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 39124
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.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
11.Carmelo Anthony 28289
12.Dan Issel* 27482
13.Kevin Durant 27393
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.Vince Carter 25728
24.Alex English* 25613
25.Rick Barry* 25279
 Reggie Miller* 25279
27.Jerry West* 25192
28.Artis Gilmore* 24941
29.James Harden 24892
30.Patrick Ewing* 24815
31.Russell Westbrook 24677
32.Ray Allen* 24505
33.Allen Iverson* 24368
34.Charles Barkley* 23757
35.Robert Parish* 23334
36.Adrian Dantley* 23177
37.Dwyane Wade* 23165
38.Elgin Baylor* 23149
39.Stephen Curry 22213
40.Clyde Drexler* 22195
41.DeMar DeRozan 22069
42.Chris Paul 21916
43.Gary Payton* 21813
44.Larry Bird* 21791
45.Hal Greer* 21586
46.Walt Bellamy* 20941
47.Pau Gasol* 20894
48.Bob Pettit* 20880
49.David Robinson* 20790
50.LaMarcus Aldridge 20558
51.Mitch Richmond* 20497
52.Joe Johnson 20407
53.Tom Chambers 20049
54.Antawn Jamison 20042
55.Damian Lillard 19810
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.Mark Aguirre 18458
76.Dolph Schayes* 18438
77.Tracy McGrady* 18381
78.Glen Rice 18336
79.Dave Bing* 18327
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.Magic Johnson* 17707
87.Shawn Marion 17700
88.Rudy Gay 17642
89.Rolando Blackman 17623
90.Otis Thorpe 17600
91.Jason Kidd* 17529
92.Earl Monroe* 17454
93.Ron Boone 17437
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.Chris Bosh* 17189
101.Chris Webber* 17182
102.Grant Hill* 17137
103.Spencer Haywood* 17111
104.George McGinnis* 17009
105.Bob Cousy* 16960
106.Elton Brand 16827
107.Giannis Antetokounmpo 16817
108.Buck Williams 16784
109.Paul George 16782
110.Latrell Sprewell 16712
111.Tiny Archibald* 16481
112.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
113.Joe Dumars* 16401
114.James Worthy* 16320
115.Billy Cunningham* 16310
116.Stephon Marbury 16297
117.Andre Miller 16278
118.Anthony Davis 16271
119.Paul Arizin* 16266
120.Randy Smith 16262
121.Juwan Howard 16159
122.Kyrie Irving 16056
123.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
125.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
126.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
127.Pete Maravich* 15948
128.Kyle Lowry 15905
129.Jack Twyman* 15840
130.Chauncey Billups 15802
131.Detlef Schrempf 15761
132.Brook Lopez 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.Rashard Lewis 15579
142.Dennis Johnson* 15535
143.Bob Dandridge* 15530
144.Bradley Beal 15443
145.Sam Jones* 15411
146.Tim Hardaway* 15373
147.Dick Barnett 15358
148.Shawn Kemp 15347
149.Sam Perkins 15324
150.John Drew 15291
151.Louie Dampier* 15279
152.Zelmo Beaty* 15207
153.Mike Conley 15202
154.Byron Scott 15097
155.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
156.Jrue Holiday 15074
157.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
158.Mike Mitchell 15016
159.Kevin Love 14910
160.Richard Jefferson 14904
161.Cliff Hagan* 14870
162.James Edwards 14862
163.Monta Ellis 14858
164.Maurice Lucas 14857
165.Charlie Scott* 14837
166.Mike Bibby 14698
167.Richie Guerin* 14676
168.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
170.Purvis Short 14607
171.Allan Houston 14551
172.Paul Millsap 14536
173.Bill Russell* 14522
174.Blake Griffin 14513
175.Kemba Walker 14486
176.Hersey Hawkins 14470
177.Ricky Pierce 14467
178.Rod Strickland 14463
179.Klay Thompson 14438
180.Nate Thurmond* 14437
181.Jo Jo White* 14399
182.Al Jefferson 14343
183.Nikola Vučević 14322
184.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
185.Glenn Robinson 14234
186.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
187.Eddie Jones 14155
188.Gus Williams 14093
189.Thaddeus Young 14092
190.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
192.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
193.David West 14034
194.Fred Brown 14018
195.Jimmy Butler 14014
196.Carlos Boozer 13976
197.Andre Iguodala 13968
198.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
200.Billy Knight 13901
201.Bob Love 13895
202.Marques Johnson 13892
203.Chuck Person 13858
204.Jeff Green 13833
205.Deron Williams 13804
206.Bill Laimbeer 13790
207.Tobias Harris 13726
208.Al Horford 13715
209.Peja Stojaković 13647
210.Orlando Woolridge 13623
211.Xavier McDaniel 13606
212.Dave Cowens* 13516
213.Baron Davis 13447
214.Steve Smith 13430
215.David Thompson* 13422
216.Vlade Divac* 13398
217.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
218.Eric Gordon 13368
219.Luol Deng 13361
220.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
221.Al Harrington 13237
222.Jalen Rose 13220
223.Corey Maggette 13198
224.Kevin Johnson 13127
225.Billy Paultz 13099
226.CJ McCollum 13059
227.Metta World Peace 13058
228.Jeff Mullins 13017
229.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
231.Stephen Jackson 12976
232.Bob Boozer 12964
233.Devin Booker 12961
234.Larry Kenon 12954
235.Kendall Gill 12914
236.Derrick Coleman 12884
237.Wayman Tisdale 12878
238.Rik Smits 12871
239.Mychal Thompson 12810
240.Paul Westphal* 12809
241.Sidney Wicks 12803
242.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
243.Lamar Odom 12781
244.Mickey Johnson 12748
245.Johnny Newman 12740
246.Kawhi Leonard 12718
247.Bill Cartwright 12713
248.Armen Gilliam 12700
249.Jim Jackson 12690
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.Bill 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 39124
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.Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
9.Carmelo Anthony 28289
10.Moses Malone* 27409
11.Kevin Durant 27393
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.Vince Carter 25728
21.Alex English* 25613
22.Reggie Miller* 25279
23.Jerry West* 25192
24.James Harden 24892
25.Patrick Ewing* 24815
26.Russell Westbrook 24677
27.Ray Allen* 24505
28.Allen Iverson* 24368
29.Charles Barkley* 23757
30.Robert Parish* 23334
31.Adrian Dantley* 23177
32.Dwyane Wade* 23165
33.Elgin Baylor* 23149
34.Stephen Curry 22213
35.Clyde Drexler* 22195
36.DeMar DeRozan 22069
37.Chris Paul 21916
38.Gary Payton* 21813
39.Larry Bird* 21791
40.Hal Greer* 21586
41.Walt Bellamy* 20941
42.Pau Gasol* 20894
43.Bob Pettit* 20880
44.David Robinson* 20790
45.George Gervin* 20708
46.LaMarcus Aldridge 20558
47.Mitch Richmond* 20497
48.Joe Johnson 20407
49.Tom Chambers 20049
50.Antawn Jamison 20042
51.Damian Lillard 19810
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.Mark Aguirre 18458
72.Dolph Schayes* 18438
73.Rick Barry* 18395
74.Tracy McGrady* 18381
75.Julius Erving* 18364
76.Glen Rice 18336
77.Dave Bing* 18327
78.World B. Free 17955
79.Calvin Murphy* 17949
80.Lou Hudson* 17940
81.Chris Mullin* 17911
82.Lenny Wilkens* 17772
83.Bailey Howell* 17770
84.Magic Johnson* 17707
85.Shawn Marion 17700
86.Rudy Gay 17642
87.Rolando Blackman 17623
88.Otis Thorpe 17600
89.Jason Kidd* 17529
90.Earl Monroe* 17454
91.Steve Nash* 17387
92.Kevin McHale* 17335
93.Michael Finley 17306
94.Jack Sikma* 17287
95.Kevin Willis 17253
96.Jeff Malone 17231
97.Chris Bosh* 17189
98.Chris Webber* 17182
99.Grant Hill* 17137
100.Bob Cousy* 16960
101.Elton Brand 16827
102.Giannis Antetokounmpo 16817
103.Buck Williams 16784
104.Paul George 16782
105.Latrell Sprewell 16712
106.Tiny Archibald* 16481
107.Jerry Stackhouse 16409
108.Joe Dumars* 16401
109.James Worthy* 16320
110.Stephon Marbury 16297
111.Andre Miller 16278
112.Anthony Davis 16271
113.Paul Arizin* 16266
114.Randy Smith 16262
115.Juwan Howard 16159
116.Kyrie Irving 16056
117.Derek Harper 16006
 Rasheed Wallace 16006
119.Amar'e Stoudemire 15994
120.Kiki Vandeweghe 15980
121.Pete Maravich* 15948
122.Kyle Lowry 15905
123.Jack Twyman* 15840
124.Chauncey Billups 15802
125.Detlef Schrempf 15761
126.Brook Lopez 15744
127.Richard Hamilton 15708
128.Larry Nance 15687
129.Jeff Hornacek 15659
130.Antoine Walker 15647
131.Sam Cassell 15635
132.Lou Williams 15593
133.Terry Porter 15586
134.Walt Frazier* 15581
135.Artis Gilmore* 15579
 Rashard Lewis 15579
137.Dennis Johnson* 15535
138.Bob Dandridge* 15530
139.Bradley Beal 15443
140.Sam Jones* 15411
141.Tim Hardaway* 15373
142.Dick Barnett 15358
143.Shawn Kemp 15347
144.Sam Perkins 15324
145.John Drew 15291
146.Mike Conley 15202
147.Byron Scott 15097
148.Dick Van Arsdale 15079
149.Jrue Holiday 15074
150.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15028
151.Mike Mitchell 15016
152.Kevin Love 14910
153.Richard Jefferson 14904
154.James Edwards 14862
155.Monta Ellis 14858
156.Mike Bibby 14698
157.Richie Guerin* 14676
158.Dan Issel* 14659
159.Jason Richardson 14644
 Jamaal Wilkes* 14644
161.Purvis Short 14607
162.Spencer Haywood* 14592
163.Allan Houston 14551
164.Paul Millsap 14536
165.Bill Russell* 14522
166.Blake Griffin 14513
167.Kemba Walker 14486
168.Hersey Hawkins 14470
169.Ricky Pierce 14467
170.Rod Strickland 14463
171.Klay Thompson 14438
172.Nate Thurmond* 14437
173.Jo Jo White* 14399
174.Al Jefferson 14343
175.Nikola Vučević 14322
176.Alonzo Mourning* 14311
177.Glenn Robinson 14234
178.Tom Van Arsdale 14232
179.Eddie Jones 14155
180.Gus Williams 14093
181.Thaddeus Young 14092
182.Dave DeBusschere* 14053
 Jerry Lucas* 14053
184.Manu Ginóbili* 14043
185.David West 14034
186.Fred Brown 14018
187.Jimmy Butler 14014
188.Carlos Boozer 13976
189.Andre Iguodala 13968
190.Alvan Adams 13910
 Ron Harper 13910
192.Bob Love 13895
193.Marques Johnson 13892
194.Chuck Person 13858
195.Jeff Green 13833
196.Deron Williams 13804
197.Bill Laimbeer 13790
198.Tobias Harris 13726
199.Al Horford 13715
200.Peja Stojaković 13647
201.Billy Cunningham* 13626
202.Orlando Woolridge 13623
203.Xavier McDaniel 13606
204.Dave Cowens* 13516
205.Baron Davis 13447
 Cliff Hagan* 13447
207.Steve Smith 13430
208.Vlade Divac* 13398
209.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13383
210.Eric Gordon 13368
211.Luol Deng 13361
212.Jermaine O'Neal 13309
213.Al Harrington 13237
214.Jalen Rose 13220
215.Corey Maggette 13198
216.Kevin Johnson 13127
217.CJ McCollum 13059
218.Metta World Peace 13058
219.Jeff Mullins 13017
220.Horace Grant 12996
 Josh Smith 12996
222.Stephen Jackson 12976
223.Bob Boozer 12964
224.Devin Booker 12961
225.Kendall Gill 12914
226.Derrick Coleman 12884
227.Wayman Tisdale 12878
228.Rik Smits 12871
229.Mychal Thompson 12810
230.Paul Westphal* 12809
231.Sidney Wicks 12803
232.DeMarcus Cousins 12802
233.Lamar Odom 12781
234.Mickey Johnson 12748
235.Johnny Newman 12740
236.Kawhi Leonard 12718
237.Bill Cartwright 12713
238.Armen Gilliam 12700
239.Jim Jackson 12690
240.Dell Curry 12670
241.Bill Sharman* 12665
242.Nick Van Exel 12658
243.Nikola Jokić 12576
244.Goran Dragić 12568
245.Otis Birdsong 12544
246.Jack Marin 12541
247.Marc Gasol 12514
248.Mike Newlin 12507
249.Mark Jackson 12489
250.Red Kerr 12480