most points in nba history since 1987

Since 1986-87, LeBron James has scored the most points, with 43,029 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in NBA history since 1987
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,029
1,601
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,341
11,953
11,858
2,387
1,174
5,591
2,835
+7344
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
35,725
1,395
37.5
25.6
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.6
6.9
9.2
75.0
58.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
52,377
14,250
5,012
1,980
1,101
4,245
4,283
+3010
3Kobe 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
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,966
1,177
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,207
8,118
5,154
1,217
1,321
3,725
2,247
+5023
5Dirk 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
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29,571
972
38.5
30.4
6.2
5.2
2.3
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.6
0.6
1.8
33.3
6.8
8.1
83.4
56.7
1.5
4.7
2.7
37,416
6,074
5,099
2,281
803
2,588
2,452
+1438
7James Harden
J. Harden
28,937
1,202
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,795
6,717
8,730
1,778
676
4,445
2,960
+4668
8Shaquille 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
9Carmelo 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
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,060
1,293
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,789
8,983
10,280
2,026
415
5,020
3,290
+2636
11Tim 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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,196
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,406
1,247
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,149
5,392
5,102
1,240
410
2,445
2,780
-308
14Paul 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
15Kevin 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
16Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
17Reggie 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
18Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,505
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
19Allen 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
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
23,817
1,133
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.5
8.2
16.3
50.6
0.0
0.1
15.8
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.4
2.3
7.5
3.0
38,823
11,156
2,113
1,082
2,791
3,365
3,843
+412
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23,657
1,088
35.7
21.7
11.0
2.6
1.8
3.1
8.7
17.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.0
72.5
55.2
3.0
8.0
3.0
38,841
11,993
2,810
1,929
3,379
3,238
3,768
+564
22Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23,165
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
23Chris Paul
C. Paul
23,058
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22,598
900
36.2
25.1
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
25Gary Payton
G. Payton
21,813
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,117
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

6th

DRTG

114.1

13th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

37 - 23

116

Final

118

MIL Bucks

26 - 31

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
26
.544
12.0
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/24
@
104-95
Sat
1/24
@
103-101
Sat
1/24
@
111-102
Sat
1/24
@
89-126
Sun
1/25
@
116-132

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM