RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

POINTS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

LeBron James

1,584

42,683

Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–present

2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1,560

38,387

Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1969–1989

3

Karl Malone

1,476

36,928

Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers

1985–2004

4

Kobe Bryant

1,346

33,643

Los Angeles Lakers

1996–2016

5

Michael Jordan

1,072

32,292

Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards

1984–2003

6

Dirk Nowitzki

1,522

31,560

Dallas Mavericks

1998–2019

7

Kevin Durant

1,160

31,544

Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns

2007–present

8

Wilt Chamberlain

1,045

31,419

Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers

1959–1973

9

James Harden

1,189

28,667

Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers

2009–present

10

Shaquille O'Neal

1,207

28,596

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics

1992–2011

11

Carmelo Anthony

1,260

28,289

Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–2023

12

Moses Malone

1,329

27,409

Houston Rockets, Buffalo Braves, Virginia Squires, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Bullets

1974–1995

13

Elvin Hayes

1,303

27,313

San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets

1968–1984

14

Hakeem Olajuwon

1,238

26,946

Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors

1984–2002

15

Russell Westbrook

1,279

26,838

Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards

2008–present

16

Oscar Robertson

1,040

26,710

Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks

1960–1974

17

Dominique Wilkins

1,074

26,668

Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs

1982–1999

18

Tim Duncan

1,392

26,496

San Antonio Spurs

1997–2016

19

Paul Pierce

1,343

26,397

Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers

1998–2017

20

John Havlicek

1,270

26,395

Boston Celtics

1962–1978

21

Stephen Curry

1,058

26,284

Golden State Warriors

2009–present

22

DeMar DeRozan

1,229

26,094

Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls

2009–present

23

Kevin Garnett

1,462

26,071

Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets

1995–2016

24

Vince Carter

1,541

25,728

Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers

1998–2020

25

Alex English

1,193

25,613

Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks

1976–1991