nba player with the most points scored per minute played

LeBron James has posted the most career points, with 42,184 points.

NAMEPTSPERMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,184
26.9
59,042
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
24.6
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
23.9
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
22.9
48,637
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
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
27.9
41,011
1,072
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
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
22.4
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
26.2
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
23,924
4,643
2,075
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,681
24.8
41,381
1,127
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
7,851
4,916
1,177
1,277
3,562
2,152
+4761
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
26.4
41,918
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
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
19.5
43,514
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
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
11James Harden
J. Harden
27,796
23.7
40,177
1,156
34.8
24.0
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
6,497
8,362
1,722
656
4,280
2,866
+4623
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
22.3
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
17.7
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
23.6
44,222
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
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
23.2
43,886
1,040
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
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
21.6
38,113
1,074
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
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
24.2
47,368
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
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
19.7
45,880
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
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
17.5
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,264
21.5
41,294
1,242
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.6
4.8
6.2
77.2
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
8,701
9,944
1,961
407
4,839
3,166
+3027
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
22.7
50,418
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
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
18.6
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
23Alex English
A. English
25,613
19.9
38,063
1,193
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
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,548
23.5
35,161
1,032
34.1
24.8
4.7
6.4
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
4,844
6,569
1,563
269
3,203
2,320
+6207
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,387
18.9
41,411
1,192
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.5
1.7
30.0
5.5
6.5
84.2
55.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
5,230
4,895
1,177
394
2,384
2,666
+173
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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.3

25th

DRTG

113.3

11th

NETRTG

-1.0

17th

3P%

34.9

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
3
.500
2.5
8
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
2.5
9
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

2 - 4

112

Final

101

CLE Cavaliers

3 - 3

Fri 31 Oct 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
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
SAC SAC
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Sat
11/1
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/1
ORL ORL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM