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Career Leaders and Records for Points

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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

NBA/ABA

RankPlayerPTS
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*38387
2.Karl Malone36928
3.Michael Jordan32292
4.Wilt Chamberlain*31419
5.Julius Erving*30026
6.Moses Malone*29580
7.Dan Issel*27482
8.Elvin Hayes*27313
9.Hakeem Olajuwon*26946
10.Oscar Robertson*26710
11.Dominique Wilkins*26668
12.George Gervin*26595
13.Shaquille O'Neal26525
14.John Havlicek*26395
15.Alex English*25613
16.Reggie Miller25279
 Rick Barry*25279
18.Jerry West*25192
19.Artis Gilmore24941
20.Patrick Ewing*24815
21.Charles Barkley*23757
22.Robert Parish*23334
23.Allen Iverson23255
24.Adrian Dantley*23177
25.Elgin Baylor*23149
26.Clyde Drexler*22195
27.Kobe Bryant21985
28.Gary Payton21813
29.Larry Bird*21791
30.Hal Greer*21586
31.Walt Bellamy*20941
32.Bob Pettit*20880
33.David Robinson20790
34.Kevin Garnett20651
35.Mitch Richmond20497
36.Tom Chambers20049
37.John Stockton19711
38.Bernard King19655
39.Clifford Robinson19591
40.Walter Davis19521
41.Terry Cummings19460
42.Bob Lanier*19248
43.Eddie Johnson19202
44.Gail Goodrich*19181
45.Reggie Theus19015
46.Dale Ellis19004
47.Scottie Pippen18940
48.Chet Walker18831
49.Isiah Thomas*18822
50.Bob McAdoo*18787
51.Ray Allen18543
52.Mark Aguirre18458
53.Dolph Schayes*18438
54.Glen Rice18336
55.Dave Bing*18327
56.Tim Duncan18128
57.World B. Free17955
58.Calvin Murphy*17949
59.Lou Hudson17940
60.Chris Mullin17911
61.Lenny Wilkens*17772
62.Bailey Howell*17770
63.Magic Johnson*17707
64.Rolando Blackman17623
65.Otis Thorpe17600
66.Earl Monroe*17454
67.Ron Boone17437
68.Dirk Nowitzki17373
69.Kevin McHale*17335
70.Jack Sikma17287
71.Paul Pierce17276
72.Kevin Willis17253
73.Jeff Malone17231
74.Chris Webber17182
75.Spencer Haywood17111
76.George McGinnis17009
77.Tracy McGrady16978
78.Vince Carter16972
79.Bob Cousy*16960
80.Buck Williams16784
81.Latrell Sprewell16712
82.Michael Finley16485
83.Tiny Archibald*16481
84.Joe Dumars*16401
85.James Worthy*16320
86.Billy Cunningham*16310
87.Paul Arizin*16266
88.Randy Smith16262
89.Stephon Marbury16209
90.Derek Harper16006
91.Kiki Vandeweghe15980
92.Pete Maravich*15948
93.Jack Twyman*15840
94.Detlef Schrempf15761
95.Jerry Stackhouse15749
96.Larry Nance15687
97.Jeff Hornacek15659
98.Antoine Walker15647
99.Sam Cassell15635
100.Terry Porter15586
101.Walt Frazier*15581
102.Dennis Johnson15535
103.Bob Dandridge15530
104.Sam Jones*15411
105.Tim Hardaway15373
106.Dick Barnett15358
107.Juwan Howard15349
108.Shawn Kemp15347
109.Sam Perkins15324
110.John Drew15291
111.Louie Dampier15279
112.Zelmo Beaty15207
113.Byron Scott15097
114.Dick Van Arsdale15079
115.Shareef Abdur-Rahim15028
116.Mike Mitchell15016
117.Cliff Hagan*14870
118.James Edwards14862
119.Maurice Lucas14857
120.Charlie Scott14837
121.Jason Kidd14750
122.Richie Guerin14676
123.Jamaal Wilkes14644
124.Purvis Short14607
125.Rasheed Wallace14562
126.Allan Houston14551
127.Bill Russell*14522
128.Hersey Hawkins14468
129.Ricky Pierce14467
130.Rod Strickland14463
131.Nate Thurmond*14437
132.Jo Jo White14399
133.Antawn Jamison14373
134.Alonzo Mourning14311
135.Glenn Robinson14234
136.Tom Van Arsdale14232
137.Eddie Jones14155
138.Gus Williams14093
139.Dave DeBusschere*14053
 Jerry Lucas*14053
141.Fred Brown14018
142.Alvan Adams13910
 Ron Harper13910
144.Billy Knight13901
145.Bob Love13895
146.Marques Johnson13892
147.Chuck Person13858
148.Bill Laimbeer13790
149.Grant Hill13740
150.Orlando Woolridge13623
151.Xavier McDaniel13606
152.Dave Cowens*13516
153.Steve Smith13430
154.David Thompson*13422
155.Vlade Divac13398
156.Rudy Tomjanovich13383
157.Jalen Rose13220
158.Kevin Johnson13127
159.Billy Paultz13099
160.Jeff Mullins13017
161.Horace Grant12996
162.Bob Boozer12964
163.Larry Kenon12954
164.Kendall Gill12914
165.Derrick Coleman12884
166.Wayman Tisdale12878
167.Rik Smits12871
168.Mychal Thompson12810
169.Paul Westphal12809
170.Sidney Wicks12803
171.Mickey Johnson12748
172.Elton Brand12745
173.Johnny Newman12740
174.Bill Cartwright12713
175.Armon Gilliam12700
176.Jim Jackson12690
177.Dell Curry12670
178.Bill Sharman*12665
179.Nick Van Exel12658
180.Joe Caldwell12619
181.Otis Birdsong12544
182.Jack Marin12541
183.Shawn Marion12527
184.Steve Nash12519
185.Mike Newlin12507
186.Mark Jackson12489
187.Red Kerr12480
188.Joe Barry Carroll12455
189.Charles Oakley12417
190.Darrell Griffith12391
191.Cazzie Russell12377
192.Danny Manning12367
193.A.C. Green12331
194.Richard Hamilton12317
195.Johnny Green12281
196.Sleepy Floyd12260
197.Mike Bibby12257
198.Donnie Freeman12233
199.Maurice Cheeks12195
200.Tom Heinsohn*12194
201.Willis Reed*12183
202.Mack Calvin12172
203.Kelly Tripucka12142
204.John Long12131
205.Norm Nixon12065
206.Rashard Lewis12037
207.Freddie Lewis12033
208.Truck Robinson11988
209.Danny Ainge11964
 Cuttino Mobley11964
211.Mookie Blaylock11962
212.Peja Stojakovic11951
213.Clyde Lovellette*11947
214.Herb Williams11944
215.Sidney Moncrief11931
216.Scott Wedman11916
217.David Wesley11842
218.Vin Baker11839
219.Jason Terry11838
220.Thurl Bailey11834
221.Jerome Kersey11825
 Vinnie Johnson11825
223.Archie Clark11819
224.Ralph Simpson11785
225.Paul Silas11782
226.Mel Daniels11778
227.Damon Stoudamire11763
228.Dick Snyder11755
229.Gerald Wilkins11736
230.Dikembe Mutombo11713
231.Dan Roundfield11657
232.Jimmy Walker11655
233.Jamal Mashburn11644
234.Ray Scott11629
235.Kevin Loughery11575
236.Don Ohl11549
237.Nick Anderson11529
238.Connie Hawkins*11528
239.Junior Bridgeman11517
240.Rudy LaRusso11507
241.Happy Hairston11505
242.Chauncey Billups11497
243.Larry Johnson11450
244.Bobby Jones11391
245.Jimmy Jones11366
246.Willie Naulls11305
247.Ed Macauley*11234
248.John Johnson11200
249.Jim Paxson11199
250.Larry Foust11198

NBA

RankPlayerPTS
1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*38387
2.Karl Malone36928
3.Michael Jordan32292
4.Wilt Chamberlain*31419
5.Moses Malone*27409
6.Elvin Hayes*27313
7.Hakeem Olajuwon*26946
8.Oscar Robertson*26710
9.Dominique Wilkins*26668
10.Shaquille O'Neal26525
11.John Havlicek*26395
12.Alex English*25613
13.Reggie Miller25279
14.Jerry West*25192
15.Patrick Ewing*24815
16.Charles Barkley*23757
17.Robert Parish*23334
18.Allen Iverson23255
19.Adrian Dantley*23177
20.Elgin Baylor*23149
21.Clyde Drexler*22195
22.Kobe Bryant21985
23.Gary Payton21813
24.Larry Bird*21791
25.Hal Greer*21586
26.Walt Bellamy*20941
27.Bob Pettit*20880
28.David Robinson20790
29.George Gervin*20708
30.Kevin Garnett20651
31.Mitch Richmond20497
32.Tom Chambers20049
33.John Stockton19711
34.Bernard King19655
35.Clifford Robinson19591
36.Walter Davis19521
37.Terry Cummings19460
38.Bob Lanier*19248
39.Eddie Johnson19202
40.Gail Goodrich*19181
41.Reggie Theus19015
42.Dale Ellis19004
43.Scottie Pippen18940
44.Chet Walker18831
45.Isiah Thomas*18822
46.Bob McAdoo*18787
47.Ray Allen18543
48.Mark Aguirre18458
49.Dolph Schayes*18438
50.Rick Barry*18395
51.Julius Erving*18364
52.Glen Rice18336
53.Dave Bing*18327
54.Tim Duncan18128
55.World B. Free17955
56.Calvin Murphy*17949
57.Lou Hudson17940
58.Chris Mullin17911
59.Lenny Wilkens*17772
60.Bailey Howell*17770
61.Magic Johnson*17707
62.Rolando Blackman17623
63.Otis Thorpe17600
64.Earl Monroe*17454
65.Dirk Nowitzki17373
66.Kevin McHale*17335
67.Jack Sikma17287
68.Paul Pierce17276
69.Kevin Willis17253
70.Jeff Malone17231
71.Chris Webber17182
72.Tracy McGrady16978
73.Vince Carter16972
74.Bob Cousy*16960
75.Buck Williams16784
76.Latrell Sprewell16712
77.Michael Finley16485
78.Tiny Archibald*16481
79.Joe Dumars*16401
80.James Worthy*16320
81.Paul Arizin*16266
82.Randy Smith16262
83.Stephon Marbury16209
84.Derek Harper16006
85.Kiki Vandeweghe15980
86.Pete Maravich*15948
87.Jack Twyman*15840
88.Detlef Schrempf15761
89.Jerry Stackhouse15749
90.Larry Nance15687
91.Jeff Hornacek15659
92.Antoine Walker15647
93.Sam Cassell15635
94.Terry Porter15586
95.Walt Frazier*15581
96.Artis Gilmore15579
97.Dennis Johnson15535
98.Bob Dandridge15530
99.Sam Jones*15411
100.Tim Hardaway15373
101.Dick Barnett15358
102.Juwan Howard15349
103.Shawn Kemp15347
104.Sam Perkins15324
105.John Drew15291
106.Byron Scott15097
107.Dick Van Arsdale15079
108.Shareef Abdur-Rahim15028
109.Mike Mitchell15016
110.James Edwards14862
111.Jason Kidd14750
112.Richie Guerin14676
113.Dan Issel*14659
114.Jamaal Wilkes14644
115.Purvis Short14607
116.Spencer Haywood14592
117.Rasheed Wallace14562
118.Allan Houston14551
119.Bill Russell*14522
120.Hersey Hawkins14468
121.Ricky Pierce14467
122.Rod Strickland14463
123.Nate Thurmond*14437
124.Jo Jo White14399
125.Antawn Jamison14373
126.Alonzo Mourning14311
127.Glenn Robinson14234
128.Tom Van Arsdale14232
129.Eddie Jones14155
130.Gus Williams14093
131.Jerry Lucas*14053
 Dave DeBusschere*14053
133.Fred Brown14018
134.Ron Harper13910
 Alvan Adams13910
136.Bob Love13895
137.Marques Johnson13892
138.Chuck Person13858
139.Bill Laimbeer13790
140.Grant Hill13740
141.Billy Cunningham*13626
142.Orlando Woolridge13623
143.Xavier McDaniel13606
144.Dave Cowens*13516
145.Cliff Hagan*13447
146.Steve Smith13430
147.Vlade Divac13398
148.Rudy Tomjanovich13383
149.Jalen Rose13220
150.Kevin Johnson13127
151.Jeff Mullins13017
152.Horace Grant12996
153.Bob Boozer12964
154.Kendall Gill12914
155.Derrick Coleman12884
156.Wayman Tisdale12878
157.Rik Smits12871
158.Mychal Thompson12810
159.Paul Westphal12809
160.Sidney Wicks12803
161.Mickey Johnson12748
162.Elton Brand12745
163.Johnny Newman12740
164.Bill Cartwright12713
165.Armon Gilliam12700
166.Jim Jackson12690
167.Dell Curry12670
168.Bill Sharman*12665
169.Nick Van Exel12658
170.Otis Birdsong12544
171.Jack Marin12541
172.Shawn Marion12527
173.Steve Nash12519
174.Mike Newlin12507
175.Mark Jackson12489
176.Red Kerr12480
177.Joe Barry Carroll12455
178.Charles Oakley12417
179.Darrell Griffith12391
180.Cazzie Russell12377
181.Danny Manning12367
182.Maurice Lucas12339
183.A.C. Green12331
184.Richard Hamilton12317
185.Johnny Green12281
186.Sleepy Floyd12260
187.Mike Bibby12257
188.Maurice Cheeks12195
189.Tom Heinsohn*12194
190.Willis Reed*12183
191.Kelly Tripucka12142
192.John Long12131
193.Norm Nixon12065
194.Rashard Lewis12037
195.Truck Robinson11988
196.Cuttino Mobley11964
 Danny Ainge11964
198.Mookie Blaylock11962
199.Peja Stojakovic11951
200.Clyde Lovellette*11947
201.Herb Williams11944
202.Sidney Moncrief11931
203.Scott Wedman11916
204.David Wesley11842
205.Vin Baker11839
206.Jason Terry11838
207.Thurl Bailey11834
208.Jerome Kersey11825
 Vinnie Johnson11825
210.Archie Clark11819
211.Paul Silas11782
212.Damon Stoudamire11763
213.Dick Snyder11755
214.Gerald Wilkins11736
215.Dikembe Mutombo11713
216.Jimmy Walker11655
217.Jamal Mashburn11644
218.Kevin Loughery11575
219.Don Ohl11549
220.Nick Anderson11529
221.Junior Bridgeman11517
222.Rudy LaRusso11507
223.Happy Hairston11505
224.Chauncey Billups11497
225.Larry Johnson11450
226.Dan Roundfield11318
227.Willie Naulls11305
228.David Thompson*11264
229.Ed Macauley*11234
230.John Johnson11200
231.Jim Paxson11199
232.Larry Foust11198
233.LeBron James11162
234.Christian Laettner11121
235.Bill Bridges11012
236.Mark Price10989
237.Mike Woodson10981
238.Mike Gminski10953
239.Dan Majerle10925
240.Vernon Maxwell10912
241.Ricky Sobers10902
242.Don Nelson10898
243.Alvin Robertson10882
 Bingo Smith10882
245.John Starks10829
246.Cliff Robinson10823
247.Antonio McDyess10809
248.Elden Campbell10805
249.Andre Miller10796
250.Kenny Anderson10789

ABA

RankPlayerPTS
1.Louie Dampier13726
2.Dan Issel*12823
3.Ron Boone12153
4.Mel Daniels11739
5.Julius Erving*11662
6.Freddie Lewis11660
7.Donnie Freeman11544
8.Mack Calvin10620
9.Stew Johnson10538
10.Roger Brown10498
11.Jimmy Jones10465
12.Steve Jones10258
13.Ralph Simpson9953
14.Bob Netolicky9876
15.Cincinnatus Powell9746
16.Larry Jones9651
17.Artis Gilmore9362
18.Willie Wise9110
19.George Carter8680
20.Byron Beck8353
21.George McGinnis7919
22.Red Robbins7703
23.Billy Paultz7667
24.Warren Jabali7666
 Glen Combs7666
26.Jim Eakins7627
27.Rich Jones7562
28.George Thompson7334
29.Darel Carrier7011
30.John Beasley6909
31.Wil Jones6904
32.Rick Barry*6884
33.Bob Verga6814
34.Larry Miller6595
35.Bill Keller6588
36.Walter Simon6414
37.Bill Melchionni6230
38.Doug Moe6161
39.Dave Robisch6155
40.Chuck Williams6140
41.Zelmo Beaty6100
42.Charles Williams6020
43.James Silas5978
44.George Gervin*5887
45.Les Hunter5693
46.Gene Moore5594
47.Goose Ligon5560
48.Johnny Neumann5558
49.Joe Caldwell5492
50.Warren Davis5449
51.John Brisker5349
52.Levern Tart5316
53.Gerald Govan5251
54.Arthur Becker5160
55.Charlie Scott4800
56.Fatty Taylor4797
57.Ronald Franz4733
58.Randy Denton4510
59.Trooper Washington4499
60.Larry Kenon4419
61.Ira Harge4396
62.Bob Warren4347
63.Tom Owens4286
64.Donald Sidle4247
65.George Lehmann4245
66.Larry Brown4229
67.Darnell Hillman4195
68.Manny Leaks4188
69.Joe Hamilton4145
70.Mike Lewis4081
71.Gene Littles4066
72.John Roche3987
73.Bo Lamar3976
74.Randolph Mahaffey3815
75.Brian Taylor3804
76.Wayne Hightower3720
77.Caldwell Jones3652
78.Ted McClain3611
79.Lonnie Wright3590
80.Julian Hammond3547
81.George Stone3530
82.Lee Davis3511
83.Wendell Ladner3474
84.Marvin Barnes3465
85.Larry Cannon3428
86.Bird Averitt3349
87.Billy Knight3340
88.Rick Mount3330
89.Al Smith3298
90.Connie Hawkins*3295
91.Marv Roberts3287
92.Skeeter Swift3279
93.Mike Green3239
94.John Williamson3215
95.Julius Keye3161
96.George Irvine3093
97.Willie Somerset3084
98.Jackie Moreland3046
99.Swen Nater3037
100.Mervin Jackson3032
101.Willie Murrell2988
102.Gary Bradds2962
103.Stephen Chubin2904
104.Chico Vaughn2901
105.Frank Card2894
106.Mike Gale2831
107.Billy Cunningham*2684
108.Mike Jackson2683
109.Goo Kennedy2674
110.Travis Grant2639
111.Charles Beasley2633
112.Oliver Taylor2539
113.Spencer Haywood2519
114.Maurice Lucas2518
115.Art Heyman2511
116.George Peeples2502
117.Mike Barrett2500
118.Bobby Jones2480
119.Simmie Hill2449
120.Collis Jones2426
121.Willie Long2418
122.Don Buse2405
123.Maurice McHartley2351
124.Dave Twardzik2311
125.Sonny Dove2284
126.Bob Bedell2257
127.Skip Thoren2239
128.Ron Perry2228
129.Coby Dietrick2225
130.Tony Jackson2190
131.Moses Malone*2171
132.Mike Butler2158
 Gus Gerard2158
 David Thompson*2158
135.Jim Chones2157
136.Ed Manning2123
137.Sam Smith2097
138.Andrew Anderson2081
139.Ollie Darden2047
140.Ed Johnson2039
141.Jeffrey Congdon1995
142.Ben Warley1919
143.Kevin Joyce1906
144.Willard Sojourner1868
145.Neil Johnson1835
146.Jimmy O'Brien1795
147.Bernie Williams1732
148.Jim McDaniels1731
149.Dan Anderson1707
150.George Adams1652
151.Claude Terry1647
152.Len Elmore1621
153.George Karl1618
154.Craig Raymond1603
155.Tim Bassett1543
156.Mike Barr1519
157.Arvesta Kelly1506
158.Will Frazier1499
159.Bill McGill1481
160.Walter Piatkowski1465
161.Ray Scott1445
162.John Barnhill1437
163.Wayne Chapman1432
164.Cliff Hagan*1423
165.Ticky Burden1413
166.Dave Lattin1398
167.Jim Hadnot1344
168.Hank Whitney1339
169.Henry Logan1258
170.Bobby Rascoe1228
171.Samuel Robinson1223
172.Johnny Baum1206
173.Charles Edge1201
174.Al Skinner1198
175.Leary Lentz1179
176.Larry Bunce1142
177.Jim Ard1138
178.Tommie Bowens1132
179.Bobby Lloyd1127
180.Jimmy Rayl1125
181.Rich Niemann1117
182.Al Tucker1110
183.Larry Finch1106
184.Lester Selvage1103
185.Jan Van Breda Kolff1100
186.Jesse Branson1086
187.Ronald Thomas1051
188.Steven Kramer1048
189.Mel Peterson1030
190.John Fairchild1025