Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Karl Malone put up the most points in a decade, with 21,370 points in the 1990s.
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NBA most career points by a player 1990s decade| NAME | PTS | DECADE | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Malone | 21,370 | 1990s | 785 | 38.2 | 27.2 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 18.7 | 53.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 28.2 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 75.1 | 59.3 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 30,005 | 8,427 | 2,888 | 1,105 | 678 | 2,347 | 2,384 | +1707 |
| 2 |  | M. Jordan | 18,014 | 1990s | 585 | 38.4 | 30.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 23.4 | 50.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 35.9 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 83.0 | 57.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 22,445 | 3,707 | 2,966 | 1,344 | 417 | 1,439 | 1,408 | +1416 |
| 3 |  | P. Ewing | 16,914 | 1990s | 702 | 37.2 | 24.1 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 74.8 | 55.3 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 26,132 | 7,733 | 1,511 | 661 | 1,898 | 2,225 | 2,398 | +446 |
| 4 |  | D. Robinson | 16,715 | 1990s | 685 | 37.0 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.8 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 74.0 | 58.9 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 25,364 | 7,881 | 2,028 | 1,073 | 2,323 | 1,944 | 2,057 | +708 |
| 5 |  | M. Richmond | 16,613 | 1990s | 722 | 37.8 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 45.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 39.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 85.0 | 56.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 27,270 | 2,917 | 2,711 | 958 | 215 | 2,032 | 1,942 | -342 |
| 6 |  | H. Olajuwon | 16,484 | 1990s | 689 | 38.1 | 23.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 18.7 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 74.7 | 55.7 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 26,260 | 8,000 | 2,079 | 1,229 | 2,381 | 2,240 | 2,445 | +513 |
| 7 |  | R. Miller | 16,319 | 1990s | 776 | 35.7 | 21.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 14.1 | 48.2 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 40.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.4 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 27,710 | 2,441 | 2,517 | 928 | 181 | 1,572 | 1,678 | +810 |
| 8 |  | G. Rice | 15,371 | 1990s | 745 | 37.4 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 46.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 40.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 84.4 | 55.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 27,843 | 3,511 | 1,712 | 829 | 232 | 1,431 | 1,848 | +400 |
| 9 |  | C. Barkley | 14,852 | 1990s | 664 | 36.8 | 22.4 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 15.3 | 52.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 27.8 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 73.3 | 59.7 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 24,413 | 7,677 | 2,775 | 1,021 | 405 | 1,893 | 1,813 | +538 |
| 10 |  | S. Pippen | 14,040 | 1990s | 731 | 38.0 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 48.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 33.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 70.3 | 54.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 27,805 | 5,238 | 4,312 | 1,639 | 689 | 2,201 | 2,139 | +1193 |
| 11 |  | T. Hardaway | 12,826 | 1990s | 660 | 37.3 | 19.4 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 16.3 | 44.2 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 35.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 77.8 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 24,613 | 2,362 | 5,925 | 1,223 | 109 | 2,051 | 1,643 | +1224 |
| 12 |  | C. Drexler | 12,711 | 1990s | 608 | 35.8 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 45.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.9 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 79.4 | 54.8 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 21,760 | 3,879 | 3,448 | 1,106 | 399 | 1,610 | 1,741 | +434 |
| 13 |  | H. Hawkins | 12,611 | 1990s | 784 | 34.6 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 46.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 39.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 87.2 | 59.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 27,154 | 3,074 | 2,415 | 1,395 | 241 | 1,551 | 1,668 | +1130 |
| 14 |  | S. Kemp | 12,452 | 1990s | 747 | 30.6 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 73.4 | 57.2 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 22,853 | 7,111 | 1,394 | 931 | 1,094 | 2,193 | 2,848 | +742 |
| 15 | | J. Hornacek | 12,447 | 1990s | 760 | 33.6 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 49.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 40.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 88.4 | 58.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 25,540 | 2,752 | 3,713 | 1,164 | 187 | 1,438 | 1,746 | +1573 |
| 16 |  | D. Schrempf | 12,404 | 1990s | 737 | 34.5 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 50.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 39.0 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 81.3 | 59.8 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 25,421 | 5,438 | 3,005 | 644 | 215 | 1,705 | 2,336 | +1122 |
| 17 |  | C. Robinson | 12,357 | 1990s | 774 | 30.9 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 13.4 | 45.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 35.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 68.1 | 51.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 23,938 | 3,989 | 1,648 | 863 | 875 | 1,510 | 2,454 | +638 |
| 18 |  | J. Dumars | 12,354 | 1990s | 706 | 36.3 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 45.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 38.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 85.7 | 55.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 25,603 | 1,545 | 3,093 | 603 | 47 | 1,405 | 1,174 | +448 |
| 19 |  | S. O'Neal | 12,343 | 1990s | 455 | 37.3 | 27.1 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 18.8 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 53.6 | 58.4 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 16,985 | 5,537 | 1,131 | 364 | 1,197 | 1,331 | 1,581 | +1142 |
| 20 |  | C. Mullin | 12,155 | 1990s | 640 | 34.9 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 51.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 40.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 86.0 | 60.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 22,313 | 2,933 | 2,323 | 1,029 | 400 | 1,587 | 1,301 | +313 |
| 21 |  | D. Wilkins | 12,111 | 1990s | 515 | 33.9 | 23.5 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 18.7 | 45.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 33.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 81.9 | 54.4 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 17,469 | 3,385 | 1,320 | 567 | 239 | 1,184 | 865 | -392 |
| 22 |  | G. Payton | 11,503 | 1990s | 704 | 35.2 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 47.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 30.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 71.2 | 53.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 24,765 | 2,706 | 4,816 | 1,603 | 151 | 1,734 | 1,919 | +1272 |
| 23 |  | J. Stockton | 11,451 | 1990s | 766 | 35.0 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 51.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 39.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 82.2 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 26,798 | 2,225 | 9,146 | 1,753 | 174 | 2,420 | 2,021 | +1460 |
| 24 | | K. Willis | 11,102 | 1990s | 742 | 31.8 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 72.4 | 52.8 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 23,586 | 7,558 | 999 | 559 | 395 | 1,593 | 2,284 | -120 |
| 25 |  | R. Smits | 10,897 | 1990s | 706 | 27.2 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 78.1 | 55.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 19,207 | 4,376 | 1,060 | 315 | 860 | 1,341 | 2,452 | +725 |
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