which forward leads the league in total points

LeBron James has posted the most career points by a forward, with 40,660 points.

NAMEPTSGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
40,660
1,498
56,405
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
14,917
29,187
51.1
2,469
7,063
35.0
8,357
11,336
73.7
59.5
1,714
9,603
5,209
2,643
+7365
37.7
27.1
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
3.5
2Karl 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
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,973
1,121
41,308
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
10,671
21,010
50.8
2,318
5,865
39.5
7,313
8,290
88.2
62.8
711
7,195
3,567
2,157
+5723
36.8
27.6
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
3.2
4Carmelo 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
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27,174
1,292
43,662
9,626
3,138
992
1,055
9,618
20,408
47.1
1,606
4,233
37.9
6,332
7,192
88.0
57.6
1,236
8,390
2,163
3,017
+5779
33.8
21.0
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
1.7
6Dominique 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
7Alex 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
8Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,757
1,073
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
8,435
15,605
54.1
538
2,020
26.6
6,349
8,643
73.5
61.2
4,260
8,286
3,376
3,287
+532
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
3.1
9Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23,445
1,233
44,471
12,969
4,952
1,636
1,857
9,392
18,853
49.8
168
597
28.1
4,493
5,708
78.7
54.9
2,960
10,009
2,847
3,034
+4585
36.1
19.0
10.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
2.3
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
23,177
955
34,151
5,455
2,830
944
150
8,169
15,121
54.0
7
41
17.1
6,832
8,351
81.8
61.7
2,207
3,248
2,503
2,550
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
2.9
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23,149
846
33,863
11,463
3,650
8,693
20,171
43.1
5,763
7,391
78.0
49.4
2,596
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
21,791
897
34,443
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
8,591
17,334
49.6
649
1,727
37.6
3,960
4,471
88.6
56.4
1,757
7,217
2,816
2,279
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
3.1
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21,531
895
29,272
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
7,898
14,266
55.4
557
1,953
28.5
5,178
7,491
69.1
61.3
1,697
7,185
2,701
2,617
+3110
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
3.0
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
20,964
1,025
37,007
6,256
4,739
476
117
8,419
19,085
44.1
4,126
5,062
81.5
49.2
610
1,389
204
2,586
36.1
20.5
6.1
4.6
1.2
0.3
2.5
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20,880
792
30,690
12,849
2,369
7,349
16,872
43.6
6,182
8,119
76.1
51.1
2,529
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
16Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
20,042
1,083
37,638
8,157
1,761
1,048
421
7,679
17,024
45.1
1,163
3,365
34.6
3,521
4,860
72.4
52.3
2,557
5,600
1,714
2,580
-1424
34.8
18.5
7.5
1.6
1.0
0.4
1.6
17Bernard King
B. King
19,655
874
29,417
5,060
2,863
866
230
7,830
15,109
51.8
23
134
17.2
3,972
5,444
73.0
56.1
1,704
3,356
2,791
2,885
33.7
22.5
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
3.2
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
19,276
1,161
33,500
8,523
2,169
1,242
642
7,969
16,451
48.4
44
149
29.5
3,294
4,672
70.5
52.1
3,138
5,385
2,173
3,762
+24
28.9
16.6
7.3
1.9
1.1
0.6
1.9
19Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
19,202
1,199
32,604
4,832
2,550
739
180
7,727
16,361
47.2
562
1,679
33.5
3,186
3,792
84.0
53.3
1,786
3,046
2,076
2,962
-15
27.2
16.0
4.0
2.1
0.6
0.2
1.7
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
19,196
1,055
34,643
5,584
3,494
1,280
532
6,323
13,928
45.4
1,593
4,246
37.5
4,957
6,149
80.6
57.7
797
4,787
2,548
2,823
+2972
32.8
18.2
5.3
3.3
1.2
0.5
2.4
21Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
19,156
1,027
32,084
6,377
2,204
845
595
7,049
15,001
47.0
213
695
30.6
4,845
5,993
80.8
54.3
1,855
4,522
2,460
3,510
-51
31.2
18.7
6.2
2.1
0.8
0.6
2.4
22Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
18,940
1,178
41,069
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
7,420
15,700
47.3
978
3,002
32.6
3,122
4,437
70.4
53.6
2,068
5,426
3,257
3,329
+2022
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
2.8
23Chet Walker
C. Walker
18,831
1,032
33,433
7,314
2,126
117
10
6,876
14,628
47.0
5,079
6,384
79.6
54.0
245
593
2,727
32.4
18.2
7.1
2.1
0.7
0.1
24Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
18,458
923
27,730
4,578
2,871
687
296
7,201
14,865
48.4
392
1,258
31.2
3,664
4,944
74.1
54.2
1,704
2,874
2,306
2,599
30.0
20.0
5.0
3.1
0.7
0.3
2.5
25Rick Barry
R. Barry
18,395
794
28,825
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
7,252
16,163
44.9
73
221
33.0
3,818
4,243
90.0
51.0
510
2,366
574
2,264
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
2.5
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