Who Has the Most Scoring Titles in the NBA?

We break down the NBA players with the most scoring titles in history, including Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kobe Bryant.

Michael Jordan- 6

Michael Jordan is the most decorated player in NBA history. He holds the record for most scoring titles with 6. He also is a 6-time NBA champion, a 5-time NBA MVP, and a 14-time NBA All-Star.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- 6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most scoring titles in NBA history. The legendary center won the title a whopping six times, with five of those coming in a six-year span from 1971-76. Abdul-Jabbar averaged a league-leading 34.8 points per game during that stretch and was named NBA MVP three times. He remains the league’s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 career points.

Kobe Bryant- 5

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers. 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 basketball players of all time.

At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010, when he surpassed Jerry West. During his career with the Lakers, he won five NBA championships before retiring at age 37 following the 2016–17 season.

LeBron James- 4

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history.

Among James’ numerous accomplishments, he has won four NBA scoring titles (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009), tied for the most in NBA history. He first won the scoring title in just his second season, and repeated as champion in each of the next two seasons. In 2008 and 2009, James became just the third player ever to win back-to-back scoring titles, after Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain holds the record for most scoring titles in a career with seven.

James has also been named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013), tied for the most in league history. He was first named MVP in just his third season, and became the youngest player ever to receive the award at age 23. In 2010 and 2012 he was named MVP unanimously by all media voters, becoming just the second player ever to receive that honor (the other being Jordan). He repeated as MVP again in 2013. By winning four MVPs before age 30, he became just another member of an exclusive club that includes only Jordan and Bill Russell.

Bill Russell- 11

From 1956 to 1969, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to an astounding 11 NBA Championships, including an incredible eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. A five-time NBA MVP and 12-time All-Star, Russell was the key player on one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. He famously tangled with fellow legend Wilt Chamberlain throughout their careers, but it was Russell who ultimately came out on top in scoring titles, winning 11 championships to Chamberlain’s two.