List of NBA career scoring leaders

This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association. The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. LeBron James is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

Scoring leaders

The following is a list of the top 50 National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Rank	Player	Pos	Team played for	Total points	Games played	Points per game	Field goals made	Three-point field goals made	Free throws made
1	^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat Los Angeles Lakers	42,810	1,590		15,721	2,602	8,766
2	*	C	Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers	38,387	1,560		15,837	1	6,712
3	*	PF	Utah Jazz Los Angeles Lakers	36,928	1,476		13,528	85	9,787
4	*	SG	Los Angeles Lakers	33,643	1,346		11,719	1,827	8,378
5	*	SG	Chicago Bulls Washington Wizards	32,292	1,072		12,192	581	7,327
6	^	SF/PF	Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors Brooklyn Nets Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets	31,736	1,165		10,932	2,290	7,527
7	*	PF	Dallas Mavericks	31,560	1,522		11,169	1,982	7,240
8	*	C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers	31,419	1,045		12,681	n/a	6,057
9	^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder Houston Rockets Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Clippers	28,780	1,194		8,489	3,306	8,496
10	*	C	Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Phoenix Suns Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics	28,596	1,207		11,330	1	5,935
11	*	SF	Denver Nuggets New York Knicks Oklahoma City Thunder Houston Rockets Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers	28,289	1,260	22.5	10,119	1,731	6,320
12	*	C	Buffalo Braves Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers Washington Bullets Atlanta Hawks Milwaukee Bucks San Antonio Spurs	27,409	1,329		9,435	8	8,531
13	*	PF/C	San Diego/Houston Rockets Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets	27,313	1,303		10,976	5	5,356
14	*	C	Houston Rockets Toronto Raptors	26,946	1,238		10,749	25	5,423
15	^	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder Houston Rockets Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers Denver Nuggets Sacramento Kings	26,944	1,285	.0	9,700	1,465	6,079
16	*	PG	Cincinnati Royals Milwaukee Bucks	26,710	1,040		9,508	n/a	7,694
17	*	SF	Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers Boston Celtics San Antonio Spurs Orlando Magic	26,668	1,074		9,963	711	6,031
18	*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs	26,496	1,392		10,285	30	5,896
19	^	PG	Golden State Warriors	26,424	1,064		8,989	4,229	4,217
20	*	SF/SG	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Washington Wizards Los Angeles Clippers	26,397	1,343		8,668	2,143	6,918
21	*	SF/SG	Boston Celtics	26,395	1,270		10,513	n/a	5,369
22	^	SG/SF	Toronto Raptors San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls Sacramento Kings	26,210	1,235		9,392	650	6,776
23	*	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets	26,071	1,462		10,505	174	4,887
24	*	SG/SF	Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Dallas Mavericks Memphis Grizzlies Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks	25,728	1,541		9,293	2,290	4,852
25	*	SF	Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks	25,613	1,193		10,659	18	4,277
26	*	SG	Indiana Pacers	25,279	1,389	18.2	8,241	2,560	6,237
27	*	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers	25,192	932		9,016	n/a	7,160
28	*	C	New York Knicks Seattle SuperSonics Orlando Magic	24,815	1,183		9,702	19	5,392
29	*	SG	Milwaukee Bucks Seattle SuperSonics Boston Celtics Miami Heat	24,505	1,300	18.9	8,567	2,973	4,398
30	*	SG/PG	Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons Memphis Grizzlies	24,368	914	26.7	8,467	1,059	6,375
31	*	PF	Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets	23,757	1,073	22.1	8,435	538	6,349
32	*	C	Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls	23,334	1,611	14.5	9,614	0	4,106
33		SF	Buffalo Braves Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks	23,177	955		8,169	7	6,832
34	*	SG	Miami Heat Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers	23,165	1,054	22.0	8,454	549	5,708
35	*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers	23,149	846	27.4	8,693	n/a	5,763
36	^	PG	New Orleans Hornets Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs	23,058	1,370		8,165	1,870	4,858
37	^	PG	Portland Trail Blazers Milwaukee Bucks	22,598	900		7,266	2,804	5,262
38	*	SG	Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets	22,195	1,086	20.4	8,335	827	4,698
39	*	PG	Seattle SuperSonics Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Miami Heat	21,813	1,335	16.3	8,708	1,132	3,265
40	*	SF/PF	Boston Celtics	21,791	897		8,591	649	3,960
41	*	SG/PG	Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers	21,586	1,122	19.2	8,504	n/a	4,578
42	^	PF	Milwaukee Bucks	21,377	889		7,839	557	5,142
43	*	C	Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks New Orleans Jazz	20,941	1,043	20.1	7,914	n/a	5,113
44	*	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks	20,894	1,226		7,980	179	4,755
45	*	PF/C	Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks	20,880	792	26.4	7,349	n/a	6,182
46	*	C	San Antonio Spurs	20,790	987	21.1	7,365	25	6,035
47	*	SG/SF	San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls	20,708	791	26.2	8,045	77	4,541
48		PF/C	Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs Brooklyn Nets	20,558	1,076		8,311	227	3,709
49	*	SG	Golden State Warriors Sacramento Kings Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers	20,497	976		7,305	1,326	4,561
50		SG/SF	Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks Brooklyn Nets Miami Heat Utah Jazz Houston Rockets	20,407	1,277	16.0	7,823	1,978	2,783

Progressive list of scoring leaders

This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	DET	Detroit Pistons	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors
BOS	Boston Celtics	FTW	Fort Wayne Pistons	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	PHX	Phoenix Suns
BUF	Buffalo Braves	GSW	Golden State Warriors	MNL	Minneapolis Lakers	SAS	San Antonio Spurs
CHI	Chicago Bulls	HOU	Houston Rockets	NOJ	New Orleans Jazz	SDR	San Diego Rockets
CHS	Chicago Stags	IND	Indiana Pacers	NOP	New Orleans Pelicans	SFW	San Francisco Warriors
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	KCO	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	STL	St. Louis Hawks
DAL	Dallas Mavericks	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	ORL	Orlando Magic	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
DEN	Denver Nuggets	MIA	Miami Heat	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	UTA	Utah Jazz

Season	Year-by-year leader	Points	Active player leader	Total points	Career record	Total points	Single-season record	Points	Season
	Joe Fulks*PHW	1,389	Joe Fulks*PHW	1,389	Joe Fulks*PHW	1,389	Joe Fulks*PHW	1,389
1947–48	Max Zaslofsky CHS	1,007	Joe Fulks*PHW	2,338	Joe Fulks*PHW	2,338	Joe Fulks*PHW	1,389	1947–48
1948–49	George Mikan*MNL	1,698	Joe Fulks*PHW	3,898	Joe Fulks*PHW	3,898	George Mikan*MNL	1,698	1948–49
1949–50	George Mikan*MNL	1,865	Joe Fulks*PHW	4,863	Joe Fulks*PHW	4,863	George Mikan*MNL	1,865	1949–50
1950–51	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	Joe Fulks*PHW	6,099	Joe Fulks*PHW	6,099	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1950–51
1951–52	Paul Arizin*PHW	1,674	Joe Fulks*PHW	7,021	Joe Fulks*PHW	7,021	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1951–52
1952–53	Neil Johnston*PHW	1,564	George Mikan*MNL	8,460	George Mikan*MNL	8,460	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1952–53
1953–54	Neil Johnston*PHW	1,759	George Mikan*MNL	9,766	George Mikan*MNL	9,766	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1953–54
1954–55	Neil Johnston*PHW	1,631	Max Zaslofsky FTW	7,902	George Mikan*MNL	9,766	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1954–55
1955–56	Bob Pettit*STL	1,849	George Mikan*MNL	10,156	George Mikan*MNL	10,156	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1955–56
1956–57	Paul Arizin*PHW	1,817	Ed Macauley*STL	10,150	George Mikan*MNL	10,156	George Mikan*MNL	1,932	1956–57
1957–58	George Yardley*DET	2,001	Dolph Schayes*SYR	11,764	Dolph Schayes*SYR	11,764	George Yardley*DET	2,001	1957–58
1958–59	Bob Pettit*STL	2,105	Dolph Schayes*SYR	13,298	Dolph Schayes*SYR	13,298	Bob Pettit*STL	2,105	1958–59
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	2,707	Dolph Schayes*SYR	14,987	Dolph Schayes*SYR	14,987	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	2,707	1959–60
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	3,033	Dolph Schayes*SYR	16,855	Dolph Schayes*SYR	16,855	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	3,033	1960–61
1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	4,029	Dolph Schayes*SYR	17,677	Dolph Schayes*SYR	17,677	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1961–62
1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	3,586	Dolph Schayes*SYR	18,304	Dolph Schayes*SYR	18,304	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1962–63
1963–64	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	2,948	Bob Pettit*STL	19,756	Bob Pettit*STL	19,756	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1963–64
1964–65	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	2,534	Bob Pettit*STL	20,880	Bob Pettit*STL	20,880	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1964–65
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–65 PHI 1965–66	2,649	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	21,486	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	21,486	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1965–66
1966–67	Rick Barry*SFW	2,775	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	23,442	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	23,442	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1966–67
1967–68	Dave Bing*DET	2,142	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	25,434	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	25,434	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1967–68
1968–69	Elvin Hayes*SDR	2,327	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	27,098	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	27,098	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1968–69
1969–70	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL	2,361	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	27,426	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	27,426	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1969–70
1970–71	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL	2,596	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	29,122	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	29,122	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1970–71
1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL	2,822	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	30,335	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	30,335	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1971–72
1972–73	Nate Archibald*KCO	2,719	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1972–73
1973–74	Bob McAdoo*BUF	2,261	Oscar Robertson*MIL	26,710	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1973–74
1974–75	Bob McAdoo*BUF	2,831	John Havlicek*BOS	22,389	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1974–75
1975–76	Bob McAdoo*BUF	2,427	John Havlicek*BOS	23,678	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1975–76
1976–77	Pete Maravich*NOJ	2,273	John Havlicek*BOS	25,073	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1976–77
1977–78	George Gervin*SAS	2,232	John Havlicek*BOS	26,395	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1977–78
1978–79	George Gervin*SAS	2,365	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	22,141	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1978–79
1979–80	George Gervin*SAS	2,585	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	24,175	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1979–80
1980–81	Adrian Dantley*UTA	2,452	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	26,270	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1980–81
1981–82	George Gervin*SAS	2,551	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	28,088	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1981–82
1982–83	Alex English*DEN	2,326	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	29,810	Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–73	31,419	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1982–83
1983–84	Adrian Dantley*UTA	2,418	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	31,527	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	31,527	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1983–84
1984–85	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,313	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	33,262	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	33,262	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1984–85
1985–86	Alex English*DEN	2,414	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	35,108	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	35,108	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1985–86
1986–87	Michael Jordan*CHI	3,041	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	36,474	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	36,474	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1986–87
1987–88	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,868	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	37,639	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	37,639	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1987–88
1988–89	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,633	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1988–89
1989–90	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,753	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	24,868	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1989–90
1990–91	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,580	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	25,737	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1990–91
1991–92	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,404	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	27,016	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1991–92
1992–93	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,541	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	27,066	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1992–93
1993–94	David Robinson*SAS	2,383	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	27,360	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1993–94
1994–95	Shaquille O'Neal*ORL	2,315	Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95	27,409	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1994–95
1995–96	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,491	Michael Jordan*CHI	24,489	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1995–96
1996–97	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,431	Michael Jordan*CHI	26,920	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1996–97
1997–98	Michael Jordan*CHI	2,357	Michael Jordan*CHI	29,277	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1997–98
1998–99	Shaquille O'Neal*LAL	1,289	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	28,946	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1998–99
1999–00	Shaquille O'Neal*LAL	2,344	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	31,041	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	1999–00
2000–01	Jerry Stackhouse DET	2,380	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	32,919	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2000–01
2001–02	Paul Pierce*BOS	2,144	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	34,707	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2001–02
2002–03	Kobe Bryant*LAL	2,461	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	36,374	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2002–03
2003–04	Kevin Garnett*MIN	1,987	Karl Malone* UTA 1998–2003 LAL 2003–04	36,928	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2003–04
2004–05	Allen Iverson*PHI	2,302	Reggie Miller*IND	25,279	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2004–05
2005–06	Kobe Bryant*LAL	2,832	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	24,764	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2005–06
2006–07	Kobe Bryant*LAL	2,430	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	25,454	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2006–07
2007–08	Kobe Bryant*LAL	2,323	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	26,286	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2007–08
2008–09	Dwyane Wade*MIA	2,386	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	27,619	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2008–09
2009–10	Kevin Durant^OKC	2,472	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	28,255	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2009–10
2010–11	Kevin Durant^OKC	2,161	Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2005–08 PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	28,596	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2010–11
2011–12	Kevin Durant^OKC	1,850	Kobe Bryant*LAL	29,484	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2011–12
2012–13	Kevin Durant^OKC	2,280	Kobe Bryant*LAL	31,617	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2012–13
2013–14	Kevin Durant^OKC	2,593	Kobe Bryant*LAL	31,700	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2013–14
2014–15	James Harden^HOU	2,217	Kobe Bryant*LAL	32,482	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2014–15
2015–16	James Harden^HOU	2,376	Kobe Bryant*LAL	33,643	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2015–16
2016–17	Russell Westbrook^OKC	2,558	Dirk Nowitzki*DAL	30,260	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2016–17
2017–18	LeBron James^CLE	2,251	Dirk Nowitzki*DAL	31,187	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2017–18
2018–19	James Harden^HOU	2,818	LeBron James^LAL	32,543	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2018–19
2019–20	James Harden^HOU	2,335	LeBron James^LAL	34,241	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2019–20
2020–21	Stephen Curry^GSW	2,015	LeBron James^LAL	35,367	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2020–21
2021–22	Trae Young^ATL	2,155	LeBron James^LAL	37,062	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL	38,387	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2021–22
2022–23	Jayson Tatum^BOS	2,225	LeBron James^LAL	38,652	LeBron James^LAL	38,652	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2022–23
2023–24	Luka Dončić^DAL	2,370	LeBron James^LAL	40,474	LeBron James^LAL	40,474	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2023–24
2024–25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC	2,484	LeBron James^LAL	42,184	LeBron James^LAL	42,184	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2024–25
2025–26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC	1,474	LeBron James^LAL	42,810	LeBron James^LAL	42,810	Wilt Chamberlain*PHW	4,029	2025–26
Season	Year-by-year leader	Points	Active player leader	Total points	Career record	Total points	Single-season record	Points	Season