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 40474
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.Moses Malone* 29580
10.Kevin Durant 28924
11.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
12.Carmelo Anthony 28289
13.Dan Issel* 27482
14.Elvin Hayes* 27313
15.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
16.Oscar Robertson* 26710
17.Dominique Wilkins* 26668
18.George Gervin* 26595
19.Tim Duncan* 26496
20.Paul Pierce* 26397
21.John Havlicek* 26395
22.Kevin Garnett* 26071
23.James Harden 25885
24.Vince Carter 25728
25.Alex English* 25613
26.Rick Barry* 25279
 Reggie Miller* 25279
28.Russell Westbrook 25211
29.Jerry West* 25192
30.Artis Gilmore* 24941
31.Patrick Ewing* 24815
32.Ray Allen* 24505
33.Allen Iverson* 24368
34.Charles Barkley* 23757
35.Stephen Curry 23668
36.DeMar DeRozan 23582
37.Robert Parish* 23334
38.Adrian Dantley* 23177
39.Dwyane Wade* 23165
40.Elgin Baylor* 23149
41.Chris Paul 22288
42.Clyde Drexler* 22195
43.Gary Payton* 21813
44.Larry Bird* 21791
45.Hal Greer* 21586
46.Damian Lillard 21151
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.John Stockton* 19711
57.Bernard King* 19655
58.Clifford Robinson 19591
59.Walter Davis 19521
60.Dwight Howard 19485
61.Tony Parker* 19473
62.Terry Cummings 19460
63.Jamal Crawford 19419
64.Bob Lanier* 19248
65.Eddie Johnson 19202
66.Gail Goodrich* 19181
67.Reggie Theus 19015
68.Dale Ellis 19004
69.Scottie Pippen* 18940
70.Jason Terry 18881
71.Chet Walker* 18831
72.Isiah Thomas* 18822
73.Bob McAdoo* 18787
74.Zach Randolph 18578
75.Giannis Antetokounmpo 18502
76.Mark Aguirre 18458
77.Dolph Schayes* 18438
78.Tracy McGrady* 18381
79.Glen Rice 18336
80.Dave Bing* 18327
81.Paul George 18032
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.Anthony Davis 17717
89.Magic Johnson* 17707
90.Shawn Marion 17700
91.Rudy Gay 17642
92.Rolando Blackman 17623
93.Otis Thorpe 17600
94.Jason Kidd* 17529
95.Earl Monroe* 17454
96.Ron Boone 17437
97.Steve Nash* 17387
98.Kevin McHale* 17335
99.Michael Finley 17306
100.Jack Sikma* 17287
101.Kevin Willis 17253
102.Jeff Malone 17231
103.Kyrie Irving 17199
104.Chris Bosh* 17189
105.Chris Webber* 17182
106.Grant Hill* 17137
107.Spencer Haywood* 17111
108.George McGinnis* 17009
109.Bob Cousy* 16960
110.Elton Brand 16827
111.Buck Williams 16784
112.Latrell Sprewell 16712
113.Tiny Archibald* 16481
114.Brook Lopez 16476
115.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
116.Joe Dumars* 16401
117.Bradley Beal 16355
118.James Worthy* 16320
119.Billy Cunningham* 16310
120.Stephon Marbury 16297
121.Andre Miller 16278
122.Paul Arizin* 16266
123.Randy Smith 16262
124.Kyle Lowry 16218
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.Mike Conley 15888
132.Jack Twyman* 15840
133.Chauncey Billups 15802
134.Detlef Schrempf 15761
135.Jrue Holiday 15736
136.Richard Hamilton 15708
137.Larry Nance 15687
138.Jeff Hornacek 15659
139.Antoine Walker 15647
140.Sam Cassell 15635
141.Lou Williams 15593
142.Terry Porter 15586
143.Walt Frazier* 15581
144.Rashard Lewis 15579
145.Dennis Johnson* 15535
146.Klay Thompson 15531
147.Bob Dandridge* 15530
148.Sam Jones* 15411
149.Tim Hardaway* 15373
150.Nikola Vučević 15370
151.Dick Barnett 15358
152.Shawn Kemp 15347
153.Sam Perkins 15324
154.Kevin Love 15299
155.John Drew 15291
156.Louie Dampier* 15279
157.Zelmo Beaty* 15207
158.Byron Scott 15097
159.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
160.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
161.Mike Mitchell 15016
162.Jimmy Butler 14934
163.Richard Jefferson 14904
164.Cliff Hagan* 14870
165.James Edwards 14862
166.Monta Ellis 14858
167.Maurice Lucas 14857
168.Charlie Scott* 14837
169.Mike Bibby 14698
170.Richie Guerin* 14676
171.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
173.Purvis Short 14607
174.Tobias Harris 14602
175.Allan Houston 14551
176.Paul Millsap 14536
177.Devin Booker 14529
178.Bill Russell* 14522
179.Blake Griffin 14513
180.Kemba Walker 14486
181.Hersey Hawkins 14470
182.Ricky Pierce 14467
183.Rod Strickland 14463
184.Nate Thurmond* 14437
185.Jo Jo White* 14399
186.Al Jefferson 14343
187.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
188.Jeff Green 14241
189.Glenn Robinson 14234
190.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
191.CJ McCollum 14231
192.Thaddeus Young 14225
193.Al Horford 14167
194.Eddie Jones 14155
195.Nikola Jokić 14139
196.Gus Williams 14093
197.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
199.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
200.David West 14034
201.Fred Brown 14018
202.Carlos Boozer 13976
203.Andre Iguodala 13968
204.Kawhi Leonard 13937
205.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
207.Billy Knight 13901
208.Bob Love 13895
209.Marques Johnson 13892
210.Eric Gordon 13868
211.Chuck Person 13858
212.Deron Williams 13804
213.Bill Laimbeer 13790
214.Peja Stojaković 13647
215.Orlando Woolridge 13623
216.Xavier McDaniel 13606
217.Dave Cowens* 13516
218.Baron Davis 13447
219.Steve Smith 13430
220.David Thompson* 13422
221.Vlade Divac* 13398
222.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
223.Luol Deng 13361
224.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
225.Al Harrington 13237
226.Jalen Rose 13220
227.Corey Maggette 13198
228.Kevin Johnson 13127
229.Karl-Anthony Towns 13121
230.Billy Paultz 13099
231.Andrew Wiggins 13091
232.Metta World Peace 13058
233.Jeff Mullins 13017
234.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
236.Stephen Jackson 12976
237.Bob Boozer 12964
238.Larry Kenon 12954
239.Kendall Gill 12914
240.Derrick Coleman 12884
241.Wayman Tisdale 12878
242.Rik Smits 12871
243.Mychal Thompson 12810
244.Paul Westphal* 12809
245.Sidney Wicks 12803
246.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
247.Harrison Barnes 12796
248.Lamar Odom 12781
249.Mickey Johnson 12748
250.Johnny Newman 12740

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

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PTS
1.LeBron James 40474
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 28924
9.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
10.Carmelo Anthony 28289
11.Moses Malone* 27409
12.Elvin Hayes* 27313
13.Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
14.Oscar Robertson* 26710
15.Dominique Wilkins* 26668
16.Tim Duncan* 26496
17.Paul Pierce* 26397
18.John Havlicek* 26395
19.Kevin Garnett* 26071
20.James Harden 25885
21.Vince Carter 25728
22.Alex English* 25613
23.Reggie Miller* 25279
24.Russell Westbrook 25211
25.Jerry West* 25192
26.Patrick Ewing* 24815
27.Ray Allen* 24505
28.Allen Iverson* 24368
29.Charles Barkley* 23757
30.Stephen Curry 23668
31.DeMar DeRozan 23582
32.Robert Parish* 23334
33.Adrian Dantley* 23177
34.Dwyane Wade* 23165
35.Elgin Baylor* 23149
36.Chris Paul 22288
37.Clyde Drexler* 22195
38.Gary Payton* 21813
39.Larry Bird* 21791
40.Hal Greer* 21586
41.Damian Lillard 21151
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.John Stockton* 19711
53.Bernard King* 19655
54.Clifford Robinson 19591
55.Walter Davis 19521
56.Dwight Howard 19485
57.Tony Parker* 19473
58.Terry Cummings 19460
59.Jamal Crawford 19419
60.Bob Lanier* 19248
61.Eddie Johnson 19202
62.Gail Goodrich* 19181
63.Reggie Theus 19015
64.Dale Ellis 19004
65.Scottie Pippen* 18940
66.Jason Terry 18881
67.Chet Walker* 18831
68.Isiah Thomas* 18822
69.Bob McAdoo* 18787
70.Zach Randolph 18578
71.Giannis Antetokounmpo 18502
72.Mark Aguirre 18458
73.Dolph Schayes* 18438
74.Rick Barry* 18395
75.Tracy McGrady* 18381
76.Julius Erving* 18364
77.Glen Rice 18336
78.Dave Bing* 18327
79.Paul George 18032
80.World B. Free 17955
81.Calvin Murphy* 17949
82.Lou Hudson* 17940
83.Chris Mullin* 17911
84.Lenny Wilkens* 17772
85.Bailey Howell* 17770
86.Anthony Davis 17717
87.Magic Johnson* 17707
88.Shawn Marion 17700
89.Rudy Gay 17642
90.Rolando Blackman 17623
91.Otis Thorpe 17600
92.Jason Kidd* 17529
93.Earl Monroe* 17454
94.Steve Nash* 17387
95.Kevin McHale* 17335
96.Michael Finley 17306
97.Jack Sikma* 17287
98.Kevin Willis 17253
99.Jeff Malone 17231
100.Kyrie Irving 17199
101.Chris Bosh* 17189
102.Chris Webber* 17182
103.Grant Hill* 17137
104.Bob Cousy* 16960
105.Elton Brand 16827
106.Buck Williams 16784
107.Latrell Sprewell 16712
108.Tiny Archibald* 16481
109.Brook Lopez 16476
110.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
111.Joe Dumars* 16401
112.Bradley Beal 16355
113.James Worthy* 16320
114.Stephon Marbury 16297
115.Andre Miller 16278
116.Paul Arizin* 16266
117.Randy Smith 16262
118.Kyle Lowry 16218
119.Juwan Howard 16159
120.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
122.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
123.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
124.Pete Maravich* 15948
125.Mike Conley 15888
126.Jack Twyman* 15840
127.Chauncey Billups 15802
128.Detlef Schrempf 15761
129.Jrue Holiday 15736
130.Richard Hamilton 15708
131.Larry Nance 15687
132.Jeff Hornacek 15659
133.Antoine Walker 15647
134.Sam Cassell 15635
135.Lou Williams 15593
136.Terry Porter 15586
137.Walt Frazier* 15581
138.Artis Gilmore* 15579
 Rashard Lewis 15579
140.Dennis Johnson* 15535
141.Klay Thompson 15531
142.Bob Dandridge* 15530
143.Sam Jones* 15411
144.Tim Hardaway* 15373
145.Nikola Vučević 15370
146.Dick Barnett 15358
147.Shawn Kemp 15347
148.Sam Perkins 15324
149.Kevin Love 15299
150.John Drew 15291
151.Byron Scott 15097
152.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
153.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
154.Mike Mitchell 15016
155.Jimmy Butler 14934
156.Richard Jefferson 14904
157.James Edwards 14862
158.Monta Ellis 14858
159.Mike Bibby 14698
160.Richie Guerin* 14676
161.Dan Issel* 14659
162.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
164.Purvis Short 14607
165.Tobias Harris 14602
166.Spencer Haywood* 14592
167.Allan Houston 14551
168.Paul Millsap 14536
169.Devin Booker 14529
170.Bill Russell* 14522
171.Blake Griffin 14513
172.Kemba Walker 14486
173.Hersey Hawkins 14470
174.Ricky Pierce 14467
175.Rod Strickland 14463
176.Nate Thurmond* 14437
177.Jo Jo White* 14399
178.Al Jefferson 14343
179.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
180.Jeff Green 14241
181.Glenn Robinson 14234
182.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
183.CJ McCollum 14231
184.Thaddeus Young 14225
185.Al Horford 14167
186.Eddie Jones 14155
187.Nikola Jokić 14139
188.Gus Williams 14093
189.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
191.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
192.David West 14034
193.Fred Brown 14018
194.Carlos Boozer 13976
195.Andre Iguodala 13968
196.Kawhi Leonard 13937
197.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
199.Bob Love 13895
200.Marques Johnson 13892
201.Eric Gordon 13868
202.Chuck Person 13858
203.Deron Williams 13804
204.Bill Laimbeer 13790
205.Peja Stojaković 13647
206.Billy Cunningham* 13626
207.Orlando Woolridge 13623
208.Xavier McDaniel 13606
209.Dave Cowens* 13516
210.Baron Davis 13447
 Cliff Hagan* 13447
212.Steve Smith 13430
213.Vlade Divac* 13398
214.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
215.Luol Deng 13361
216.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
217.Al Harrington 13237
218.Jalen Rose 13220
219.Corey Maggette 13198
220.Kevin Johnson 13127
221.Karl-Anthony Towns 13121
222.Andrew Wiggins 13091
223.Metta World Peace 13058
224.Jeff Mullins 13017
225.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
227.Stephen Jackson 12976
228.Bob Boozer 12964
229.Kendall Gill 12914
230.Derrick Coleman 12884
231.Wayman Tisdale 12878
232.Rik Smits 12871
233.Mychal Thompson 12810
234.Paul Westphal* 12809
235.Sidney Wicks 12803
236.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
237.Harrison Barnes 12796
238.Lamar Odom 12781
239.Mickey Johnson 12748
240.Johnny Newman 12740
241.Bill Cartwright 12713
242.Armen Gilliam 12700
243.Jim Jackson 12690
244.Gordon Hayward 12687
245.Dell Curry 12670
246.Bill Sharman* 12665
247.Nick Van Exel 12658
248.Derrick Rose 12573
249.Goran Dragić 12568
250.Otis Birdsong 12544