1
6.9
1.8
44,886
10,051
3,282
1,076
1,128
2,290
3,105
+6420
10Carmelo 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
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27,270
1,096
35.9
24.9
11.3
2.6
0.6
2.4
9.9
16.9
58.1
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.2
9.8
52.8
58.5
3.7
7.7
2.8
39,313
12,411
2,879
686
2,601
3,106
3,794
+4619
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
26,789
1,231
21.8
12.8
7.5
15.2
49.3
0.0
6.8
8.8
76.9
57.0
15,770
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,040
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,369
1,248
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
77.2
52.7
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,481
8,749
9,991
1,967
408
4,860
3,180
+3002
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25,988
1,150
22.6
9.1
0.0
4.4
6.6
66.9
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25,898
1,011
36.4
25.6
6.8
2.6
9.6
20.7
46.3
0.7
5.8
7.1
81.2
53.8
36,770
6,902
2,585
1,989
-113
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,734
1,212
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,043
5,286
4,954
1,202
398
2,405
2,711
-9
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25,586
1,092
37.3
23.4
11.7
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.3
18.1
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.8
6.7
71.7
55.6
3.5
8.3
3.2
40,734
12,805
2,887
2,007
3,613
3,453
4,044
+520
19Kevin 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
20Jerry West
J. West
25,196
932
27.0
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4
21Alex English
A. English
25,122
1,142
22.0
9.2
0.0
3.7
4.4
83.2
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,052
1,013
34.1
24.7
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
3.9
9.3
42.4
3.9
4.3
91.1
62.5
0.7
4.0
3.1
34,556
4,757
6,468
1,534
259
3,151
2,293
+6108
23Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
25,031
1,177
36.1
21.3
5.9
3.8
1.4
0.6
7.0
15.6
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.0
5.7
7.0
80.7
56.9
0.9
5.1
2.9
42,458
6,999
4,483
1,669
699
3,366
3,314
+3099
24John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
25,016
1,185
21.1
8.4
4.3
5.3
81.3
25Allen 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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

10th

DRTG

114.1

11th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.0

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
11
.577
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0
9
Hawks Hawks
14
12
.538
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Tue
12/23
NOP NOP
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

15 - 11

130

Final

126

WAS Wizards

3 - 20

Fri 12 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
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM