most points in nba history including playoffs as a starter

LeBron James has scored the most career points by a player as a starter in the regular-season and playoffs, with 51,925 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	LeBron James L. James	51,925	1,922	38.2	27.0	7.7	7.4	1.5	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.5	1.6	4.7	34.6	5.6	7.6	73.8	58.9	1.2	6.5	3.5	73,424	14,779	14,176	2,922	1,471	6,726	3,537	+8711
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	41,626	1,664	37.6	25.0	10.2	3.5	1.4	0.8	9.2	18.0	50.9	0.1	0.2	26.2	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.1	2.4	7.8	3.0	62,625	16,995	5,844	2,336	1,277	5,055	5,219	+3133
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37,728	1,218	39.2	31.0	6.3	5.4	2.3	0.8	11.6	23.4	49.6	0.6	1.8	32.8	7.1	8.5	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.8	47,690	7,717	6,568	2,839	1,032	3,414	3,260	+1701
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37,547	1,369	37.2	27.4	7.0	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.9	50.0	2.0	5.2	38.6	6.5	7.4	88.0	61.8	0.7	6.3	3.2	50,942	9,568	5,979	1,405	1,546	4,348	2,704	+5670
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37,367	1,398	38.5	26.7	5.6	5.0	1.5	0.5	9.4	20.9	44.9	1.4	4.3	32.9	6.5	7.8	83.7	54.9	1.1	4.4	3.1	53,832	7,762	7,029	2,131	715	4,363	3,681	+4441
6	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34,866	1,605	35.2	21.7	8.0	2.5	0.8	0.9	7.6	16.2	47.1	1.3	3.4	38.2	5.1	5.8	88.1	57.8	1.0	6.9	1.7	56,435	12,795	3,974	1,343	1,388	2,787	3,910	+6706
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	33,662	1,411	35.3	23.9	11.0	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.6	52.4	58.3	3.6	7.4	2.8	49,758	15,515	3,592	853	3,178	3,936	4,881	+5469
8	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	31,624	1,640	34.6	19.3	10.9	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.5	14.8	50.5	0.0	0.1	17.2	4.3	6.2	69.5	55.0	2.8	8.1	2.4	56,675	17,926	4,987	1,193	3,587	4,010	4,002	+9986
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30,404	1,210	34.5	25.1	4.8	6.3	1.5	0.3	8.5	18.2	46.8	4.0	9.6	41.8	4.1	4.5	90.9	62.3	0.7	4.1	3.1	41,765	5,756	7,648	1,818	328	3,795	2,748	+7117
10	James Harden J. Harden	30,258	1,155	36.8	26.2	6.0	8.2	1.6	0.6	7.7	17.8	43.6	3.0	8.4	35.9	7.7	8.9	86.6	60.4	0.8	5.2	4.1	42,450	6,915	9,432	1,820	718	4,767	2,889	+3980
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	30,209	1,326	36.8	22.8	11.4	2.6	1.8	3.2	9.1	17.7	51.4	0.0	0.1	21.0	4.6	6.4	71.4	55.6	3.3	8.0	3.0	48,851	15,054	3,468	2,354	4,215	4,020	4,821	+407
12	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	29,228	1,444	35.4	20.2	5.8	3.6	1.3	0.6	6.6	14.9	44.4	1.6	4.5	36.8	5.3	6.6	80.9	56.7	0.8	4.9	2.7	51,059	8,342	5,218	1,934	837	3,951	4,079	+3553
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	28,440	1,568	35.1	18.1	10.2	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.3	14.7	49.6	0.1	0.4	27.2	3.4	4.3	79.0	54.5	2.2	8.0	2.2	54,980	16,057	5,873	2,006	2,189	3,478	3,925	+5211
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28,268	1,197	35.9	23.6	6.5	2.9	1.0	0.5	8.4	18.9	44.6	1.3	3.7	34.7	5.4	6.7	81.3	53.9	1.7	4.8	2.6	42,942	7,830	3,449	1,233	584	3,142	3,506	+1452
15	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	27,974	1,315	34.8	21.3	4.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.6	16.3	46.7	0.5	1.8	29.8	5.5	6.5	84.4	55.5	0.7	3.6	2.0	45,756	5,700	5,410	1,318	428	2,613	2,951	-748
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27,910	1,249	34.6	22.3	7.3	8.3	1.7	0.3	8.0	18.3	43.7	1.2	3.9	30.8	5.1	6.6	78.2	52.7	1.6	5.6	4.0	43,252	9,066	10,344	2,063	384	5,053	3,296	+2804
17	Reggie Miller R. Miller	27,418	1,448	35.3	18.9	3.0	3.0	1.1	0.2	6.1	13.1	46.8	1.9	4.9	39.5	4.7	5.3	89.0	61.3	0.6	2.4	1.8	51,070	4,411	4,367	1,595	313	2,561	2,845	+2185
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	27,232	1,257	35.7	21.7	10.2	2.0	1.0	2.5	8.5	16.9	50.1	0.0	0.1	18.5	4.7	6.3	73.8	55.0	2.4	7.8	3.0	44,902	12,776	2,456	1,240	3,151	3,815	4,424	+499
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	27,134	1,050	36.8	25.8	6.9	2.6			9.7	20.9	46.1	0.6			5.9	7.2	81.4	53.6				38,691	7,220	2,727				2,088	-246
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26,271	972	41.6	27.0	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.2	9.4	22.3	42.3	1.2	3.8	31.3	7.0	9.0	78.0	51.6	0.8	2.9	3.6	40,436	3,632	5,980	2,114	176	3,453	1,910	+737
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	25,674	1,463	34.2	17.5	4.5	9.2	2.0	0.2	6.2	13.2	47.2	1.4	3.8	37.1	3.7	4.2	86.9	58.2	0.6	3.9	2.3	50,070	6,557	13,470	2,959	252	3,418	3,550	+6121
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25,544	1,120	37.6	22.8	12.0	4.0	1.6	0.8	8.1	15.0	53.8	0.5	2.0	26.8	6.1	8.3	73.4	61.0	4.0	7.9	3.2	42,089	13,415	4,522	1,767	944	3,543	3,438	+541
23	Ray Allen R. Allen	25,194	1,270	37.2	19.8	4.2	3.5	1.2	0.2	6.9	15.3	45.2	2.4	5.9	40.1	3.6	4.0	89.4	58.0	1.0	3.2	2.2	47,194	5,353	4,465	1,462	255	2,740	2,925	+3585
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25,126	1,081	35.9	23.2	4.9	5.5	1.6	0.9	8.4	17.5	48.3	0.5	1.7	29.7	5.8	7.6	77.1	55.8	1.3	3.6	3.3	38,788	5,292	5,991	1,752	974	3,575	2,529	+3232
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	24,313	968	36.5	25.1	4.3	6.7	1.0	0.3	8.1	18.5	43.6	3.1	8.4	37.1	5.9	6.5	89.9	58.8	0.6	3.7	2.8	35,299	4,141	6,483	952	288	2,744	1,863	+2151

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27.9

Mitchell

RPG

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APG

5.7

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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0 - 4

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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3.4

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68.8

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67.6

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67.4

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122.5

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

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113.0

113.2

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

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Worst Record ATS

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41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

LeBron James has scored the most career points by a player as a starter in the regular-season and playoffs, with 51,925 points.

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