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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.
Historically, these players have been assigned to positions defined by the role they play on the basketball court, from a strategic point of view. The three main positions are guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center.
This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career regular season games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [a] Statistics accurate as of February 14, 2025. Robert Parish has played the most games in NBA history.
All 50 players from the 50th anniversary team made the 75th anniversary list. Eleven current players were added to the list, and the previous list's biggest snub, Dominique Wilkins, made this version.
LeBron James became the NBA's all-time scoring leader, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Here's a statistical comparison of the two legendary players. LeBron James by the numbers: A comparison to ...
Kevin Durant continued to climb the NBA's list of career scoring leaders, passing big man Shaquille O'Neal for No. 8 with 22 points in the Phoenix Suns' 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on ...
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season , after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [ 2 ]
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.