nba most points - 3 pointers made in a career before 2027

Before 2026-27, LeBron James had the most points - three-pointers, with 40,804.

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NBA most points - 3 pointers made by a player in a career before 2027
NAMEPTS-3PMPTS3PMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40,804
43,440
2,636
1,622
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,843
36,928
85
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
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
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31,816
33,643
1,827
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31,711
32,292
581
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30,220
32,597
2,377
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
29,578
31,560
1,982
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
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
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,595
28,596
1
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
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
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,921
26,946
25
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
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
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
26,558
28,289
1,731
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
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
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,466
26,496
30
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
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
11DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,049
26,711
662
1,264
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,635
5,434
5,185
1,250
416
2,475
2,808
-384
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25,957
26,668
711
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
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
13James Harden
J. Harden
25,949
29,339
3,390
1,221
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,449
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25,897
26,071
174
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
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
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25,681
27,176
1,495
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
16Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
24,796
24,815
19
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
24,254
26,397
2,143
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
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
18Vince Carter
V. Carter
23,438
25,728
2,290
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
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
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23,309
24,368
1,059
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,219
23,757
538
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
21Alex English
A. English
23,196
23,214
18
970
34.2
23.9
5.5
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
0.1
21.7
4.1
4.9
84.0
55.0
2.4
3.1
2.6
33,167
5,320
3,926
939
682
2,488
2,557
22Moses Malone
M. Malone
23,143
23,151
8
1,106
33.5
20.9
11.6
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.8
4.8
6.8
2.9
37,068
12,810
1,529
895
1,357
3,258
2,399
23Reggie Miller
R. Miller
22,719
25,279
2,560
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
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
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
22,616
23,165
549
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
22,280
26,528
4,248
1,069
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,303
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
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