Rank Player Position (s) Team (s) played for (years) Total points Games played Points per game average Field goals made Three - point field goals made Free throws made Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Milwaukee Bucks (1969 -- 1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975 -- 1989) 38,387 1,560 24.6 15,837 6,712 Malone, Karl Karl Malone * PF Utah Jazz (1985 -- 2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003 -- 2004) 36,928 1,476 25.0 13,528 85 9,787 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant SG Los Angeles Lakers (1996 -- 2016) 33,643 1,346 25.0 11,719 1,827 8,378 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * SG Chicago Bulls (1984 -- 1993, 1995 -- 1998) Washington Wizards (2001 -- 2003) 32,292 1,072 30.1 12,192 581 7,327 5 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors (1959 -- 1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965 -- 1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968 -- 1973) 31,419 1,045 30.1 12,681 0 6,057 6 Nowitzki, Dirk Dirk Nowitzki ^ PF / C Dallas Mavericks (1999 -- present) 31,187 1,471 21.2 11,034 1,918 7,201 7 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ SF / PF Cleveland Cavaliers (2003 -- 2010, 2014 -- present) Miami Heat (2010 -- 2014) 30,925 1,139 27.2 11,240 1,607 6,838 8 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * Orlando Magic (1992 -- 1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996 -- 2004) Miami Heat (2004 -- 2008) Phoenix Suns (2008 -- 2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009 -- 2010) Boston Celtics (2010 -- 2011) 28,596 1,207 23.7 11,330 5,935 9 Malone, Moses Moses Malone * Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976 -- 1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982 -- 1986, 1993 -- 1994) Washington Bullets (1986 -- 1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988 -- 1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991 -- 1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994 -- 1995) 27,409 1,329 20.6 9,435 8 8,531 10 Hayes, Elvin Elvin Hayes * PF / C San Diego / Houston Rockets (1968 -- 1972, 1981 -- 1984) Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets (1972 -- 1981) 27,313 1,303 21.0 10,976 5 5,356 11 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * Houston Rockets (1984 -- 2001) Toronto Raptors (2001 -- 2002) 26,946 1,238 21.8 10,749 25 5,423 12 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson * PG Cincinnati Royals (1960 -- 1970) Milwaukee Bucks (1970 -- 1974) 26,710 1,040 25.7 9,508 0 7,694 13 Wilkins, Dominique Dominique Wilkins * SF Atlanta Hawks (1982 -- 1994) Los Angeles Clippers (1994) Boston Celtics (1994 -- 1995) San Antonio Spurs (1996 -- 1997) Orlando Magic (1999) 26,668 1,074 24.8 9,963 711 6,031 14 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan PF / C San Antonio Spurs (1997 -- 2016) 26,496 1,392 19.0 10,285 30 5,896 15 Pierce, Paul Paul Pierce SF / SG Boston Celtics (1999 -- 2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013 -- 2014) Washington Wizards (2014 -- 2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2015 -- 2017) 26,397 1,343 19.7 8,668 2,143 6,918 16 Havlicek, John John Havlicek * SF / SG Boston Celtics (1962 -- 1978) 26,395 1,270 20.8 10,513 0 5,369 17 Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett PF / C Minnesota Timberwolves (1995 -- 2007, 2015 -- 2016) Boston Celtics (2007 -- 2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013 -- 2015) 26,071 1,462 17.8 10,505 174 4,887 18 English, Alex Alex English * SF Milwaukee Bucks (1976 -- 1978) Indiana Pacers (1978 -- 1980) Denver Nuggets (1980 -- 1990) Dallas Mavericks (1990 -- 1991) 25,613 1,193 21.5 10,659 18 4,277 19 Anthony, Carmelo Carmelo Anthony ^ SF Denver Nuggets (2003 -- 2011) New York Knicks (2011 -- 2017) Oklahoma City Thunder (2017 -- present) 25,374 1,051 24.1 9,073 1,336 5,892 20 Miller, Reggie Reggie Miller * SG Indiana Pacers (1987 -- 2005) 25,279 1,389 18.2 8,241 2,560 6,237 21 West, Jerry Jerry West * PG / SG Los Angeles Lakers (1960 -- 1974) 25,192 932 27.0 9,016 0 7,160 22 Carter, Vince Vince Carter ^ SG / SF Toronto Raptors (1999 -- 2004) New Jersey Nets (2004 -- 2009) Orlando Magic (2009 -- 2010) Phoenix Suns (2010 -- 2011) Dallas Mavericks (2011 -- 2014) Memphis Grizzlies (2014 -- 2017) Sacramento Kings (2017 -- present) 24,850 1,402 17.7 8,984 2,103 4,779 23 Ewing, Patrick Patrick Ewing * New York Knicks (1985 -- 2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000 -- 2001) Orlando Magic (2001 -- 2002) 24,815 1,183 21.0 9,702 19 5,392 24 Allen, Ray Ray Allen * SG Milwaukee Bucks (1996 -- 2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003 -- 2007) Boston Celtics (2007 -- 2012) Miami Heat (2012 -- 2014) 24,505 1,300 18.9 8,567 2,973 4,398 25 Iverson, Allen Allen Iverson * SG / PG Philadelphia 76ers (1996 -- 2006, 2009 -- 2010) Denver Nuggets (2006 -- 2008) Detroit Pistons (2008 -- 2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2009) 24,368 914 26.7 8,467 1,059 6,375 26 Barkley, Charles Charles Barkley * PF Philadelphia 76ers (1984 -- 1992) Phoenix Suns (1992 -- 1996) Houston Rockets (1996 -- 2000) 23,757 1,073 22.1 8,435 538 6,349 27 Parish, Robert Robert Parish * Golden State Warriors (1976 -- 1980) Boston Celtics (1980 -- 1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994 -- 1996) Chicago Bulls (1996 -- 1997) 23,334 1,611 14.5 9,614 0 4,106 28 Dantley, Adrian Adrian Dantley * SF Buffalo Braves (1976 -- 1977) Indiana Pacers (1977) Los Angeles Lakers (1977 -- 1979) Utah Jazz (1979 -- 1986) Detroit Pistons (1986 -- 1989) Dallas Mavericks (1989 -- 1990) Milwaukee Bucks (1991) 23,177 955 24.3 8,169 7 6,832 29 Baylor, Elgin Elgin Baylor * SF Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers (1958 -- 1971) 23,149 846 27.4 8,693 0 5,763 30 Drexler, Clyde Clyde Drexler * SG Portland Trail Blazers (1983 -- 1995) Houston Rockets (1995 -- 1998) 22,195 1,086 20.4 8,335 827 4,698 31 Wade, Dwyane Dwyane Wade ^ SG Miami Heat (2003 -- 2016, 2018 -- present) Chicago Bulls (2016 -- 2017) Cleveland Cavaliers (2017 -- 2018) 22,058 979 22.5 8,028 462 5,540 32 Payton, Gary Gary Payton * PG Seattle SuperSonics (1990 -- 2003) Milwaukee Bucks (2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003 -- 2004) Boston Celtics (2004 -- 2005) Miami Heat (2005 -- 2007) 21,813 1,335 16.3 8,708 1,132 3,265 33 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * SF / PF Boston Celtics (1979 -- 1992) 21,791 897 24.3 8,591 649 3,960 34 Greer, Hal Hal Greer * SG / PG Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1958 -- 1973) 21,586 1,122 19.2 8,504 0 4,578 35 Bellamy, Walt Walt Bellamy * Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets (1961 -- 1965) New York Knicks (1965 -- 1968) Detroit Pistons (1968 -- 1970) Atlanta Hawks (1970 -- 1974) New Orleans Jazz (1974) 20,941 1,043 20.1 7,914 0 5,113 36 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * PF / C Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks (1954 -- 1965) 20,880 792 26.4 7,349 0 6,182 37 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant ^ SF / SG Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder (2007 -- 2016) Golden State Warriors (2016 -- present) 20,815 767 27.1 7,058 1,425 5,274 38 Robinson, David David Robinson * San Antonio Spurs (1989 -- 2003) 20,790 987 21.1 7,365 25 6,035 39 Gasol, Pau Pau Gasol ^ C / PF Memphis Grizzlies (2001 -- 2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008 -- 2014) Chicago Bulls (2014 -- 2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016 -- present) 20,759 1,193 17.4 7,932 172 4,723 40 Gervin, George George Gervin * SG / SF San Antonio Spurs (1976 -- 1985) Chicago Bulls (1985 -- 1986) 20,708 791 26.2 8,045 77 4,541 41 Richmond, Mitch Mitch Richmond * SG Golden State Warriors (1988 -- 1991) Sacramento Kings (1991 -- 1998) Washington Wizards (1999 -- 2001) Los Angeles Lakers (2001 -- 2002) 20,497 976 21.0 7,305 1,326 4,561 42 Johnson, Joe Joe Johnson ^ SG / SF Boston Celtics (2001 -- 2002) Phoenix Suns (2002 -- 2005) Atlanta Hawks (2005 -- 2012) Brooklyn Nets (2012 -- 2016) Miami Heat (2016) Utah Jazz (2016 -- 2018) Houston Rockets (2018 -- present) 20,386 1,272 16.0 7,815 1,976 2,780 43 Chambers, Tom Tom Chambers PF San Diego Clippers (1981 -- 1983) Seattle SuperSonics (1983 -- 1988) Phoenix Suns (1988 -- 1993) Utah Jazz (1993 -- 1995) Charlotte Hornets (1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997) 20,049 1,107 18.1 7,378 227 5,066 44 Jamison, Antawn Antawn Jamison PF / SF Golden State Warriors (1999 -- 2003) Dallas Mavericks (2003 -- 2004) Washington Wizards (2004 -- 2010) Cleveland Cavaliers (2010 -- 2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012 -- 2013) Los Angeles Clippers (2013 -- 2014) 20,042 1,083 18.5 7,679 1,163 3,521 45 Stockton, John John Stockton * PG Utah Jazz (1984 -- 2003) 19,711 1,504 13.1 7,039 845 4,788 46 King, Bernard Bernard King * SF New Jersey Nets (1977 -- 1979, 1993) Utah Jazz (1979) Golden State Warriors (1980 -- 1982) New York Knicks (1982 -- 1985, 1987) Washington Bullets (1987 -- 1991) 19,655 874 22.5 7,830 23 3,972 47 Robinson, Clifford Clifford Robinson PF / SF Portland Trail Blazers (1989 -- 1997) Phoenix Suns (1997 -- 2001) Detroit Pistons (2001 -- 2003) Golden State Warriors (2003 -- 2005) New Jersey Nets (2005 -- 2007) 19,591 1,380 14.2 7,389 1,253 3,560 48 Davis, Walter Walter Davis SG / SF Phoenix Suns (1977 -- 1988) Denver Nuggets (1988 -- 1991, 1991 -- 1992) Portland Trail Blazers (1991) 19,521 1,033 18.9 8,118 157 3,128 49 Cummings, Terry Terry Cummings PF San Diego Clippers (1982 -- 1984) Milwaukee Bucks (1984 -- 1989, 1995 -- 1996) San Antonio Spurs (1989 -- 1995) Seattle SuperSonics (1996 -- 1997) Philadelphia 76ers (1997 -- 1998) New York Knicks (1998) Golden State Warriors (1999 -- 2000) 19,460 1,183 16.4 8,045 44 3,326 50 Lanier, Bob Bob Lanier * Detroit Pistons (1970 -- 1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1980 -- 1984) 19,248 959 20.1 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