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NBA career points: Top 25
Name the top 25 players in career NBA points. You have 10:00.
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How to play
- Name the 25 players with the most career NBA points, regular season only.
- Type them in any order. The clock starts when you tap the box or type. A name counts the moment it’s complete, no need to press Enter. A last name of four letters or more is enough, and one that players on the list share credits all of them.
- Stuck? Hint tells you something about the next one you’re missing, and costs 15 seconds, off the clock and onto your time. Finish ends the round early.
- Your best result goes on the quiz’s all-time leaderboard: most named, then fastest. Play as often as you like.
About this list
Career totals as of October 21, 2026. Career totals from the NBA's official stats. ABA seasons don't count, as the NBA doesn't count them. Points are worked out exactly: two for every field goal, one more for each three, one for each free throw.
On this list
It takes 25,613 to make this list: that's the total in last place, and the leader has about 69% more.
The 25 players began their careers between 1959 and 2009. More of them started in the 1990s than in any other decade (7), and their careers ran 18.3 seasons on average, first season to last.
7 of them have played in the 2020s, so the list is still changing.
The closest two places on the list are #16 and #17, 1 apart; the widest gap is 5,027, between #1 and #2.
The top five average 36,994, and the bottom five 26,041.
6 of them have played a season that started in 2025 or later. The highest placed is at #1, top of the list.
Their careers ran from 14 to 23 seasons, first to last. Spread over those seasons, the fastest pace on the list is 2,244 a season (#8) and the slowest 1,169 (#24).
By the decade they started: 1950s (1), 1960s (4), 1970s (2), 1980s (4), 1990s (7), 2000s (7).