NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PTS
1.LeBron James 42170
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 38387
3.Karl Malone* 36928
4.Kobe Bryant* 33643
5.Michael Jordan* 32292
6.Dirk Nowitzki* 31560
7.Wilt Chamberlain* 31419
8.Kevin Durant 30571
9.Julius Erving* 30026
10.Moses Malone* 29580
11.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
12.Carmelo Anthony 28289
13.James Harden 27625
14.Dan Issel* 27482
15.Elvin Hayes* 27313
16.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
17.Oscar Robertson* 26710
18.Dominique Wilkins* 26668
19.George Gervin* 26595
20.Tim Duncan* 26496
21.Paul Pierce* 26397
22.John Havlicek* 26395
23.Russell Westbrook 26174
24.Kevin Garnett* 26071
25.Vince Carter* 25728
26.Alex English* 25613
27.Stephen Curry 25336
28.Rick Barry* 25279
 Reggie Miller* 25279
30.DeMar DeRozan 25268
31.Jerry West* 25192
32.Artis Gilmore* 24941
33.Patrick Ewing* 24815
34.Ray Allen* 24505
35.Allen Iverson* 24368
36.Charles Barkley* 23757
37.Robert Parish* 23334
38.Adrian Dantley* 23177
39.Dwyane Wade* 23165
40.Elgin Baylor* 23149
41.Chris Paul 22996
42.Damian Lillard 22598
43.Clyde Drexler* 22195
44.Gary Payton* 21813
45.Larry Bird* 21791
46.Hal Greer* 21586
47.Walt Bellamy* 20941
48.Pau Gasol* 20894
49.Bob Pettit* 20880
50.David Robinson* 20790
51.LaMarcus Aldridge 20558
52.Giannis Antetokounmpo 20506
53.Mitch Richmond* 20497
54.Joe Johnson 20407
55.Tom Chambers 20049
56.Antawn Jamison 20042
57.John Stockton* 19711
58.Bernard King* 19655
59.Clifford Robinson 19591
60.Walter Davis* 19521
61.Dwight Howard 19485
62.Tony Parker* 19473
63.Terry Cummings 19460
64.Jamal Crawford 19419
65.Bob Lanier* 19248
66.Eddie Johnson 19202
67.Gail Goodrich* 19181
68.Reggie Theus 19015
69.Dale Ellis 19004
70.Anthony Davis 18955
71.Scottie Pippen* 18940
72.Jason Terry 18881
73.Chet Walker* 18831
74.Isiah Thomas* 18822
75.Bob McAdoo* 18787
76.Paul George 18697
77.Zach Randolph 18578
78.Mark Aguirre 18458
79.Dolph Schayes* 18438
80.Kyrie Irving 18433
81.Tracy McGrady* 18381
82.Glen Rice 18336
83.Dave Bing* 18327
84.World B. Free 17955
85.Calvin Murphy* 17949
86.Lou Hudson* 17940
87.Chris Mullin* 17911
88.Lenny Wilkens* 17772
89.Bailey Howell* 17770
90.Magic Johnson* 17707
91.Shawn Marion 17700
92.Rudy Gay 17642
93.Rolando Blackman 17623
94.Otis Thorpe 17600
95.Jason Kidd* 17529
96.Brook Lopez 17502
97.Earl Monroe* 17454
98.Ron Boone 17437
99.Steve Nash* 17387
100.Kevin McHale* 17335
101.Michael Finley 17306
102.Jack Sikma* 17287
103.Kevin Willis 17253
104.Bradley Beal 17236
105.Jeff Malone 17231
106.Chris Bosh* 17189
107.Chris Webber* 17182
108.Grant Hill* 17137
109.Spencer Haywood* 17111
110.George McGinnis* 17009
111.Bob Cousy* 16960
112.Elton Brand 16827
113.Buck Williams 16784
114.Latrell Sprewell 16712
115.Nikola Vučević 16696
116.Klay Thompson 16529
117.Tiny Archibald* 16481
118.Mike Conley 16468
119.Devin Booker 16434
120.Jrue Holiday 16420
121.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
122.Joe Dumars* 16401
123.Kyle Lowry 16356
124.James Worthy* 16320
125.Billy Cunningham* 16310
126.Stephon Marbury 16297
127.Andre Miller 16278
128.Paul Arizin* 16266
129.Randy Smith 16262
130.Nikola Jokić 16166
131.Juwan Howard 16159
132.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
134.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
135.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
136.Pete Maravich* 15948
137.Jimmy Butler 15844
138.Jack Twyman* 15840
139.Chauncey Billups* 15802
140.Detlef Schrempf 15761
141.Richard Hamilton 15708
142.Larry Nance 15687
143.Jeff Hornacek 15659
144.Antoine Walker 15647
145.Sam Cassell 15635
146.Lou Williams 15593
147.Terry Porter 15586
148.Tobias Harris 15583
149.Walt Frazier* 15581
150.Rashard Lewis 15579
151.Dennis Johnson* 15535
152.Bob Dandridge* 15530
153.Kevin Love 15421
154.CJ McCollum 15414
155.Sam Jones* 15411
156.Tim Hardaway* 15373
157.Dick Barnett* 15358
158.Shawn Kemp 15347
159.Sam Perkins 15324
160.John Drew 15291
161.Louie Dampier* 15279
162.Zelmo Beaty* 15207
163.Byron Scott 15097
164.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
165.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
166.Mike Mitchell 15016
167.Richard Jefferson 14904
168.Karl-Anthony Towns 14880
169.Cliff Hagan* 14870
170.James Edwards 14862
171.Monta Ellis 14858
172.Maurice Lucas 14857
173.Charlie Scott* 14837
174.Mike Bibby 14698
175.Al Horford 14692
176.Richie Guerin* 14676
177.Kawhi Leonard 14672
178.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
180.Purvis Short 14607
181.Allan Houston 14551
182.Paul Millsap 14536
183.Bill Russell* 14522
184.Blake Griffin 14513
185.Kemba Walker 14486
186.Hersey Hawkins 14470
187.Ricky Pierce 14467
188.Rod Strickland 14463
189.Nate Thurmond* 14437
190.Jeff Green 14402
191.Jo Jo White* 14399
192.Al Jefferson 14343
193.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
194.Glenn Robinson 14234
195.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
196.Thaddeus Young 14225
197.Andrew Wiggins 14159
198.Eddie Jones 14155
199.Eric Gordon 14134
200.Gus Williams 14093
201.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
203.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
204.David West 14034
205.Fred Brown 14018
206.Carlos Boozer 13976
207.Andre Iguodala 13968
208.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
210.Billy Knight 13901
211.Bob Love 13895
212.Marques Johnson 13892
213.Chuck Person 13858
214.Deron Williams 13804
215.Bill Laimbeer 13790
216.Harrison Barnes 13787
217.Jayson Tatum 13768
218.Peja Stojaković 13647
219.Orlando Woolridge 13623
220.Xavier McDaniel 13606
221.Zach LaVine 13548
222.Dave Cowens* 13516
223.Julius Randle 13486
224.Baron Davis 13447
225.Steve Smith 13430
226.David Thompson* 13422
227.Vlade Divac* 13398
228.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
229.Luol Deng 13361
230.Donovan Mitchell 13320
231.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
232.Al Harrington 13237
233.Jalen Rose 13220
234.Corey Maggette 13198
235.Kevin Johnson 13127
236.Billy Paultz 13099
237.Metta World Peace 13058
238.Jeff Mullins 13017
239.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
241.Stephen Jackson 12976
242.Bob Boozer 12964
243.Larry Kenon 12954
244.Kendall Gill 12914
245.Khris Middleton 12901
246.Derrick Coleman 12884
247.Wayman Tisdale 12878
248.Rik Smits 12871
249.Luka Dončić 12839
250.Mychal Thompson 12810

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PTS
1.LeBron James 42170
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 38387
3.Karl Malone* 36928
4.Kobe Bryant* 33643
5.Michael Jordan* 32292
6.Dirk Nowitzki* 31560
7.Wilt Chamberlain* 31419
8.Kevin Durant 30571
9.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
10.Carmelo Anthony 28289
11.James Harden 27625
12.Moses Malone* 27409
13.Elvin Hayes* 27313
14.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
15.Oscar Robertson* 26710
16.Dominique Wilkins* 26668
17.Tim Duncan* 26496
18.Paul Pierce* 26397
19.John Havlicek* 26395
20.Russell Westbrook 26174
21.Kevin Garnett* 26071
22.Vince Carter* 25728
23.Alex English* 25613
24.Stephen Curry 25336
25.Reggie Miller* 25279
26.DeMar DeRozan 25268
27.Jerry West* 25192
28.Patrick Ewing* 24815
29.Ray Allen* 24505
30.Allen Iverson* 24368
31.Charles Barkley* 23757
32.Robert Parish* 23334
33.Adrian Dantley* 23177
34.Dwyane Wade* 23165
35.Elgin Baylor* 23149
36.Chris Paul 22996
37.Damian Lillard 22598
38.Clyde Drexler* 22195
39.Gary Payton* 21813
40.Larry Bird* 21791
41.Hal Greer* 21586
42.Walt Bellamy* 20941
43.Pau Gasol* 20894
44.Bob Pettit* 20880
45.David Robinson* 20790
46.George Gervin* 20708
47.LaMarcus Aldridge 20558
48.Giannis Antetokounmpo 20506
49.Mitch Richmond* 20497
50.Joe Johnson 20407
51.Tom Chambers 20049
52.Antawn Jamison 20042
53.John Stockton* 19711
54.Bernard King* 19655
55.Clifford Robinson 19591
56.Walter Davis* 19521
57.Dwight Howard 19485
58.Tony Parker* 19473
59.Terry Cummings 19460
60.Jamal Crawford 19419
61.Bob Lanier* 19248
62.Eddie Johnson 19202
63.Gail Goodrich* 19181
64.Reggie Theus 19015
65.Dale Ellis 19004
66.Anthony Davis 18955
67.Scottie Pippen* 18940
68.Jason Terry 18881
69.Chet Walker* 18831
70.Isiah Thomas* 18822
71.Bob McAdoo* 18787
72.Paul George 18697
73.Zach Randolph 18578
74.Mark Aguirre 18458
75.Dolph Schayes* 18438
76.Kyrie Irving 18433
77.Rick Barry* 18395
78.Tracy McGrady* 18381
79.Julius Erving* 18364
80.Glen Rice 18336
81.Dave Bing* 18327
82.World B. Free 17955
83.Calvin Murphy* 17949
84.Lou Hudson* 17940
85.Chris Mullin* 17911
86.Lenny Wilkens* 17772
87.Bailey Howell* 17770
88.Magic Johnson* 17707
89.Shawn Marion 17700
90.Rudy Gay 17642
91.Rolando Blackman 17623
92.Otis Thorpe 17600
93.Jason Kidd* 17529
94.Brook Lopez 17502
95.Earl Monroe* 17454
96.Steve Nash* 17387
97.Kevin McHale* 17335
98.Michael Finley 17306
99.Jack Sikma* 17287
100.Kevin Willis 17253
101.Bradley Beal 17236
102.Jeff Malone 17231
103.Chris Bosh* 17189
104.Chris Webber* 17182
105.Grant Hill* 17137
106.Bob Cousy* 16960
107.Elton Brand 16827
108.Buck Williams 16784
109.Latrell Sprewell 16712
110.Nikola Vučević 16696
111.Klay Thompson 16529
112.Tiny Archibald* 16481
113.Mike Conley 16468
114.Devin Booker 16434
115.Jrue Holiday 16420
116.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
117.Joe Dumars* 16401
118.Kyle Lowry 16356
119.James Worthy* 16320
120.Stephon Marbury 16297
121.Andre Miller 16278
122.Paul Arizin* 16266
123.Randy Smith 16262
124.Nikola Jokić 16166
125.Juwan Howard 16159
126.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
128.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
129.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
130.Pete Maravich* 15948
131.Jimmy Butler 15844
132.Jack Twyman* 15840
133.Chauncey Billups* 15802
134.Detlef Schrempf 15761
135.Richard Hamilton 15708
136.Larry Nance 15687
137.Jeff Hornacek 15659
138.Antoine Walker 15647
139.Sam Cassell 15635
140.Lou Williams 15593
141.Terry Porter 15586
142.Tobias Harris 15583
143.Walt Frazier* 15581
144.Artis Gilmore* 15579
 Rashard Lewis 15579
146.Dennis Johnson* 15535
147.Bob Dandridge* 15530
148.Kevin Love 15421
149.CJ McCollum 15414
150.Sam Jones* 15411
151.Tim Hardaway* 15373
152.Dick Barnett* 15358
153.Shawn Kemp 15347
154.Sam Perkins 15324
155.John Drew 15291
156.Byron Scott 15097
157.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
158.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
159.Mike Mitchell 15016
160.Richard Jefferson 14904
161.Karl-Anthony Towns 14880
162.James Edwards 14862
163.Monta Ellis 14858
164.Mike Bibby 14698
165.Al Horford 14692
166.Richie Guerin* 14676
167.Kawhi Leonard 14672
168.Dan Issel* 14659
169.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
171.Purvis Short 14607
172.Spencer Haywood* 14592
173.Allan Houston 14551
174.Paul Millsap 14536
175.Bill Russell* 14522
176.Blake Griffin 14513
177.Kemba Walker 14486
178.Hersey Hawkins 14470
179.Ricky Pierce 14467
180.Rod Strickland 14463
181.Nate Thurmond* 14437
182.Jeff Green 14402
183.Jo Jo White* 14399
184.Al Jefferson 14343
185.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
186.Glenn Robinson 14234
187.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
188.Thaddeus Young 14225
189.Andrew Wiggins 14159
190.Eddie Jones 14155
191.Eric Gordon 14134
192.Gus Williams 14093
193.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
195.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
196.David West 14034
197.Fred Brown 14018
198.Carlos Boozer 13976
199.Andre Iguodala 13968
200.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
202.Bob Love 13895
203.Marques Johnson 13892
204.Chuck Person 13858
205.Deron Williams 13804
206.Bill Laimbeer 13790
207.Harrison Barnes 13787
208.Jayson Tatum 13768
209.Peja Stojaković 13647
210.Billy Cunningham* 13626
211.Orlando Woolridge 13623
212.Xavier McDaniel 13606
213.Zach LaVine 13548
214.Dave Cowens* 13516
215.Julius Randle 13486
216.Baron Davis 13447
 Cliff Hagan* 13447
218.Steve Smith 13430
219.Vlade Divac* 13398
220.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
221.Luol Deng 13361
222.Donovan Mitchell 13320
223.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
224.Al Harrington 13237
225.Jalen Rose 13220
226.Corey Maggette 13198
227.Kevin Johnson 13127
228.Metta World Peace 13058
229.Jeff Mullins 13017
230.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
232.Stephen Jackson 12976
233.Bob Boozer 12964
234.Kendall Gill 12914
235.Khris Middleton 12901
236.Derrick Coleman 12884
237.Wayman Tisdale 12878
238.Rik Smits 12871
239.Luka Dončić 12839
240.Mychal Thompson 12810
241.Paul Westphal* 12809
242.Sidney Wicks 12803
243.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
244.Lamar Odom 12781
245.Mickey Johnson 12748
246.Johnny Newman 12740
247.Bill Cartwright 12713
248.Armen Gilliam 12700
249.Jim Jackson 12690
250.Gordon Hayward 12687

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PTS
1.Louie Dampier* 13726
2.Dan Issel* 12823
3.Ron Boone 12153
4.Mel Daniels* 11739
5.Julius Erving* 11662
6.Freddie Lewis 11660
7.Donnie Freeman 11544
8.Mack Calvin 10620
9.Stew Johnson 10538
10.Roger Brown* 10498
11.Jimmy Jones 10465
12.Steve Jones 10258
13.Ralph Simpson 9953
14.Bob Netolicky 9876
15.Cincy Powell 9746
16.Larry Jones 9651
17.Artis Gilmore* 9362
18.Willie Wise 9110
19.George Carter 8680
20.Byron Beck 8353
21.George McGinnis* 7919
22.Red Robbins 7703
23.Billy Paultz 7667
24.Glen Combs 7666
 Warren Jabali 7666
26.Jim Eakins 7627
27.Rich Jones 7562
28.George Thompson 7334
29.Darel Carrier 7011
30.John Beasley 6909
31.Wil Jones 6904
32.Rick Barry* 6884
33.Bob Verga 6814
34.Larry Miller 6595
35.Bill Keller 6588
36.Walt Simon 6414
37.Bill Melchionni 6230
38.Doug Moe 6161
39.Dave Robisch 6155
40.Chuck Williams 6140
41.Zelmo Beaty* 6100
42.Charlie Williams 6020
43.James Silas 5978
44.George Gervin* 5887
45.Les Hunter 5693
46.Gene Moore 5594
47.Goose Ligon 5560
48.Johnny Neumann 5558
49.Joe Caldwell 5492
50.Warren Davis 5449
51.John Brisker 5349
52.Levern Tart 5316
53.Gerald Govan 5251
54.Art Becker 5160
55.Charlie Scott* 4800
56.Fatty Taylor 4797
57.Ron Franz 4733
58.Randy Denton 4510
59.Trooper Washington 4499
60.Larry Kenon 4419
61.Ira Harge 4396
62.Bob Warren 4347
63.Tom Owens 4286
64.Don Sidle 4247
65.George Lehmann 4245
66.Larry Brown* 4229
67.Darnell Hillman 4195
68.Manny Leaks 4188
69.Joe Hamilton 4145
70.Mike Lewis 4081
71.Gene Littles 4066
72.John Roche 3987
73.Bo Lamar 3976
74.Randy Mahaffey 3815
75.Brian Taylor 3804
76.Wayne Hightower 3720
77.Caldwell Jones 3652
78.Ted McClain 3611
79.Lonnie Wright 3590
80.Julian Hammond 3547
81.George Stone 3530
82.Lee Davis 3511
83.Wendell Ladner 3474
84.Marvin Barnes 3465
85.Larry Cannon 3428
86.Bird Averitt 3349
87.Billy Knight 3340
88.Rick Mount 3330
89.Al Smith 3298
90.Connie Hawkins* 3295
91.Marv Roberts 3287
92.Skeeter Swift 3279
93.Mike Green 3239
94.John Williamson 3215
95.Julius Keye 3161
96.George Irvine 3093
97.Willie Somerset 3084
98.Jackie Moreland 3046
99.Swen Nater 3037
100.Merv Jackson 3032
101.Willie Murrell 2988
102.Gary Bradds 2962
103.Steve Chubin 2904
104.Chico Vaughn 2901
105.Frank Card 2894
106.Mike Gale 2831
107.Billy Cunningham* 2684
108.Mike Jackson 2683
109.Goo Kennedy 2674
110.Travis Grant 2639
111.Charlie Beasley 2633
112.Ollie Taylor 2539
113.Spencer Haywood* 2519
114.Maurice Lucas 2518
115.Art Heyman 2511
116.George Peeples 2502
117.Mike Barrett 2500
118.Bobby Jones* 2480
119.Simmie Hill 2449
120.Collis Jones 2426
121.Willie Long 2418
122.Don Buse 2405
123.Maurice McHartley 2351
124.Dave Twardzik 2311
125.Sonny Dove 2284
126.Bob Bedell 2257
127.Skip Thoren 2239
128.Ron Perry 2228
129.Coby Dietrick 2225
130.Tony Jackson 2190
131.Moses Malone* 2171
132.Mike Butler 2158
 Gus Gerard 2158
 David Thompson* 2158
135.Jim Chones 2157
136.Ed Manning 2123
137.Sam Smith 2097
138.Andy Anderson 2081
139.Ollie Darden 2047
140.Ed Johnson 2039
141.Jeff Congdon 1995
142.Ben Warley 1919
143.Kevin Joyce 1906
144.Willie Sojourner 1868
145.Neil Johnson 1835
146.Jimmy O'Brien 1795
147.Bernie Williams 1732
148.Jim McDaniels 1731
149.Dan Anderson 1707
150.George Adams 1652
151.Claude Terry 1647
152.Len Elmore 1621
153.George Karl* 1618
154.Craig Raymond 1603
155.Tim Bassett 1543
156.Mike Barr 1519
157.Arvesta Kelly 1506
158.Will Frazier 1499
159.Billy McGill 1481
160.Walt Piatkowski 1465
161.Ray Scott 1445
162.John Barnhill 1437
163.Wayne Chapman 1432
164.Cliff Hagan* 1423
165.Ticky Burden 1413
166.Dave Lattin 1398
167.Jim Hadnot 1344
168.Hank Whitney 1339
169.Henry Logan 1258
170.Bobby Rascoe 1228
171.Sam Robinson 1223
172.Johnny Baum 1206
173.Charles Edge 1201
174.Al Skinner 1198
175.Leary Lentz 1179
176.Larry Bunce 1142
177.Jim Ard 1138
178.Tommie Bowens 1132
179.Bobby Lloyd 1127
180.Jimmy Rayl 1125
181.Rich Niemann 1117
182.Al Tucker 1110
183.Larry Finch 1106
184.Les Selvage 1103
185.Jan van Breda Kolff 1100
186.Jesse Branson 1086
187.Ron Thomas 1051
188.Steve Kramer 1048
189.Mel Peterson 1030
190.John Fairchild 1025
191.David Vaughn 998
192.Keith Swagerty 987
193.Barry Parkhill 970
194.Jim Caldwell 968
 Billy Shepherd 968
196.Ervin Inniger 964
197.Tom Hoover 961
198.Pat McFarland 947
199.M.L. Carr 906
200.Mel Bennett 904
201.Barry Leibowitz 894
202.John Smith 874
203.Chuck Terry 859
204.Grant Simmons 858
205.Bruce Spraggins 852
206.Joe DePre 830
207.Steve Vacendak 824
208.Mike Pratt 806
209.Billy Schaeffer 802
210.Mark Olberding 795
211.Al Cueto 794
212.Jerry Pettway 792
213.Kendall Rhine 786
214.Joe Hamood 750
215.Jerry Chambers 736
216.Gary Keller 735
217.Riney Lochmann 731
 Mel Nowell 731
219.Jim Jarvis 728
220.Willie Porter 722
221.George Tinsley 704
222.Barry Orms 701
223.Kim Hughes 692
224.Jim Bradley 687
225.Bruce Seals 685
226.Dennis Wuycik 684
227.Tom Workman 665
 Fly Williams 665
229.Bill Franklin 657
230.Dewitt Menyard 643
231.Don Carlos 628
232.Bill Bunting 623
233.Jay Miller 620
234.Bobby Wilson 616
235.Billy Harris 609
236.Wes Bialosuknia 608
237.Len Chappell 606
238.Guy Manning 604
239.Lloyd Batts 598
240.Darrell Elston 596
241.Jerry Harkness 589
242.Bobby Edmonds 580
243.Willis Thomas 555
244.Dennis Grey 543
245.Wali Jones 532
246.Joe Kennedy 508
247.Loyd King 506
248.Errol Palmer 500
 Scott English 500
250.Steve Green 474