NBA All-Time Points Leaders
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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LeBron James leads in Career Points with 40,017.
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Average Career Points: 34,105 · median: 32,968.
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Gap: LeBron James is 1.4× larger than Shaquille O'Neal.
About This Dataset
NBA All-Time Points Leaders
The highest career point scorers in NBA history. LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in February 2023 to become the all-time leading scorer with over 40,000 career points.
Analysis
The top three in Career Points are LeBron James (40,017), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928). LeBron James tops the list without dominating it, holding 14.7% of what the 8 entities record between them. The other 6 are bunched between 28,596 and 36,928 Career Points.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Career Points
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
Data Sources & References
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