who has the most points in nba history

LeBron James has scored the most career points, with 42,601 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,601
1,581
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,675
11,837
11,716
2,366
1,161
5,519
2,810
+7369
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
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
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
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
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
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
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
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
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
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
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,435
1,156
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,432
8,003
5,054
1,195
1,307
3,654
2,208
+4989
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
23,924
4,643
2,075
9Shaquille 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
10James Harden
J. Harden
28,563
1,185
34.8
24.1
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
4.8
3.7
41,215
6,634
8,587
1,756
667
4,383
2,923
+4618
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
27,409
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
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
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
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14Hakeem 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
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,756
1,275
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,275
8,925
10,183
2,008
413
4,955
3,256
+2756
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
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
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
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
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
18Tim 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
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
19Paul 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
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
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
46,471
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,219
1,055
34.0
24.9
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,907
4,930
6,675
1,588
279
3,271
2,370
+6254
22Kevin 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
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,996
1,225
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,488
5,336
5,012
1,225
403
2,421
2,737
-109
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
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
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
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
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

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APG

6.9

Garland

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

114.9

14th

NETRTG

2.1

12th

3P%

35.1

19th

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Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

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122

Final

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MIN Timberwolves

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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