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 (NBA). 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 leading scorer in NBA history.

Scoring leaders
The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season points scored.
 * Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.

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


 * Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.