NBA All-time Points Leaders: LeBron James scored 40K points
Three-time gold medal winner, LeBron James scored 40,000 points milestone, 11,046 rebounds, and 10,847 assists in NBA history. James took up an average of 25.0 points per game in the 2023-24 season. The NBA Legend ‘Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘ is the second points leader in the league. He scored 38,387 points, 17,440 rebounds and 5,660 assists.
All-time scoring leader James has impressive overall record seventh in games played, Assists in 4th, Rebounds in 31st, Steals in 8th, and second in highest minutes played.
Who is the No. 1 Points Leader in NBA history?
The LA Lakers Forward LeBron James is the No. 1 point scorer. ‘The Chosen One’ scored the highest 40017 points milestone on Sat, March 2, 2024.
NBA All-time Points Leaders
| Rank | Player | Game | Min | PPG | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL |
| 1 | LeBron James | 1,475 | 55987 | 27.1 | 40017 | 50.5 | 34.7 | 73.5 | 11046 | 10847 | 2255 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1,560 | 57446 | 24.6 | 38387 | 55.9 | 5.6 | 72.1 | 17440 | 5660 | 1160 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 1,476 | 54852 | 25 | 36928 | 51.6 | 27.4 | 74.2 | 14968 | 5248 | 2085 |
| 4 | Kobe Bryant | 1,346 | 48643 | 25 | 33643 | 44.7 | 32.9 | 83.7 | 7047 | 6306 | 1944 |
| 5 | Michael Jordan | 1,072 | 41010 | 30.1 | 32292 | 49.7 | 32.7 | 83.5 | 6672 | 5633 | 2514 |
| 6 | Dirk Nowitzki | 1,522 | 51367 | 20.7 | 31560 | 47.1 | 38.0 | 87.9 | 11489 | 3651 | 1210 |
| 7 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,045 | 47859 | 30.1 | 31419 | 54.0 | – | 51.1 | 23924 | 4643 | – |
| 8 | Shaquille O’Neal | 1,207 | 41917 | 23.7 | 28596 | 58.2 | 4.5 | 52.7 | 13099 | 3026 | 739 |
| 9 | Kevin Durant | 1,037 | 38073 | 27.3 | 28318 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 88.5 | 7299 | 4555 | 1102 |
| 10 | Carmelo Anthony | 1,260 | 43513 | 22.5 | 28289 | 44.7 | 35.5 | 81.4 | 7808 | 3422 | 1223 |
| 11 | Moses Malone | 1,329 | 45071 | 20.6 | 27409 | 49.1 | 10.0 | 76.9 | 16212 | 1796 | 1089 |
| 12 | Elvin Hayes | 1,303 | 50000 | 21 | 27313 | 45.2 | 14.7 | 67.0 | 16279 | 2398 | 864 |
| 13 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1,238 | 44218 | 21.8 | 26946 | 51.2 | 20.2 | 71.2 | 13748 | 3058 | 2162 |
| 14 | Oscar Robertson | 1,040 | 43886 | 25.7 | 26710 | 48.5 | – | 83.8 | 7804 | 9887 | 77 |
| 15 | Dominique Wilkins | 1,074 | 38115 | 24.8 | 26668 | 46.1 | 31.9 | 81.1 | 7169 | 2677 | 1378 |
| 16 | Tim Duncan | 1,392 | 47367 | 19 | 26496 | 50.6 | 17.9 | 69.6 | 15091 | 4225 | 1025 |
| 17 | Paul Pierce | 1,343 | 45879 | 19.7 | 26397 | 44.5 | 36.8 | 80.6 | 7527 | 4708 | 1752 |
| 18 | John Havlicek | 1,270 | 46471 | 20.8 | 26395 | 43.9 | – | 81.5 | 8007 | 6114 | 476 |
| 19 | Kevin Garnett | 1,462 | 50412 | 17.8 | 26071 | 49.7 | 27.5 | 78.9 | 14662 | 5445 | 1859 |
| 20 | Vince Carter | 1,541 | 46370 | 16.7 | 25728 | 43.5 | 37.1 | 79.8 | 6606 | 4714 | 1530 |
| 21 | Alex English | 1,193 | 38063 | 21.5 | 25613 | 50.7 | 21.7 | 83.2 | 6538 | 4351 | 1067 |
| 22 | James Harden | 1,051 | 36517 | 24.3 | 25577 | 44.2 | 36.5 | 86.0 | 5911 | 7436 | 1578 |
| 23 | Reggie Miller | 1,389 | 47620 | 18.2 | 25279 | 47.1 | 39.5 | 88.8 | 4182 | 4141 | 1505 |
| 24 | Jerry West | 932 | 36571 | 27 | 25192 | 47.4 | – | 81.4 | 5376 | 6238 | 81 |
| 25 | Russell Westbrook | 1,150 | 38836 | 21.8 | 25084 | 43.8 | 30.4 | 77.6 | 8256 | 9414 | 1837 |
| 26 | Patrick Ewing | 1,183 | 40594 | 21 | 24815 | 50.4 | 15.2 | 74.0 | 11607 | 2215 | 1136 |
| 27 | Ray Allen | 1,300 | 46350 | 18.9 | 24505 | 45.2 | 40.0 | 89.4 | 5272 | 4361 | 1451 |
| 28 | Allen Iverson | 914 | 37582 | 26.7 | 24368 | 42.5 | 31.3 | 78.0 | 3394 | 5624 | 1983 |
| 29 | Charles Barkley | 1,073 | 39331 | 22.1 | 23757 | 54.1 | 26.6 | 73.5 | 12546 | 4215 | 1648 |
| 30 | Robert Parish | 1,611 | 45704 | 14.5 | 23334 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 72.1 | 14715 | 2180 | 1219 |
| 31 | Stephen Curry | 935 | 32072 | 24.8 | 23180 | 47.4 | 42.7 | 91.0 | 4402 | 6009 | 1463 |
| 32 | Adrian Dantley | 955 | 34151 | 24.3 | 23177 | 54.0 | 17.1 | 81.8 | 5455 | 2830 | 944 |
| 33 | Dwyane Wade | 1,054 | 35777 | 22 | 23165 | 48.0 | 29.3 | 76.5 | 4933 | 5701 | 1620 |
| 34 | Elgin Baylor | 846 | 33863 | 27.4 | 23149 | 43.1 | – | 78.0 | 11463 | 3650 | – |
| 35 | DeMar DeRozan | 1,086 | 37544 | 21.1 | 22930 | 46.8 | 29.5 | 84.1 | 4796 | 4396 | 1080 |
| 36 | Clyde Drexler | 1,086 | 37538 | 20.4 | 22195 | 47.2 | 31.8 | 78.8 | 6677 | 6125 | 2207 |
| 37 | Chris Paul | 1,246 | 42668 | 17.7 | 22041 | 47.1 | 36.9 | 87.0 | 5578 | 11731 | 2580 |
| 38 | Gary Payton | 1,335 | 47117 | 16.3 | 21813 | 46.6 | 31.7 | 72.9 | 5269 | 8966 | 2445 |
| 39 | Larry Bird | 897 | 34443 | 24.3 | 21791 | 49.6 | 37.6 | 88.6 | 8974 | 5695 | 1556 |
| 40 | Hal Greer | 1,122 | 39788 | 19.2 | 21586 | 45.2 | – | 80.1 | 5665 | 4540 | – |
| 41 | Walt Bellamy | 1,043 | 38940 | 20.1 | 20941 | 51.6 | – | 63.2 | 14241 | 2544 | 52 |
| 42 | Pau Gasol | 1,226 | 41001 | 17 | 20894 | 50.7 | 36.8 | 75.3 | 11305 | 3925 | 606 |
| 43 | Bob Pettit | 792 | 30690 | 26.4 | 20880 | 43.6 | – | 76.1 | 12849 | 2369 | – |
| 44 | David Robinson | 987 | 34273 | 21.1 | 20790 | 51.8 | 25.0 | 73.6 | 10497 | 2441 | 1388 |
| 45 | George Gervin | 791 | 26536 | 26.2 | 20708 | 51.1 | 29.7 | 84.4 | 3607 | 2214 | 941 |
| 46 | Damian Lillard | 822 | 29797 | 25.2 | 20677 | 43.8 | 37.0 | 89.7 | 3480 | 5513 | 789 |
| 47 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 1,076 | 36243 | 19.1 | 20558 | 49.3 | 32.0 | 81.3 | 8736 | 2076 | 758 |
| 48 | Mitch Richmond | 976 | 34301 | 21 | 20497 | 45.5 | 38.8 | 85.0 | 3801 | 3398 | 1211 |
| 49 | Joe Johnson | 1,277 | 44235 | 16 | 20407 | 44.1 | 37.1 | 80.2 | 5059 | 5001 | 1071 |
| 50 | Tom Chambers | 1,107 | 33921 | 18.1 | 20049 | 46.8 | 30.7 | 80.7 | 6703 | 2283 | 885 |