nba fewest games to reach 21000 career points

Elgin Baylor had the fewest games with 21,000+ points, with 846 games.

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NBA fewest regular-season games by a player to reach 21000 or more career points
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
846
23,149
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
11,463
3,650
2,596
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
876
21,030
32.8
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,728
8,702
4,392
977
1,080
2,642
2,578
+3109
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
897
21,791
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
900
22,598
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
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
914
24,368
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
6Jerry West
J. West
932
25,192
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
955
23,177
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1,040
26,710
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,042
25,832
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,471
4,878
6,604
1,574
274
3,237
2,345
+6205
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,045
31,419
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
23,924
4,643
2,075
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
1,054
23,165
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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1,072
32,292
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,073
23,757
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
1,074
26,668
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
15Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1,086
22,195
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
16Hal Greer
H. Greer
1,122
21,586
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
5,665
4,540
3,855
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,142
31,051
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,907
7,919
4,982
1,192
1,285
3,607
2,184
+4899
18James Harden
J. Harden
1,174
28,303
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
40,824
6,598
8,506
1,742
665
4,351
2,906
+4550
19Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,183
24,815
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
20Alex English
A. English
1,193
25,613
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,207
28,596
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
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1,210
25,703
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
41,987
5,278
4,950
1,200
397
2,404
2,706
+32
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,238
26,946
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,260
26,514
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,823
8,832
10,086
1,986
409
4,906
3,212
+2899
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,260
28,289
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

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117.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

17 - 6

112

Final

108

PHI 76ers

13 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM