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 41599
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.Julius Erving* 30026
9.Kevin Durant 29974
10.Moses Malone* 29580
11.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
12.Carmelo Anthony 28289
13.Dan Issel* 27482
14.Elvin Hayes* 27313
15.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
16.James Harden 26908
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.Kevin Garnett* 26071
24.Russell Westbrook 25834
25.Vince Carter* 25728
26.Alex English* 25613
27.Rick Barry* 25279
 Reggie Miller* 25279
29.Jerry West* 25192
30.Artis Gilmore* 24941
31.Patrick Ewing* 24815
32.Stephen Curry 24622
33.DeMar DeRozan 24580
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 22746
42.Damian Lillard 22203
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.Mitch Richmond* 20497
53.Joe Johnson 20407
54.Tom Chambers 20049
55.Antawn Jamison 20042
56.Giannis Antetokounmpo 19804
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.Scottie Pippen* 18940
71.Jason Terry 18881
72.Chet Walker* 18831
73.Isiah Thomas* 18822
74.Anthony Davis 18798
75.Bob McAdoo* 18787
76.Zach Randolph 18578
77.Paul George 18569
78.Mark Aguirre 18458
79.Dolph Schayes* 18438
80.Tracy McGrady* 18381
81.Glen Rice 18336
82.Dave Bing* 18327
83.Kyrie Irving 18198
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.Earl Monroe* 17454
97.Ron Boone 17437
98.Steve Nash* 17387
99.Kevin McHale* 17335
100.Michael Finley 17306
101.Jack Sikma* 17287
102.Kevin Willis 17253
103.Jeff Malone 17231
104.Chris Bosh* 17189
105.Chris Webber* 17182
106.Grant Hill* 17137
107.Spencer Haywood* 17111
108.Brook Lopez 17074
109.George McGinnis* 17009
110.Bradley Beal 16997
111.Bob Cousy* 16960
112.Elton Brand 16827
113.Buck Williams 16784
114.Latrell Sprewell 16712
115.Tiny Archibald* 16481
116.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
117.Joe Dumars* 16401
118.Nikola Vučević 16365
119.Kyle Lowry 16351
120.James Worthy* 16320
121.Billy Cunningham* 16310
122.Stephon Marbury 16297
123.Andre Miller 16278
124.Mike Conley 16275
125.Paul Arizin* 16266
126.Randy Smith 16262
127.Jrue Holiday 16219
128.Juwan Howard 16159
129.Klay Thompson 16147
130.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
132.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
133.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
134.Pete Maravich* 15948
135.Jack Twyman* 15840
136.Chauncey Billups* 15802
137.Detlef Schrempf 15761
138.Devin Booker 15744
139.Richard Hamilton 15708
140.Larry Nance 15687
141.Jeff Hornacek 15659
142.Antoine Walker 15647
143.Sam Cassell 15635
144.Lou Williams 15593
145.Terry Porter 15586
146.Walt Frazier* 15581
147.Rashard Lewis 15579
148.Dennis Johnson* 15535
149.Bob Dandridge* 15530
150.Nikola Jokić 15505
151.Sam Jones* 15411
152.Kevin Love 15403
153.Tim Hardaway* 15373
154.Jimmy Butler 15360
155.Dick Barnett* 15358
156.Shawn Kemp 15347
157.Sam Perkins 15324
158.John Drew 15291
159.Louie Dampier* 15279
160.Tobias Harris 15260
161.Zelmo Beaty* 15207
162.Byron Scott 15097
163.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
164.CJ McCollum 15067
165.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
166.Mike Mitchell 15016
167.Richard Jefferson 14904
168.Cliff Hagan* 14870
169.James Edwards 14862
170.Monta Ellis 14858
171.Maurice Lucas 14857
172.Charlie Scott* 14837
173.Mike Bibby 14698
174.Richie Guerin* 14676
175.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
177.Purvis Short 14607
178.Allan Houston 14551
179.Paul Millsap 14536
180.Bill Russell* 14522
181.Blake Griffin 14513
182.Kemba Walker 14486
183.Al Horford 14481
184.Hersey Hawkins 14470
185.Ricky Pierce 14467
186.Rod Strickland 14463
187.Nate Thurmond* 14437
188.Jo Jo White* 14399
189.Al Jefferson 14343
190.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
191.Jeff Green 14298
192.Karl-Anthony Towns 14240
193.Glenn Robinson 14234
194.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
195.Thaddeus Young 14225
196.Eddie Jones 14155
197.Kawhi Leonard 14147
198.Eric Gordon 14134
199.Gus Williams 14093
200.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
202.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
203.David West 14034
204.Fred Brown 14018
205.Carlos Boozer 13976
206.Andre Iguodala 13968
207.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
209.Billy Knight 13901
210.Bob Love 13895
211.Marques Johnson 13892
212.Chuck Person 13858
213.Andrew Wiggins 13846
214.Deron Williams 13804
215.Bill Laimbeer 13790
216.Peja Stojaković 13647
217.Orlando Woolridge 13623
218.Xavier McDaniel 13606
219.Dave Cowens* 13516
220.Baron Davis 13447
221.Steve Smith 13430
222.David Thompson* 13422
223.Vlade Divac* 13398
224.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
225.Harrison Barnes 13366
226.Luol Deng 13361
227.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
228.Al Harrington 13237
229.Jalen Rose 13220
230.Corey Maggette 13198
231.Jayson Tatum 13153
232.Julius Randle 13134
233.Kevin Johnson 13127
234.Billy Paultz 13099
235.Metta World Peace 13058
236.Jeff Mullins 13017
237.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
239.Stephen Jackson 12976
240.Bob Boozer 12964
241.Larry Kenon 12954
242.Kendall Gill 12914
243.Zach LaVine 12908
244.Derrick Coleman 12884
245.Wayman Tisdale 12878
246.Rik Smits 12871
247.Mychal Thompson 12810
248.Paul Westphal* 12809
249.Sidney Wicks 12803
250.DeMarcus Cousins 12802

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PTS
1.LeBron James 41599
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 29974
9.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
10.Carmelo Anthony 28289
11.Moses Malone* 27409
12.Elvin Hayes* 27313
13.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
14.James Harden 26908
15.Oscar Robertson* 26710
16.Dominique Wilkins* 26668
17.Tim Duncan* 26496
18.Paul Pierce* 26397
19.John Havlicek* 26395
20.Kevin Garnett* 26071
21.Russell Westbrook 25834
22.Vince Carter* 25728
23.Alex English* 25613
24.Reggie Miller* 25279
25.Jerry West* 25192
26.Patrick Ewing* 24815
27.Stephen Curry 24622
28.DeMar DeRozan 24580
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 22746
37.Damian Lillard 22203
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.Mitch Richmond* 20497
49.Joe Johnson 20407
50.Tom Chambers 20049
51.Antawn Jamison 20042
52.Giannis Antetokounmpo 19804
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.Scottie Pippen* 18940
67.Jason Terry 18881
68.Chet Walker* 18831
69.Isiah Thomas* 18822
70.Anthony Davis 18798
71.Bob McAdoo* 18787
72.Zach Randolph 18578
73.Paul George 18569
74.Mark Aguirre 18458
75.Dolph Schayes* 18438
76.Rick Barry* 18395
77.Tracy McGrady* 18381
78.Julius Erving* 18364
79.Glen Rice 18336
80.Dave Bing* 18327
81.Kyrie Irving 18198
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.Earl Monroe* 17454
95.Steve Nash* 17387
96.Kevin McHale* 17335
97.Michael Finley 17306
98.Jack Sikma* 17287
99.Kevin Willis 17253
100.Jeff Malone 17231
101.Chris Bosh* 17189
102.Chris Webber* 17182
103.Grant Hill* 17137
104.Brook Lopez 17074
105.Bradley Beal 16997
106.Bob Cousy* 16960
107.Elton Brand 16827
108.Buck Williams 16784
109.Latrell Sprewell 16712
110.Tiny Archibald* 16481
111.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
112.Joe Dumars* 16401
113.Nikola Vučević 16365
114.Kyle Lowry 16351
115.James Worthy* 16320
116.Stephon Marbury 16297
117.Andre Miller 16278
118.Mike Conley 16275
119.Paul Arizin* 16266
120.Randy Smith 16262
121.Jrue Holiday 16219
122.Juwan Howard 16159
123.Klay Thompson 16147
124.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
126.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
127.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
128.Pete Maravich* 15948
129.Jack Twyman* 15840
130.Chauncey Billups* 15802
131.Detlef Schrempf 15761
132.Devin Booker 15744
133.Richard Hamilton 15708
134.Larry Nance 15687
135.Jeff Hornacek 15659
136.Antoine Walker 15647
137.Sam Cassell 15635
138.Lou Williams 15593
139.Terry Porter 15586
140.Walt Frazier* 15581
141.Artis Gilmore* 15579
 Rashard Lewis 15579
143.Dennis Johnson* 15535
144.Bob Dandridge* 15530
145.Nikola Jokić 15505
146.Sam Jones* 15411
147.Kevin Love 15403
148.Tim Hardaway* 15373
149.Jimmy Butler 15360
150.Dick Barnett* 15358
151.Shawn Kemp 15347
152.Sam Perkins 15324
153.John Drew 15291
154.Tobias Harris 15260
155.Byron Scott 15097
156.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
157.CJ McCollum 15067
158.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
159.Mike Mitchell 15016
160.Richard Jefferson 14904
161.James Edwards 14862
162.Monta Ellis 14858
163.Mike Bibby 14698
164.Richie Guerin* 14676
165.Dan Issel* 14659
166.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
168.Purvis Short 14607
169.Spencer Haywood* 14592
170.Allan Houston 14551
171.Paul Millsap 14536
172.Bill Russell* 14522
173.Blake Griffin 14513
174.Kemba Walker 14486
175.Al Horford 14481
176.Hersey Hawkins 14470
177.Ricky Pierce 14467
178.Rod Strickland 14463
179.Nate Thurmond* 14437
180.Jo Jo White* 14399
181.Al Jefferson 14343
182.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
183.Jeff Green 14298
184.Karl-Anthony Towns 14240
185.Glenn Robinson 14234
186.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
187.Thaddeus Young 14225
188.Eddie Jones 14155
189.Kawhi Leonard 14147
190.Eric Gordon 14134
191.Gus Williams 14093
192.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
194.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
195.David West 14034
196.Fred Brown 14018
197.Carlos Boozer 13976
198.Andre Iguodala 13968
199.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
201.Bob Love 13895
202.Marques Johnson 13892
203.Chuck Person 13858
204.Andrew Wiggins 13846
205.Deron Williams 13804
206.Bill Laimbeer 13790
207.Peja Stojaković 13647
208.Billy Cunningham* 13626
209.Orlando Woolridge 13623
210.Xavier McDaniel 13606
211.Dave Cowens* 13516
212.Baron Davis 13447
 Cliff Hagan* 13447
214.Steve Smith 13430
215.Vlade Divac* 13398
216.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
217.Harrison Barnes 13366
218.Luol Deng 13361
219.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
220.Al Harrington 13237
221.Jalen Rose 13220
222.Corey Maggette 13198
223.Jayson Tatum 13153
224.Julius Randle 13134
225.Kevin Johnson 13127
226.Metta World Peace 13058
227.Jeff Mullins 13017
228.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
230.Stephen Jackson 12976
231.Bob Boozer 12964
232.Kendall Gill 12914
233.Zach LaVine 12908
234.Derrick Coleman 12884
235.Wayman Tisdale 12878
236.Rik Smits 12871
237.Mychal Thompson 12810
238.Paul Westphal* 12809
239.Sidney Wicks 12803
240.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
241.Donovan Mitchell 12796
242.Lamar Odom 12781
243.Khris Middleton 12751
244.Mickey Johnson 12748
245.Johnny Newman 12740
246.Bill Cartwright 12713
247.Armen Gilliam 12700
248.Jim Jackson 12690
249.Gordon Hayward 12687
250.Dell Curry 12670

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