most total points since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has put up the most points, with 43,440 points.

Interpreted as:
most total points by a player since 1980
NAMEPTSGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
43,440
1,622
61,031
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
15,961
31,502
50.7
2,636
7,565
34.8
8,882
12,051
73.7
59.0
1,842
10,253
5,650
2,862
+7508
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
3.5
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,476
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
13,528
26,210
51.6
85
310
27.4
9,787
13,188
74.2
57.7
3,562
11,406
4,524
4,578
+3010
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
3.1
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,346
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
11,719
26,200
44.7
1,827
5,546
32.9
8,378
10,011
83.7
55.0
1,499
5,548
4,010
3,353
+4153
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
3.0
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,597
1,201
44,076
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
11,258
22,376
50.3
2,377
6,070
39.2
7,704
8,738
88.2
62.2
781
7,473
3,799
2,279
+5072
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
3.2
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
12,192
24,537
49.7
581
1,778
32.7
7,327
8,772
83.5
56.9
1,668
5,004
2,924
2,783
+1438
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
2.7
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,522
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
11,169
23,734
47.1
1,982
5,210
38.0
7,240
8,239
87.9
57.7
1,468
10,021
2,494
3,601
+6541
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
1.6
7James Harden
J. Harden
29,339
1,221
42,449
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
8,661
19,733
43.9
3,390
9,323
36.4
8,627
10,002
86.3
60.8
911
5,898
4,505
2,994
+4709
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
3.7
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,207
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
11,330
19,457
58.2
1
22
4.5
5,935
11,252
52.7
58.6
4,209
8,890
3,310
4,146
+4887
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
2.7
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,260
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
10,119
22,643
44.7
1,731
4,873
35.5
6,320
7,764
81.4
54.3
1,983
5,825
3,052
3,543
+1528
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
2.4
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,176
1,301
43,025
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
9,786
22,329
43.8
1,495
4,856
30.8
6,109
7,928
77.1
52.6
2,054
6,971
5,038
3,304
+2583
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.9
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,238
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
10,749
20,991
51.2
25
124
20.2
5,423
7,621
71.2
55.3
4,034
9,714
3,667
4,383
+564
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
3.0
12DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,711
1,264
43,635
5,434
5,185
1,250
416
9,563
20,320
47.1
662
2,194
30.2
6,923
8,209
84.3
55.8
870
4,564
2,475
2,808
-384
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
2.0
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
1,074
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
9,963
21,589
46.1
711
2,231
31.9
6,031
7,438
81.1
53.6
2,950
4,219
2,669
2,061
-392
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
2.5
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,528
1,069
36,303
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
9,022
19,155
47.1
4,248
10,073
42.2
4,236
4,645
91.2
62.6
686
4,287
3,308
2,385
+6266
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
3.1
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,392
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
10,285
20,334
50.6
30
168
17.9
5,896
8,468
69.6
55.1
3,859
11,232
3,381
3,304
+8910
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
2.4
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,343
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
8,668
19,465
44.5
2,143
5,816
36.8
6,918
8,578
80.6
56.8
1,092
6,435
3,532
3,643
+3345
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
2.6
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,462
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
10,505
21,142
49.7
174
632
27.5
4,887
6,190
78.9
54.6
3,209
11,453
3,179
3,561
+4913
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
2.2
18Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,541
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
9,293
21,339
43.5
2,290
6,168
37.1
4,852
6,082
79.8
53.6
1,658
4,948
2,590
3,995
+1817
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
1.7
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25,279
1,389
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
8,241
17,499
47.1
2,560
6,486
39.5
6,237
7,026
88.8
61.4
883
3,299
2,409
2,730
+2015
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
1.7
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
24,815
1,183
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
9,702
19,241
50.4
19
125
15.2
5,392
7,289
74.0
55.3
2,752
8,855
3,537
4,034
+412
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.0
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,505
1,300
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
8,567
18,955
45.2
2,973
7,429
40.0
4,398
4,920
89.4
58.0
1,230
4,042
2,709
2,858
+3491
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
2.1
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,368
914
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
8,467
19,906
42.5
1,059
3,383
31.3
6,375
8,168
78.0
51.8
745
2,649
3,262
1,777
+799
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
3.6
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,757
1,073
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
8,435
15,605
54.1
538
2,020
26.6
6,349
8,643
73.5
61.2
4,260
8,286
3,376
3,287
+532
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
3.1
24Alex English
A. English
23,214
970
33,167
5,320
3,926
939
682
9,621
19,024
50.6
18
83
21.7
3,954
4,708
84.0
55.0
2,313
3,007
2,488
2,557
34.2
23.9
5.5
4.0
1.0
0.7
2.6
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23,165
1,054
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
8,454
17,617
48.0
549
1,874
29.3
5,708
7,463
76.5
55.4
1,258
3,675
3,326
2,328
+2827
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
3.2

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