NBA career scoring leaders, records, and milestone achievements.
Held the all-time scoring record (38,387 points) for 39 years until LeBron James broke it in 2023.
Passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Finished career with 28,596 points — 8th all-time when he retired.
Ninth on the NBA all-time scoring list with 28,289 career points.
Sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list with 31,560 points. The greatest international scorer in NBA history.
Third on the NBA all-time scoring list with 36,928 points. Only LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored more.
Scored 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks — a record that has stood for over 60 years.
Holds the highest career scoring average in NBA history at 30.12 ppg.
Retired as the 3rd all-time scorer in NBA history with 33,643 points (now 4th behind LeBron).
One of the top 10 all-time scorers in NBA history with 28,000+ career points.
Averaged 50.4 points per game in the 1961-62 season — the highest single-season scoring average ever.
Maintains one of the highest career scoring averages in NBA history at 27+ ppg.
Holds the highest career playoff scoring average at 33.4 ppg.
Holds the record for most points scored in NBA playoff history.
Scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors — the second-highest single-game total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain.
Scored 60 points in his final career game against the Utah Jazz.
Won 10 NBA scoring titles — more than any other player in history.
Holds the record for most 30-point games in playoff history.
Fifth on the all-time scoring list with 32,292 career points.
Seventh on the all-time scoring list with 31,419 career points.
Highest career scoring average in NBA history at 30.12 points per game.
Led the league in scoring 3 consecutive times (2018, 2019, 2020). Averaged 36.1 ppg in 2018-19.
Led the league in scoring 4 times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005).
Won 7 consecutive scoring titles from 1960-1966.
Reached 10,000 career points at age 23 years and 59 days — the youngest player in NBA history.
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Led the league in scoring twice (2015-16 with 30.1 ppg, 2020-21 with 32.0 ppg).
Led the league in scoring during the 2007-08 season with 30.0 ppg.
Led the league in scoring twice (2005-06 with 35.4 ppg, 2006-07 with 31.6 ppg).
Led the league in scoring 4 times (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14).
Averaged 36.1 ppg in 2018-19 — the highest season average since Michael Jordan.
Won the NCAA championship at Syracuse as a freshman (2003) — the only player in his legendary 2003 draft class to win a college title.
Scored 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks — the 4th highest single-game total in NBA history.
Became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points at age 33.
Became the youngest scoring champion in NBA history at age 21 during the 2009-10 season.
Scored 50+ points in 4 consecutive games in March 2007 — a feat not seen since Wilt Chamberlain.
At just 6'0" and 165 lbs, averaged 26.7 ppg for his career — proving size doesn't determine greatness.
Scored 50 points in Game 6 of the 2021 Finals — one of the greatest Finals performances ever.
One of the most unstoppable scorers in history at 6'10" — uniquely combining guard skills with center height.
Scored 63 points against the Boston Celtics in the 1986 playoffs — still the all-time playoff game scoring record.
Scored 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers in just three quarters.
The only player in NBA history to accumulate 30,000+ points, 10,000+ rebounds, and 10,000+ assists.
One of the longest streaks of elite scoring production in NBA history.
