NBA Lifetime Leaders

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

(through 2006 season)
Players in bold face active in 2004–2005 season

POINTS

Yrs Gm Pts Avg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar201,56038,38724.6
Karl Malone191,47636,92825.0
Michael Jordan151,07232,29230.1
Wilt Chamberlain141,04531,41930.1
Moses Malone191,32927,40920.6
Elvin Hayes161,30327,31321.0
Hakeem Olajuwon181,23826,94621.8
Oscar Robertson141,04026,71025.7
Dominique Wilkins151,07426,66824.8
John Havlicek161,27026,39520.8

SCORING AVERAGE

Minimum of 400 games or 10,000 points

YrsGm Pts Avg
Michael Jordan151,07232,29230.1
Wilt Chamberlain141,04531,41930.1
Allen Iverson1068219,11528.0
Elgin Baylor1484623,14927.4
Jerry West1493225,19227.0
Bob Pettit1179220,88026.4
Shaquille O'Neal1494124,76426.3
George Gervin1079120,70826.2
Oscar Robertson141,04026,71025.7
Karl Malone191,47636,92825.0

FIELD GOALS MADE

YrsFG Att Pct
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 15,837 28,307 .559
Karl Malone1913,52826,210.516
Wilt Chamberlain 14 12,681 23,497 .540
Michael Jordan1512,19224,537.497
Elvin Hayes 16 10,976 24,272 .452
Hakeem Olajuwon1810,74920,991.512
Alex English1510,65921,036.507
John Havlicek1610,51323,930.439
Dominique Wilkins159,96321,589.461
Shaquille O'Neal149,80816,915.580

FREE THROWS

YrsFT Att Pct
Karl Malone199,78713,188.742
Moses Malone198,53111,090.769
Oscar Robertson147,6949,185.838
Michael Jordan157,3278,772.835
Jerry West147,1608,801.814
Dolph Schayes166,9798,274.843
Adrian Dantley156,8328,351.818
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar206,7129,304.721
Charles Barkley166,3498,643.735
Reggie Miller186,2377,026.888
3–PT FIELD
GOALS MADE
TOTAL MINUTES PLAYED
Reggie Miller2,560Kareem Abdul-Jabbar57,446
Ray Allen1,755Karl Malone54,852
Dale Ellis1,719Elvin Hayes50,000
Glen Rice1,559Wilt Chamberlain47,859
Tim Hardaway1,542John Stockton47,764
BLOCKED SHOTSSTEALS
Hakeem Olajuwon3,830John Stockton3,265
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar3,189Michael Jordan2,514
Dikembe Mutombo3,154Gary Payton 2,402
Mark Eaton3,064Maurice Cheeks2,310
David Robinson2,954Scottie Pippen2,307
REBOUNDS
Wilt Chamberlain23,924Karl Malone14,968
Bill Russell21,620Robert Parish14,715
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar17,440Nate Thurmond14,464
Elvin Hayes16,279Walt Bellamy14,241
Moses Malone16,212Wes Unseld13,769
ASSISTS
John Stockton15,806Gary Payton8,765
Mark Jackson10,334Rod Strickland7,987
Magic Johnson10,141Jason Kidd7,955
Oscar Robertson9,887Maurice Cheeks7,392
Isiah Thomas9,061Lenny Wilkens7,211

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