NBA all-time records
Who holds the NBA career points record?
LeBron James holds the career points record with 43,550, and the best single season belongs to Wilt Chamberlain in 1961-62 with 4,029. Milestones today's players are chasing →
Career leaders
Points
| # | Player | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeBron James | 43,550 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| 4 | Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| 5 | Kevin Durant | 32,784 |
| 6 | Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 7 | Dirk Nowitzki | 31,560 |
| 8 | Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 9 | James Harden | 29,472 |
| 10 | Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | REB |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 23,923 |
| 2 | Bill Russell | 21,198 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 17,440 |
| 4 | Moses Malone | 16,212 |
| 5 | Elvin Hayes | 16,201 |
| 6 | Tim Duncan | 15,091 |
| 7 | Karl Malone | 14,968 |
| 8 | Robert Parish | 14,715 |
| 9 | Kevin Garnett | 14,662 |
| 10 | Dwight Howard | 14,627 |
Assists
| # | Player | AST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 15,806 |
| 2 | Chris Paul | 12,552 |
| 3 | Jason Kidd | 12,091 |
| 4 | LeBron James | 12,068 |
| 5 | Russell Westbrook | 10,351 |
| 6 | Steve Nash | 10,335 |
| 7 | Mark Jackson | 10,334 |
| 8 | Magic Johnson | 10,141 |
| 9 | Oscar Robertson | 9,887 |
| 10 | Isiah Thomas | 9,061 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 4,275 |
| 2 | James Harden | 3,411 |
| 3 | Ray Allen | 2,973 |
| 4 | Klay Thompson | 2,930 |
| 5 | Damian Lillard | 2,823 |
| 6 | LeBron James | 2,642 |
| 7 | Reggie Miller | 2,560 |
| 8 | Paul George | 2,473 |
| 9 | Kyle Korver | 2,450 |
| 10 | Kevin Durant | 2,390 |
Steals
| # | Player | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 3,265 |
| 2 | Chris Paul | 2,728 |
| 3 | Jason Kidd | 2,684 |
| 4 | Michael Jordan | 2,514 |
| 5 | Gary Payton | 2,445 |
| 6 | LeBron James | 2,427 |
| 7 | Maurice Cheeks | 2,310 |
| 8 | Scottie Pippen | 2,307 |
| 9 | Clyde Drexler | 2,207 |
| 10 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2,162 |
Blocks
| # | Player | BLK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 3,830 |
| 2 | Dikembe Mutombo | 3,289 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3,189 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | 3,064 |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | 3,020 |
| 6 | David Robinson | 2,954 |
| 7 | Patrick Ewing | 2,894 |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2,732 |
| 9 | Tree Rollins | 2,542 |
| 10 | Robert Parish | 2,361 |
Best single seasons
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1961-62 | 4,029 |
| 2 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1962-63 | 3,586 |
| 3 | Michael Jordan | 1986-87 | 3,041 |
| 4 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1960-61 | 3,033 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1963-64 | 2,948 |
| 6 | Michael Jordan | 1987-88 | 2,868 |
| 7 | Kobe Bryant | 2005-06 | 2,832 |
| 8 | Bob McAdoo | 1974-75 | 2,831 |
| 9 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1971-72 | 2,822 |
| 10 | James Harden | 2018-19 | 2,818 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1960-61 | 2,149 |
| 2 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1961-62 | 2,052 |
| 3 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1966-67 | 1,957 |
| 4 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1967-68 | 1,952 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1962-63 | 1,946 |
| 6 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1965-66 | 1,943 |
| 7 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 | 1,941 |
| 8 | Bill Russell | 1963-64 | 1,905 |
| 9 | Bill Russell | 1964-65 | 1,878 |
| 10 | Bill Russell | 1962-63 | 1,843 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1990-91 | 1,164 |
| 2 | John Stockton | 1989-90 | 1,134 |
| 3 | John Stockton | 1987-88 | 1,128 |
| 4 | John Stockton | 1991-92 | 1,126 |
| 5 | Isiah Thomas | 1984-85 | 1,123 |
| 6 | John Stockton | 1988-89 | 1,118 |
| 7 | Kevin Porter | 1978-79 | 1,099 |
| 8 | John Stockton | 1993-94 | 1,031 |
| 9 | John Stockton | 1994-95 | 1,011 |
| 10 | Kevin Johnson | 1988-89 | 991 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 2015-16 | 402 |
| 2 | James Harden | 2018-19 | 378 |
| 3 | Stephen Curry | 2023-24 | 357 |
| 4 | Stephen Curry | 2018-19 | 354 |
| 5 | Stephen Curry | 2020-21 | 337 |
| 6 | Stephen Curry | 2016-17 | 324 |
| 7 | Anthony Edwards | 2024-25 | 320 |
| 8 | Malik Beasley | 2024-25 | 319 |
| 9 | Stephen Curry | 2024-25 | 311 |
| 10 | Klay Thompson | 2022-23 | 301 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Robertson | 1985-86 | 301 |
| 2 | Don Buse | 1976-77 | 281 |
| 3 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 1979-80 | 265 |
| 4 | John Stockton | 1988-89 | 263 |
| 5 | Slick Watts | 1975-76 | 261 |
| 6 | Alvin Robertson | 1986-87 | 260 |
| 7 | Michael Jordan | 1987-88 | 259 |
| 8 | Alvin Robertson | 1990-91 | 246 |
| 9 | John Stockton | 1991-92 | 244 |
| 10 | Alvin Robertson | 1987-88 | 243 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Eaton | 1984-85 | 456 |
| 2 | Manute Bol | 1985-86 | 397 |
| 3 | Elmore Smith | 1973-74 | 393 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1989-90 | 376 |
| 5 | Mark Eaton | 1985-86 | 369 |
| 6 | Mark Eaton | 1983-84 | 351 |
| 7 | Manute Bol | 1988-89 | 345 |
| 8 | Tree Rollins | 1982-83 | 343 |
| 9 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1992-93 | 342 |
| 10 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1975-76 | 338 |
Regular season only, counting stats only: a career rate needs a qualification rule that has changed with the eras. Career lines are ESPN’s own career totals; single seasons are read from the season lines on file, which start in 1946-47. NBA season leaders
Best seasons by career year
The best first season of a career, the best tenth, the best twentieth: every season numbered from the player’s first on file.
Game records by season
The highest scoring game of a season, the widest margin, the longest game.