National Basketball Association (NBA)
Career Leaders 1950-2021 (72 seasons)

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NBA Career Leaders
Points Scored

1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1970-1989

38,387

2

2004-2022

37,062

3

1986-2004

36,928

4

1997-2016

33,643

5

1985-2003

32,292

6

1999-2019

31,560

7

Wilt Chamberlain

1960-1973

31,419

8

Shaquille O'Neal

1993-2011

28,596

9

Carmelo Anthony

2004-2022

28,289

10

1977-1995

27,409

11

1969-1984

27,313

12

Hakeem Olajuwon

1985-2002

26,946

13

Oscar Robertson

1961-1974

26,710

14

Dominique Wilkins

1983-1999

26,668

15

1998-2016

26,496

16

1999-2017

26,397

17

1963-1978

26,395

18

1996-2016

26,071

19

1999-2020

25,728

20

1977-1991

25,613

21

2008-2022

25,526

22

1988-2005

25,279

23

1961-1974

25,192

24

1986-2002

24,815

25

1997-2014

24,505

26

1997-2010

24,368

27

Charles Barkley

1985-2000

23,757

28

2010-2022

23,477

29

1977-1997

23,334

30

Russell Westbrook

2009-2022

23,298

31

1977-1991

23,177

32

2004-2019

23,165

33

1959-1972

23,149

34

1984-1998

22,195

35

1991-2007

21,813

36

1980-1992

21,791

37

1959-1973

21,586

38

1962-1975

20,941

39

2006-2022

20,936

40

2002-2019

20,894

41

1955-1965

20,880

42

1990-2003

20,790

43

1977-1986

20,708

44

LaMarcus Aldridge

2007-2022

20,558

45

1989-2002

20,497

46

2002-2022

20,407

47

2010-2022

20,064

48

1982-1998

20,049

49

1999-2014

20,042

50

2010-2022

19,869

51

1985-2003

19,711

52

1978-1993

19,655

53

Clifford Robinson

1990-2007

19,591

54

1978-1992

19,521

55

2005-2022

19,485

56

2002-2019

19,473

57

1983-2000

19,460

58

2001-2020

19,419

59

1971-1984

19,248

60

1982-1999

19,202

61

1966-1979

19,181

62

1979-1991

19,015

63

1984-2000

19,004

64

1988-2004

18,940

65

2000-2018

18,881

66

1963-1975

18,831

67

1982-1994

18,822

68

1973-1986

18,787

69

2002-2018

18,578

70

1982-1994

18,458

71

1950-1964

18,438

72

1966-1980

18,395

73

1998-2012

18,381

74

1977-1987

18,364

75

1990-2004

18,336

76

1967-1978

18,327

77

1976-1988

17,955

78

1971-1983

17,949

79

1967-1979

17,940

80

1986-2001

17,911

81

1961-1975

17,772

82

1960-1971

17,770

83

1980-1996

17,707

84

2000-2015

17,700

85

Rolando Blackman

1982-1994

17,623

86

1985-2001

17,600

87

1995-2013

17,529

88

2013-2022

17,510

89

1968-1980

17,454

90

1997-2014

17,387

91

2007-2022

17,349

92

1981-1993

17,335

93

1996-2010

17,306

94

1978-1991

17,287

95

1985-2007

17,253

96

1984-1996

17,231

97

2004-2016

17,189

98

1994-2008

17,182

99

1995-2013

17,137

100

1951-1970

16,960

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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