Top 10 NBA career scoring leaders
Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates a basket against the Suns during the second half of a game on Oct. 24 in Phoenix. Credit: AP/Matt York
A look at the top 10 NBA career scoring leaders (stats updated through 2018-19 regular season):
The Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar takes a hook shot against the New Jersey Nets at the Brendan Byrne Arena, in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 16, 1986. Credit: Newsday/Jim Cummins
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Points: 38,387
Teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1969-89
Karl Malone of Utah shoots in the first half against the Knicks on Dec. 15, 2000. Credit: Newsday/John Keating
2. Karl Malone
Points: 36,928
Teams: Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1985-2004
Lakers forward Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw against the Knicks during a game at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 8, 2015. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
3. Kobe Bryant
Points: 33,643
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1996-2016
The Cavaliers' LeBron James reacts after a basket in the second half of a game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 13, 2017. Credit: Jim McIsaac
4. LeBron James
Points: 32,543
Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 2003-present
The Bulls' Michael Jordan drives past the Knicks' John Starks during the second half of a game at Madison Square Garden. Credit: NEWSDAY -SAVE/Paul Bereswill
5. Michael Jordan
Points: 32,292
Teams: Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Years: 1984-93, 1994-98, 2001-03
The Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki reacts after a play in the first half against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 7, 2015. Credit: Jim McIsaac
6. Dirk Nowitzki
Points: 31,560
Teams: Dallas Mavericks
Years: 1998-present
The Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain shoots over Boston defenders in Philadelphia in March 1960. Credit: AP
7. Wilt Chamberlain
Points: 31,419
Teams: Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Years: 1959-73
The Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal goes in for the dunk againast the Knicks in the first quarter of a game at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 19, 2003. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
8. Shaquille O'Neal
Points: 28,596
Teams: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics
Years: 1992-2011
Atlanta Hawks' Moses Malone takes a shot in 1990. Credit: AP/Al Messerschmidt Archive
9. Moses Malone
Points: 27,409
Teams: Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs
Years: 1976-95
The Washington Bullets' Elvin Hayes dunks the ball against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in on Oct. 22, 1977. Credit: AP/Carlos Rene Perez
10. Elvin Hayes
Points: 27,313
Teams: San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets
Years: 1968-84
