most points scored by a player before turning 29

LeBron James has put up the most career points by a player younger than 29, with 21,819 points.

Interpreted as:
most points scored by a player before turning 29 years old
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
21,819
794
39.6
27.5
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.0
49.3
1.3
3.9
33.9
6.4
8.6
74.7
57.8
1.2
6.0
3.3
31,417
5,754
5,491
1,363
658
2,623
1,485
+4258
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
19,296
784
36.2
24.6
5.2
4.5
1.5
0.6
8.5
18.8
45.3
1.2
3.5
33.7
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.0
2.9
28,379
4,073
3,561
1,170
467
2,285
2,111
+2631
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19,121
703
37.4
27.2
7.2
3.8
1.2
1.0
9.2
18.9
48.8
1.8
4.7
37.9
7.0
8.0
88.2
60.8
0.8
6.4
3.2
26,277
5,031
2,663
840
738
2,221
1,330
+2675
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18,838
464
40.6
24.9
16.5
32.5
50.7
7.7
13.8
55.4
52.6
11,546
867
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
18,073
559
38.7
32.3
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.1
12.0
23.1
51.9
0.4
1.2
28.7
8.0
9.4
84.8
59.3
1.7
4.6
3.1
21,631
3,502
3,323
1,526
602
1,724
1,693
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
17,846
713
36.3
25.0
6.4
3.1
1.1
0.5
8.9
19.5
45.6
1.0
2.9
33.4
6.3
7.8
80.8
54.5
1.9
4.5
3.0
25,856
4,551
2,181
773
331
2,109
2,144
+1681
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
16,884
739
32.6
22.8
9.6
4.7
1.1
1.3
8.3
15.4
53.9
0.7
2.4
28.6
5.6
7.9
70.6
60.6
1.8
7.8
3.0
24,063
7,104
3,483
845
933
2,213
2,228
+2417
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
16,744
749
35.1
22.4
6.2
4.7
1.3
1.0
8.1
18.6
43.7
1.3
3.9
33.7
4.8
6.4
74.7
52.2
1.6
4.6
2.4
26,281
4,623
3,525
997
729
1,761
1,447
+1196
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
16,657
549
30.3
10.6
9.1
10.9
83.5
1,742
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
16,598
678
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.4
5.3
6.0
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
23,330
2,738
3,552
579
192
2,058
1,986
-5
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16,486
549
30.0
15.6
12.4
5.2
7.5
69.6
8,545
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
16,070
584
37.9
27.5
12.4
2.8
0.7
2.7
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.6
5.4
10.4
52.5
58.1
4.0
8.4
2.9
22,138
7,252
1,629
432
1,582
1,690
2,008
+2139
13James Harden
J. Harden
15,809
687
33.8
23.0
5.1
6.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.3
44.3
2.4
6.6
36.4
7.1
8.3
85.4
60.8
0.8
4.3
3.5
23,238
3,482
4,157
1,031
325
2,383
1,733
+2779
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
15,681
775
38.2
20.2
11.1
4.5
1.4
1.7
8.1
16.6
49.0
0.2
0.6
29.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
53.9
2.8
8.3
2.6
29,583
8,601
3,525
1,089
1,343
2,002
1,965
+2406
15Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
15,625
583
26.8
10.6
0.1
5.7
7.5
75.3
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
15,392
680
34.1
22.6
6.3
8.0
1.7
0.3
7.8
18.1
43.3
1.1
3.4
31.3
5.9
7.2
82.0
53.2
1.7
4.6
3.9
23,197
4,252
5,415
1,174
199
2,678
1,650
+2515
17Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
15,173
681
36.5
22.3
8.6
2.6
1.0
1.1
7.7
16.3
47.0
1.4
3.6
38.1
5.6
6.4
86.9
58.2
1.3
7.3
1.9
24,873
5,842
1,784
664
723
1,301
1,804
+3920
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
14,770
570
37.1
25.9
10.9
2.7
1.4
0.7
9.6
18.2
52.5
0.0
0.2
26.9
6.7
9.3
71.9
58.0
2.9
7.9
3.4
21,136
6,199
1,549
790
404
1,922
1,952
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
14,436
535
41.4
27.0
4.1
5.7
2.4
0.2
9.5
22.9
41.7
1.3
4.2
31.0
6.6
8.7
75.8
50.5
1.0
3.1
3.6
22,164
2,175
3,046
1,273
112
1,947
1,178
+526
20Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
14,433
706
38.7
20.4
3.1
8.2
1.3
0.1
7.3
16.7
43.5
1.2
3.6
31.9
4.7
6.0
79.0
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.2
27,335
2,176
5,780
906
105
2,243
1,696
-539
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
14,354
716
36.7
20.0
3.7
9.8
7.7
16.7
46.0
0.4
4.3
5.7
76.2
52.2
26,267
2,680
6,985
2,310
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
14,318
601
34.4
23.8
10.2
2.3
1.4
2.3
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.5
1.6
30.3
5.5
7.0
79.4
58.6
2.5
7.7
2.0
20,664
6,129
1,399
820
1,409
1,173
1,415
+573
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
14,283
601
23.8
14.8
8.5
16.7
50.9
0.0
6.7
9.1
74.0
57.3
8,897
24Bradley Beal
B. Beal
14,231
645
34.8
22.1
4.1
4.2
1.1
0.4
8.0
17.6
45.6
2.2
6.0
37.2
3.8
4.6
82.1
56.2
0.9
3.2
2.4
22,418
2,641
2,701
727
251
1,563
1,435
+284
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
14,216
778
35.9
18.3
12.8
1.5
1.0
2.2
6.5
11.2
57.9
0.0
0.1
8.5
5.3
9.2
57.3
59.8
3.6
9.3
3.1
27,924
9,996
1,187
778
1,681
2,417
2,574
+2844

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

12th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

3.0

14th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
7
76ers 76ers
12
9
.571
4.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
13
10
.565
4.5
9
Hawks Hawks
13
10
.565
4.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
13
.435
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game

122

Final

110

CLE Cavaliers

13 - 10

Wed 3 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
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
111-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM