Who Has the Most Points Ever in the NBA?

A list of the top 50 NBA players with the most points in their careers.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force on the court and won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was also a 2-time Olympic gold medalist. Jordan is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA with 32,292 points.

Regular Season

Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest player in NBA history. He was a 10-time scoring champion, six-time NBA Finals MVP, and five-time NBA MVP. Jordan also holds the NBA record for most points scored in a regular season game, with 63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986.

Playoffs

In the playoffs, Jordan was even more magnificent, averaging 33.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 48.7% from the field, 37.1% from three-point range, and 83.5% from the free throw line. He also set the still-standing NBA record for most points in a playoff game with 63 against the Boston Celtics in 1986.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He played for 20 seasons, 19 of them with the Los Angeles Lakers, and is the only player to score more than 38,000 points. Abdul-Jabbar was a member of six NBA championship teams and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player six times.

Karl Malone

Karl Malone is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player holds the NBA record for most career points, rebounds, and offensive rebounds. He is considered one of the greatest power forwards inNBA history.

LeBron James

LeBron James is currently the leading scorer in the NBA with a total of 34,241 points. He is followed by Karl Malone with 36,928 points and Kobe Bryant with 33,643 points.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds the NBA record for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points.