NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Points

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year PTS   Active PTS   Career PTS   Single Season PTS
1946-47Joe Fulks* 1611   Joe Fulks* 1611   Joe Fulks* 1611   Joe Fulks* 1611
1947-48Joe Fulks* 1231   Joe Fulks* 2842   Joe Fulks* 2842   Joe Fulks* 1611
1948-49George Mikan* 2001   Joe Fulks* 4402   Joe Fulks* 4402   George Mikan* 2001
1949-50George Mikan* 2241   Joe Fulks* 5382   Joe Fulks* 5382   George Mikan* 2241
1950-51George Mikan* 2100   Joe Fulks* 6670   Joe Fulks* 6670   George Mikan* 2241
1951-52George Mikan* 1830   George Mikan* 8172   George Mikan* 8172   George Mikan* 2241
1952-53George Mikan* 1680   George Mikan* 9852   George Mikan* 9852   George Mikan* 2241
1953-54Neil Johnston* 1759   George Mikan* 11410   George Mikan* 11410   George Mikan* 2241
1954-55Bob Cousy* 1656   Max Zaslofsky 8801   George Mikan* 11410   George Mikan* 2241
1955-56Paul Arizin* 2030   George Mikan* 11836   George Mikan* 11836   George Mikan* 2241
1956-57Bob Pettit* 2053   Dolph Schayes* 11165   George Mikan* 11836   George Mikan* 2241
1957-58George Yardley* 2165   Dolph Schayes* 13036   Dolph Schayes* 13036   George Mikan* 2241
1958-59Bob Pettit* 2272   Dolph Schayes* 14824   Dolph Schayes* 14824   Bob Pettit* 2272
1959-60Wilt Chamberlain* 3006   Dolph Schayes* 16601   Dolph Schayes* 16601   Wilt Chamberlain* 3006
1960-61Wilt Chamberlain* 3144   Dolph Schayes* 18634   Dolph Schayes* 18634   Wilt Chamberlain* 3144
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 4449   Dolph Schayes* 19513   Dolph Schayes* 19513   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* 3586   Dolph Schayes* 20191   Dolph Schayes* 20191   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1963-64Wilt Chamberlain* 3364   Bob Pettit* 21950   Bob Pettit* 21950   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1964-65Wilt Chamberlain* 2856   Bob Pettit* 23120   Bob Pettit* 23120   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1965-66Jerry West* 2955   Wilt Chamberlain* 23194   Wilt Chamberlain* 23194   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1966-67Rick Barry* 3296   Wilt Chamberlain* 25476   Wilt Chamberlain* 25476   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1967-68Elgin Baylor* 2430   Wilt Chamberlain* 27776   Wilt Chamberlain* 27776   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1968-69Elvin Hayes* 2482   Wilt Chamberlain* 29690   Wilt Chamberlain* 29690   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1969-70Jerry West* 2871   Wilt Chamberlain* 30416   Wilt Chamberlain* 30416   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1970-71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2968   Wilt Chamberlain* 32332   Wilt Chamberlain* 32332   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1971-72Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3138   Wilt Chamberlain* 33765   Wilt Chamberlain* 33765   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 2719   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2706   Jerry West* 29649   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1974-75Bob McAdoo* 3093   John Havlicek* 25802   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 2679   John Havlicek* 27289   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2533   John Havlicek* 28849   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1977-78David Thompson* 2500   John Havlicek* 30171   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1978-79George Gervin* 2765   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24523   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1979-80George Gervin* 2685   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 27036   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1980-81Moses Malone* 2784   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 29211   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1981-82George Gervin* 2816   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 31314   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1982-83Alex English* 2507   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 33442   Wilt Chamberlain* 35026   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1983-84Adrian Dantley* 2772   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35661   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35661   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1984-85Larry Bird* 2815   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 37812   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 37812   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1985-86Alex English* 2687   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 40020   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 40020   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1986-87Michael Jordan* 3148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 41731   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 41731   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1987-88Michael Jordan* 3231   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 43234   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 43234   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1988-89Michael Jordan* 3224   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1989-90Michael Jordan* 3340   Moses Malone* 26924   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1990-91Michael Jordan* 3109   Moses Malone* 27814   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1991-92Michael Jordan* 3163   Moses Malone* 29093   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1992-93Michael Jordan* 3207   Moses Malone* 29143   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1993-94Hakeem Olajuwon* 2848   Moses Malone* 29437   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1994-95Shaquille O'Neal* 2854   Moses Malone* 29486   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1995-96Michael Jordan* 3043   Michael Jordan* 29206   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1996-97Michael Jordan* 3021   Michael Jordan* 32227   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1997-98Michael Jordan* 3037   Michael Jordan* 35264   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1998-99Allen Iverson* 1512   Karl Malone* 32877   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 3051   Karl Malone* 35244   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2000-01Allen Iverson* 2930   Karl Malone* 37260   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2001-02Paul Pierce* 2538   Karl Malone* 39128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2002-03Kobe Bryant* 2846   Karl Malone* 40893   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 2425   Karl Malone* 41689   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2004-05Amar'e Stoudemire 2529   Reggie Miller* 28251   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2005-06Kobe Bryant* 3027   Shaquille O'Neal* 29734   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2006-07LeBron James 2633   Shaquille O'Neal* 30499   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2007-08Kobe Bryant* 2956   Shaquille O'Neal* 31407   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2008-09Kobe Bryant* 2896   Shaquille O'Neal* 32740   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2009-10Kobe Bryant* 2641   Shaquille O'Neal* 33503   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2010-11Kevin Durant 2648   Shaquille O'Neal* 33846   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2011-12Kevin Durant 2420   Kobe Bryant* 35124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2012-13LeBron James 2632   Kobe Bryant* 37257   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2013-14Kevin Durant 3156   Kobe Bryant* 37340   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2014-15James Harden 2679   Kobe Bryant* 38122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2015-16Stephen Curry 2827   Kobe Bryant* 39283   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2016-17Russell Westbrook 2745   LeBron James 34950   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2017-18LeBron James 2999   LeBron James 37949   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2018-19James Harden 3166   LeBron James 39454   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2019-20James Harden 2690   LeBron James 41732   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2020-21Giannis Antetokounmpo 2351   LeBron James 42998   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 44149   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2021-22Jayson Tatum 2661   LeBron James 44693   LeBron James 44693   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2022-23Jayson Tatum 2768   LeBron James 46675   LeBron James 46675   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449
2023-24Luka Dončić 2370   LeBron James 48497   LeBron James 48497   Wilt Chamberlain* 4449