NBA All-Time Individual
Scoring Leaders
|
| Most Points, Career |
| Player |
Pts |
Avg |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan
Moses Malone
Karl Malone
Elvin Hayes
Oscar Robertson
Dominique Wilkins
John Havlicek
Alex English
|
38,387
31,419
29,277
27,409
27,782
27,313
26,710
26,534
26,395
25,613
|
24.6
30.1
31.5
20.6
26.2
21.0
25.7
25.3
20.8
21.5
|
| Most Points, Season |
| Player, Team |
Pts |
Avg |
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
Michael Jordan, Chi
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
Michael Jordan, Chi
Bob McAdoo, Buff
Rick Barry, SF
Michael Jordan, Chi
Elgin Baylor, LA
|
4,029
3,586
3,041
3,033
2,948
2,868
2,831
2,775
2,753
2,719
|
1961-62
1962-63
1986-87
1960-61
1963-64
1987-88
1974-75
1966-67
1989-90
1962-63
|
| Highest Scoring Average, Career |
| Player |
Avg |
Total Games |
Michael Jordan
Wilt Chamberlain
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Bob Pettit
George Gervin
Karl Malone
Oscar Robertson
David Robinson
Dominique Wilkins
|
31.5
30.1
27.4
27.0
26.4
26.2
26.2
25.7
25.5
25.3
|
930
1,045
846
932
792
791
1,061
1,040
563
1047
|
| Highest Scoring Average, Season |
| Player, Team |
Avg |
Year |
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Michael Jordan, Chi
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
Rick Barry, SF
Michael Jordan, Chi
Elgin Baylor, LA
|
50.4
44.8
38.4
37.6
37.1
36.9
35.6
35.0
34.8
|
1961-62
1962-63
1960-61
1959-60
1986-87
1963-64
1966-67
1987-88
1960-61
|
| Note: Minimum 70 games. |
| Most Points, Single Game |
| Pts |
Player, Team |
Opp |
Date |
100
78
73
73
73
72
71
71
70
69
|
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, Phil
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
David Thompson, Den
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
David Robinson, SA
Elgin Baylor, LA
Wilt Chamberlain, SF
Michael Jordan, Chi
|
NY
LA
Chi
NY
Det
LA
LAC
NY
Syrv
Clev
|
3/2/62
12/8/61
1/13/62
11/16/62
4/9/78
11/3/62
4/24/94
11/15/60
3/10/63
3/28/90
|
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