List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders


This page contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers.
The all-time leading scorer in NBA history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored a total of 38,388 career points.
As of March 10, 2020, the active NBA player with the most career points scored is LeBron James. James holds third place on the all-time list.
The record for points scored in a single NBA season belongs to Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 4,029 points in the 1961–62 season.

Scoring leaders

The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
βHall of Fame Class of 2020
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration

Progressive list of scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
βHall of Fame Class of 2020
§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration

ATLAtlanta HawksDETDetroit PistonsMILMilwaukee BucksPHOPhoenix Suns
BOSBoston CelticsFTWFort Wayne PistonsMINMinnesota TimberwolvesPHWPhiladelphia Warriors
BUFBuffalo BravesGSWGolden State WarriorsMNLMinneapolis LakersSASSan Antonio Spurs
CHIChicago BullsHOUHouston RocketsNOJNew Orleans JazzSDRSan Diego Rockets
CHSChicago StagsINDIndiana PacersNOPNew Orleans PelicansSFWSan Francisco Warriors
CLECleveland CavaliersKCOKansas City-Omaha KingsOKCOklahoma City ThunderSTLSt. Louis Hawks
DALDallas MavericksLALLos Angeles LakersORLOrlando MagicSYRSyracuse Nationals
DENDenver NuggetsMIAMiami HeatPHIPhiladelphia 76ersUTAUtah Jazz

SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason
Joe Fulks*PHW 1,389Joe Fulks*PHW 1,389Joe Fulks*PHW 1,389Joe Fulks*PHW 1,389
1947–48Max ZaslofskyCHS 1,007Joe Fulks*PHW 2,338Joe Fulks*PHW2,338Joe Fulks*PHW 1,3891947–48
1948–49George Mikan*MNL 1,698Joe Fulks*PHW 3,898Joe Fulks*PHW3,898George Mikan*MNL1,6981948–49
1949–50George Mikan*MNL1,865Joe Fulks*PHW4,863Joe Fulks*PHW4,863George Mikan*MNL1,8651949–50
1950–51George Mikan*MNL1,932Joe Fulks*PHW6,099Joe Fulks*PHW6,099George Mikan*MNL1,9321950–51
1951–52Paul Arizin*PHW 1,674Joe Fulks*PHW 7,021Joe Fulks*PHW7,021George Mikan*MNL1,9321951–52
1952–53Neil Johnston*PHW 1,564George Mikan*MNL 8,460George Mikan*MNL 8,460George Mikan*MNL1,9321952–53
1953–54Neil Johnston*PHW1,759George Mikan*MNL9,766George Mikan*MNL9,766George Mikan*MNL1,9321953–54
1954–55Neil Johnston*PHW1,631Max ZaslofskyFTW7,902George Mikan*MNL9,766George Mikan*MNL1,9321954–55
1955–56Bob Pettit*STL 1,849George Mikan*MNL 10,156George Mikan*MNL 10,156George Mikan*MNL1,9321955–56
1956–57Paul Arizin*PHW 1,817Ed Macauley*STL 10,150George Mikan*MNL 10,156George Mikan*MNL1,9321956–57
1957–58George Yardley*DET2,001Dolph Schayes*SYR11,764Dolph Schayes*SYR 11,764George Yardley*DET 2,0011957–58
1958–59Bob Pettit*STL 2,105Dolph Schayes*SYR 13,298Dolph Schayes*SYR 13,298Bob Pettit*STL2,1051958–59
1959–60Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		2,707Dolph Schayes*SYR14,987Dolph Schayes*SYR14,987Wilt Chamberlain*PHW2,7071959–60
1960–61Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		3,033Dolph Schayes*SYR16,855Dolph Schayes*SYR 16,855Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 3,0331960–61
1961–62Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		4,029Dolph Schayes*SYR17,677Dolph Schayes*SYR 17,677Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291961–62
1962–63Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		3,586Dolph Schayes*SYR18,304Dolph Schayes*SYR 18,304Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291962–63
1963–64Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		2,948Bob Pettit*STL 19,756Bob Pettit*STL 19,756Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291963–64
1964–65Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		2,534Bob Pettit*STL20,880Bob Pettit*STL20,880Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291964–65
1965–66Wilt Chamberlain*
PHW 1959–62
SFW 1962–65
PHI 1965–66		2,649Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		21,486Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 21,486Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291965–66
1966–67Rick Barry*SFW2,775Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		23,442Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 23,442Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291966–67
1967–68Dave Bing*DET2,142Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		25,434Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 25,434Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291967–68
1968–69Elvin Hayes*SDR2,327Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		27,098Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 27,098Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291968–69
1969–70Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL2,361Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		27,426Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 27,426Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291969–70
1970–71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL2,596Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		29,122Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 29,122Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291970–71
1971–72Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL2,822Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		30,335Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 30,335Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291971–72
1972–73Tiny Archibald*KCO2,719Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		31,419Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291972–73
1973–74Bob McAdoo*BUF2,261Oscar Robertson*MIL26,710Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291973–74
1974–75Bob McAdoo*BUF2,831John Havlicek*BOS 22,389Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291974–75
1975–76Bob McAdoo*BUF2,427John Havlicek*BOS 23,678Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291975–76
1976–77Pete Maravich*NOJ2,273John Havlicek*BOS25,073Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291976–77
1977–78George Gervin*SAS2,232John Havlicek*BOS26,395Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291977–78
1978–79George Gervin*SAS2,365Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		 22,141Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291978–79
1979–80George Gervin*SAS2,585Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		24,175Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291979–80
1980–81Adrian Dantley*UTA2,452Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		26,270Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291980–81
1981–82George Gervin*SAS2,551Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		28,088Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291981–82
1982–83Alex English*DEN2,326Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		29,810Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1965–68
LAL 1968–73		 31,419Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291982–83
1983–84Adrian Dantley*UTA2,418Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		31,527Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 31,527Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291983–84
1984–85Michael Jordan*CHI2,313Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		33,262Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 33,262Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291984–85
1985–86Alex English*DEN2,414Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		35,108Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 35,108Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291985–86
1986–87Michael Jordan*CHI3,041Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		36,474Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 36,474Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291986–87
1987–88Michael Jordan*CHI2,868Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		37,639Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 37,639Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291987–88
1988–89Michael Jordan*CHI2,633Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL		38,387Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291988–89
1989–90Michael Jordan*CHI2,753Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 24,868Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291989–90
1990–91Michael Jordan*CHI2,580Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 25,737Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291990–91
1991–92Michael Jordan*CHI2,404Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 27,016Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291991–92
1992–93Michael Jordan*CHI2,541Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 27,066Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291992–93
1993–94David Robinson*SAS2,383Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 27,360Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291993–94
1994–95Shaquille O'Neal*ORL2,315Moses Malone*
ATL 1989–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–95		 27,409Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291994–95
1995–96Michael Jordan*CHI2,491Michael Jordan*CHI 24,489Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291995–96
1996–97Michael Jordan*CHI2,431Michael Jordan*CHI 26,920Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291996–97
1997–98Michael Jordan*CHI2,357Michael Jordan*CHI 29,277Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291997–98
1998–99Shaquille O'Neal*LAL1,289Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		 28,946Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291998–99
1999–00Shaquille O'Neal*LAL2,344Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		31,041Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0291999–00
2000–01Jerry StackhouseDET2,380Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		32,919Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292000–01
2001–02Paul Pierce†BOS2,144Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		34,707Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292001–02
2002–03Kobe Bryant*LAL 2,461Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		36,374Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292002–03
2003–04Kevin Garnett*MIN1,987Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–2003
LAL 2003–04		36,928Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292003–04
2004–05Allen Iverson*PHI2,302Reggie Miller*IND 25,279Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292004–05
2005–06Kobe Bryant*LAL2,832Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		 24,764Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292005–06
2006–07Kobe Bryant*LAL2,430Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		25,454Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292006–07
2007–08Kobe Bryant*LAL2,323Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		26,286Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292007–08
2008–09Dwyane Wade†MIA2,386Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		27,619Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292008–09
2009–10Kevin Durant^OKC2,472Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		28,255Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292009–10
2010–11Kevin Durant^OKC2,161Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–08
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11		28,596Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292010–11
2011–12Kevin Durant^OKC1,850Kobe Bryant*
LAL		 29,484Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292011–12
2012–13Kevin Durant^OKC2,280Kobe Bryant*
LAL		31,617Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292012–13
2013–14Kevin Durant^OKC2,593Kobe Bryant*
LAL		31,700Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292013–14
2014–15James Harden^HOU2,217Kobe Bryant*
LAL		32,482Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292014–15
2015–16James Harden^HOU2,376Kobe Bryant*
LAL		33,643Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292015–16
2016–17Russell Westbrook^OKC2,558Dirk Nowitzki†DAL30,260Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292016–17
2017–18LeBron James^CLE2,251Dirk Nowitzki†DAL31,187Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292017–18
2018–19James Harden^HOU2,818LeBron James^LAL32,543Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292018–19
2019–20James Harden^HOU2,096LeBron James^LAL34,087Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL 38,387Wilt Chamberlain*PHW 4,0292019–20
SeasonYear-by-year leaderPointsActive player leaderTotal pointsCareer recordTotal pointsSingle-season recordPointsSeason