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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
NBA scoring leader may refer to: List of NBA annual scoring leaders; List of NBA career scoring leaders; List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders; List of NBA franchise career scoring leaders; List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders; List of NBA single-game scoring leaders; List of NBA single-game playoff scoring leaders
Michael Jordan recorded 10 scoring titles in his career—the most in NBA history—and is the oldest scoring champion, having achieved his last title aged 35. In basketball , points are accumulated through free throws or field goals . [ 1 ]
[1] [2] Of these, 50,213 points were scored in official games, with the remaining 47 points coming from a pre-season match against international teams. He is also the NBA's all-time leading scorer and the only player to have surpassed 40,000 regular-season points in the league. Oscar Schmidt held a record with 49,973 points.
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season 3-point scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 100 3-point field goals. [1] The NBA did not adopt the 3-point field goal until the 1979–80 season. [1] Statistics accurate as of February 14, 2025.
The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season with its list of the top-75 greatest players in league history. However, because of a tie in the voting, 76 players made the list.
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season. Statistics accurate as of February 14, 2025. ^