This statistic shows the NBA all-time scoring leaders from 1946 to 2019. As of January 16th, 2018 LeBron James is fifth on the list with a total of 31,966 points scored in regular season NBA games. He became only the seventh player in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points, in a game against the San Antonio Spurs in January 2018.
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National Basketball Association all-time scoring leaders 1946-2019
NBA all-time scoring leaders - total number of points scored** (as of January 16th, 2019)
This statistic shows the NBA all-time scoring leaders from 1946 to 2019. As of January 16th, 2018 LeBron James is fifth on the list with a total of 31,966 points scored in regular season NBA games. He became only the seventh player in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points, in a game against the San Antonio Spurs in January 2018.
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| NBA player | Number of points scored |
|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| LeBron James* | 31,966 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 31,239 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 |
| Moses Malone | 27,409 |
| Elvin Hayes | 27,313 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 26,946 |
| Oscar Robertson | 26,710 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 26,668 |
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 |
| Paul Pierce | 26,397 |
| John Havlicek | 26,395 |
| Kevin Garnett | 26,071 |
| Alex English | 25,613 |
| Carmelo Anthony* | 25,551 |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 |
| Jerry West | 25,192 |
| Vince Carter* | 25,155 |
| Patrick Ewing | 24,815 |
| Ray Allen | 24,505 |
| Allen Iverson | 24,368 |
| Charles Barkley | 23,757 |
| Robert Parish | 23,334 |
| Adrian Dantley | 23,177 |
| Elgin Baylor | 23,149 |
| Dwyane Wade* | 22,537 |
| NBA player | Number of points scored |
|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| LeBron James* | 31,966 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 31,239 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 |
| Moses Malone | 27,409 |
| Elvin Hayes | 27,313 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 26,946 |
| Oscar Robertson | 26,710 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 26,668 |
| Tim Duncan | 26,496 |
| Paul Pierce | 26,397 |
| John Havlicek | 26,395 |
| Kevin Garnett | 26,071 |
| Alex English | 25,613 |
| Carmelo Anthony* | 25,551 |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 |
| Jerry West | 25,192 |
| Vince Carter* | 25,155 |
| Patrick Ewing | 24,815 |
| Ray Allen | 24,505 |
| Allen Iverson | 24,368 |
| Charles Barkley | 23,757 |
| Robert Parish | 23,334 |
| Adrian Dantley | 23,177 |
| Elgin Baylor | 23,149 |
| Dwyane Wade* | 22,537 |
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This statistic shows the NBA all-time scoring leaders from 1946 to 2019. As of January 16th, 2018 LeBron James is fifth on the list with a total of 31,966 points scored in regular season NBA games. He became only the seventh player in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points, in a game against the San Antonio Spurs in January 2018.
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