The top scorers in NBA history have profoundly impacted the sport and its legacy. These players not only dominated the game with their exceptional scoring abilities, but also raised the bar for future generations and left an indelible mark on the history of basketball. These are the top 225 all-time scoring leaders in NBA history.
The NBA was around 13,670 days before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took over as the all time NBA scoring leader. Kareem held te record for 14,187 days. On February 8th, 2023, the King LeBron James has taken the throne.
What was once thought of as an unbreakable record has been broken. LeBron James is now even further cemented into the conversation as the best NBA player ever.
It’s not just his scoring ability that makes him so great too. He is also currently 4th all time for the most assists in NBA history. He is also 5th all-time in points per game which is a ridiculous feat considering he is playing at the age of 38.
NBA Hierarchy – All-Time Most Points Scored in NBA History – 2023-01-28
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*indicates they have been inducted into the hall of fame
BOLD indicates they are active players who have not yet retired
| Rank | Player | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 38387 |
| 2. | LeBron James | 38352 |
| 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. | Elvin Hayes* | 27313 |
| 14. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 26946 |
| 15. | Oscar Robertson* | 26710 |
| 16. | Kevin Durant | 26684 |
| 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. | Patrick Ewing* | 24815 |
| 30. | Ray Allen* | 24505 |
| 31. | Allen Iverson* | 24368 |
| 32. | James Harden | 24233 |
| 33. | Russell Westbrook | 24098 |
| 34. | Charles Barkley* | 23757 |
| 35. | Robert Parish* | 23334 |
| 36. | Adrian Dantley* | 23177 |
| 37. | Dwyane Wade | 23165 |
| 38. | Elgin Baylor* | 23149 |
| 39. | Clyde Drexler* | 22195 |
| 40. | Gary Payton* | 21813 |
| 41. | Larry Bird* | 21791 |
| 42. | Hal Greer* | 21586 |
| 43. | Chris Paul | 21404 |
| 44. | Stephen Curry | 21183 |
| 45. | DeMar DeRozan | 21164 |
| Rank | Player | PTS |
| 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. | John Stockton* | 19711 |
| 56. | Bernard King* | 19655 |
| 57. | Clifford Robinson | 19591 |
| 58. | Walter Davis | 19521 |
| 59. | Dwight Howard | 19485 |
| 60. | Tony Parker | 19473 |
| 61. | Terry Cummings | 19460 |
| 62. | Jamal Crawford | 19419 |
| 63. | Bob Lanier* | 19248 |
| 64. | Eddie Johnson | 19202 |
| 65. | Gail Goodrich* | 19181 |
| 66. | Reggie Theus | 19015 |
| 67. | Dale Ellis | 19004 |
| 68. | Scottie Pippen* | 18940 |
| 69. | Jason Terry | 18881 |
| 70. | Chet Walker* | 18831 |
| 71. | Isiah Thomas* | 18822 |
| 72. | Damian Lillard | 18805 |
| 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. | Rolando Blackman | 17623 |
| 89. | Otis Thorpe | 17600 |
| 90. | Jason Kidd* | 17529 |
| Rank | Player | PTS |
| 91. | Rudy Gay | 17528 |
| 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. | Buck Williams | 16784 |
| 108. | Latrell Sprewell | 16712 |
| 109. | Tiny Archibald* | 16481 |
| 110. | Jerry Stackhouse | 16409 |
| 111. | Joe Dumars* | 16401 |
| 112. | James Worthy* | 16320 |
| 113. | Billy Cunningham* | 16310 |
| 114. | Stephon Marbury | 16297 |
| 115. | Andre Miller | 16278 |
| 116. | Paul Arizin* | 16266 |
| 117. | Randy Smith | 16262 |
| 118. | Juwan Howard | 16159 |
| 119. | Derek Harper | 16006 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16006 | |
| 121. | Amar’e Stoudemire | 15994 |
| 122. | Kiki Vandeweghe | 15980 |
| 123. | Paul George | 15967 |
| 124. | Pete Maravich* | 15948 |
| 125. | Jack Twyman* | 15840 |
| 126. | Chauncey Billups | 15802 |
| 127. | Detlef Schrempf | 15761 |
| 128. | Richard Hamilton | 15708 |
| 129. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 15706 |
| 130. | Larry Nance | 15687 |
| 131. | Jeff Hornacek | 15659 |
| 132. | Antoine Walker | 15647 |
| 133. | Kyle Lowry | 15644 |
| 134. | Sam Cassell | 15635 |
| 135. | Lou Williams | 15593 |
| Rank | Player | PTS |
| 136. | Terry Porter | 15586 |
| 137. | Walt Frazier* | 15581 |
| 138. | Rashard Lewis | 15579 |
| 139. | Dennis Johnson* | 15535 |
| 140. | Bob Dandridge* | 15530 |
| 141. | Sam Jones* | 15411 |
| 142. | Tim Hardaway* | 15373 |
| 143. | Dick Barnett | 15358 |
| 144. | Shawn Kemp | 15347 |
| 145. | Sam Perkins | 15324 |
| 146. | John Drew | 15291 |
| 147. | Louie Dampier* | 15279 |
| 148. | Zelmo Beaty* | 15207 |
| 149. | Anthony Davis | 15204 |
| 150. | Kyrie Irving | 15173 |
| 151. | Byron Scott | 15097 |
| 152. | Dick Van Arsdale | 15079 |
| 153. | Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 15028 |
| 154. | Mike Mitchell | 15016 |
| 155. | Brook Lopez | 15007 |
| 156. | Bradley Beal | 14925 |
| 157. | Richard Jefferson | 14904 |
| 158. | Cliff Hagan* | 14870 |
| 159. | James Edwards | 14862 |
| 160. | Monta Ellis | 14858 |
| 161. | Maurice Lucas | 14857 |
| 162. | Charlie Scott* | 14837 |
| 163. | Mike Bibby | 14698 |
| 164. | Mike Conley | 14682 |
| 165. | Richie Guerin* | 14676 |
| 166. | Kevin Love | 14652 |
| 167. | Jason Richardson | 14644 |
| Jamaal Wilkes* | 14644 | |
| 169. | Purvis Short | 14607 |
| 170. | Allan Houston | 14551 |
| 171. | Paul Millsap | 14536 |
| 172. | Bill Russell* | 14522 |
| 173. | Kemba Walker | 14486 |
| 174. | Hersey Hawkins | 14470 |
| 175. | Ricky Pierce | 14467 |
| 176. | Rod Strickland | 14463 |
| 177. | Nate Thurmond* | 14437 |
| 178. | Blake Griffin | 14427 |
| 179. | Jrue Holiday | 14408 |
| 180. | Jo Jo White* | 14399 |
| Rank | Player | PTS |
| 181. | Al Jefferson | 14343 |
| 182. | Alonzo Mourning* | 14311 |
| 183. | Glenn Robinson | 14234 |
| 184. | Tom Van Arsdale | 14232 |
| 185. | Eddie Jones | 14155 |
| 186. | Gus Williams | 14093 |
| 187. | Thaddeus Young | 14063 |
| 188. | Dave DeBusschere* | 14053 |
| Jerry Lucas* | 14053 | |
| 190. | Manu Ginóbili* | 14043 |
| 191. | David West | 14034 |
| 192. | Fred Brown | 14018 |
| 193. | Carlos Boozer | 13976 |
| 194. | Andre Iguodala | 13958 |
| 195. | Alvan Adams | 13910 |
| Ron Harper | 13910 | |
| 197. | Billy Knight | 13901 |
| 198. | Bob Love | 13895 |
| 199. | Marques Johnson | 13892 |
| 200. | Chuck Person | 13858 |
| 201. | Deron Williams | 13804 |
| 202. | Bill Laimbeer | 13790 |
| 203. | Peja Stojaković | 13647 |
| 204. | Orlando Woolridge | 13623 |
| 205. | Xavier McDaniel | 13606 |
| 206. | Klay Thompson | 13541 |
| 207. | Jeff Green | 13527 |
| 208. | Dave Cowens* | 13516 |
| 209. | Nikola Vučević | 13496 |
| 210. | Baron Davis | 13447 |
| 211. | Steve Smith | 13430 |
| 212. | David Thompson* | 13422 |
| 213. | Vlade Divac* | 13398 |
| 214. | Rudy Tomjanovich* | 13383 |
| 215. | Al Horford | 13379 |
| 216. | Luol Deng | 13361 |
| 217. | Jermaine O’Neal | 13309 |
| 218. | Al Harrington | 13237 |
| 219. | Jalen Rose | 13220 |
| 220. | Corey Maggette | 13198 |
| 221. | Kevin Johnson | 13127 |
| 222. | Billy Paultz | 13099 |
| 223. | Tobias Harris | 13084 |
| 224. | Jimmy Butler | 13077 |
| 225. | Metta World Peace | 13058 |
List updated as of 2023-02-08.
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