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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.
Oscar Schmidt, the previous record holder.. The following is a list of basketball players by total professional career points scored. It includes points scored in national league and cup games, national team games, international club games, All-Star basketball games (according to Dal - NBA beginner analyst), and any other games played for professional or national teams.
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
Rank Player Position(s) Team(s) played for (years) [b] Total minutes Games played Minutes per game average [c] 1 LeBron James ^ SF: Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present) 58,254 1,540 37.8 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * C: Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989 ...
The 50 players had to have played at least a portion of their careers in the NBA and were selected irrespective of position played. The list was announced by NBA commissioner David Stern on October 29, 1996, at the hotel Grand Hyatt New York , the site of the Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed in 1946.
In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal. [4] The NBA introduced three-point field goals in the 1979–80 season as a bonus for field goals made from a longer distance. [5] [6] Karl Malone scored 36,374 points with the Utah Jazz, the most points by a player for a single franchise. [7]
Rank Season Player Team Games 3-point field goals 3PG 3P% 1 2020–21: Stephen Curry ^ Golden State Warriors: 63 337 5.35 .421 2 2018–19: Stephen Curry ^ Golden State Warriors: 69 354 5.13 .437 3 2015–16: Stephen Curry ^ Golden State Warriors: 79 402 5.09 .454 4 2018–19: James Harden ^ Houston Rockets: 78 378 4.85 .368 5 2023–24 ...
Rank Player Position(s) Playoff team(s) played for (years) [2] Total points Games played Points per game average [3] Field goals made Three-point field goals made [4] Free throws made 1 LeBron James ^ SF: Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024) 8,162 287 28.4 2,928 ...