top 10 most total career points in the nba

LeBron James has the most career points, with 42,342 points.

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top 10 most total career points by a player in the NBA
NAMEPTSGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
42,342
1,571
59,346
11,782
11,649
2,352
1,157
15,548
30,711
50.6
2,571
7,363
34.9
8,675
11,777
73.7
59.0
1,806
9,976
5,495
2,796
+7393
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
3.5
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
15,837
28,307
55.9
1
18
5.6
6,712
9,304
72.1
59.2
2,975
9,394
2,527
4,657
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
2.7
3Karl 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
4Kobe 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
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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
1,045
47,859
23,924
4,643
12,681
23,497
54.0
6,057
11,862
51.1
54.7
2,075
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,092
1,144
41,988
7,925
4,992
1,193
1,290
10,722
21,359
50.2
2,229
5,714
39.0
7,419
8,409
88.2
62.0
746
7,179
3,617
2,188
+4895
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
3.2
9Shaquille 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
10James Harden
J. Harden
28,338
1,176
40,896
6,604
8,519
1,748
665
8,363
19,040
43.9
3,264
8,987
36.3
8,348
9,686
86.2
60.8
886
5,718
4,358
2,911
+4549
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
3.7
11Carmelo 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
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
1,329
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
9,435
19,225
49.1
8
80
10.0
8,531
11,090
76.9
56.9
6,731
9,481
3,804
3,076
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
3.1
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
1,303
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
10,976
24,272
45.2
5
34
14.7
5,356
7,999
67.0
49.1
2,778
6,973
1,358
4,193
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
2.4
14Hakeem 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
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
1,040
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
9,508
19,620
48.5
7,694
9,185
83.8
56.4
71
208
2,931
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
16Dominique 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
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,563
1,263
41,919
8,854
10,115
1,991
410
9,562
21,800
43.9
1,414
4,608
30.7
6,025
7,811
77.1
52.6
2,012
6,842
4,915
3,219
+2860
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
3.9
18Tim 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
19Paul 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
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
1,270
46,471
8,007
6,114
476
117
10,513
23,930
43.9
5,369
6,589
81.5
49.2
610
1,389
204
3,281
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
2.5
21Kevin 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
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,919
1,044
35,538
4,886
6,611
1,577
275
8,824
18,720
47.1
4,151
9,815
42.3
4,120
4,521
91.1
62.6
676
4,210
3,242
2,348
+6194
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
3.1
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,751
1,213
42,083
5,290
4,957
1,203
399
9,233
19,652
47.0
635
2,098
30.3
6,650
7,891
84.3
55.7
849
4,441
2,405
2,713
-19
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
2.0
24Vince 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
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
10,659
21,036
50.7
18
83
21.7
4,277
5,141
83.2
55.0
2,778
3,760
2,821
3,027
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
2.5

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

10th

DRTG

114.0

10th

NETRTG

2.7

11th

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

8 - 18

119

Final

111

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
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.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
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13
14
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11.5
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12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
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14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
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109-96
Fri
11/14
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123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM