nba most points scored before turning 40

LeBron James has the most career points by a player younger than 40, with 41,131 points.

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NBA most points scored before turning 40 years old by a player
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41,131
1,520
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
11,405
11,261
2,298
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36,446
1,404
26.0
11.8
10.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
72.0
16,616
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,374
1,434
37.3
25.4
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
53,481
14,601
5,085
2,037
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
4Kobe 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
48,638
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,535
1,199
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.2
3.2
43,998
8,240
5,268
1,234
1,342
3,793
2,276
+5058
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31,621
1,042
38.2
30.3
6.2
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.4
23.0
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.8
6.9
8.3
83.5
57.0
1.6
4.6
2.7
39,813
6,457
5,530
2,476
878
2,858
2,724
+1478
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,422
1,045
30.1
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
23,922
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,187
1,471
34.4
21.2
7.7
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.4
38.3
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.7
50,574
11,331
3,616
1,201
1,263
2,476
3,525
+6608
9James Harden
J. Harden
29,319
1,220
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,423
6,809
8,868
1,794
683
4,500
2,993
+4743
10Shaquille 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
11Carmelo 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
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,405
1,329
20.6
12.2
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
16,212
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,311
1,303
21.0
8.4
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,176
1,301
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
43,023
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,238
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
13,747
3,058
2,163
3,825
3,668
4,381
+564
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,714
1,040
25.7
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
4
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,711
1,264
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,633
5,434
5,185
1,250
416
2,475
2,808
-384
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,666
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
38,113
7,169
2,675
2,061
-392
19Tim 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
47,369
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,493
1,067
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
36,248
4,964
6,735
1,599
281
3,302
2,385
+6257
21Paul 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
22John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,396
1,270
20.8
8.3
4.2
5.2
81.5
23Kevin 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
24Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
21.5
8.9
0.0
3.6
4.3
83.2
25Reggie 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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

CLE Cavaliers

51 - 29

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
13
25
55
.313
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
43.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117
Thu
3/12
@
108-119
Fri
3/13
@
97-104
Fri
3/13
@
99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM