Who has the all-time scoring record in NBA? Who leads the all-time scoring list?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the all-time scoring record with 38387 points. He has a league-record six MVP honours. He has six championship rings, two Finals MVP awards, 15 NBA First or Second Teams, a record 19 NBA All-Star call-ups, and a career average of 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.6 blocks per game.

Abdul-Jabber is the NBA’s third all-time rebounder (17,440), which is especially impressive because this basketball statistic was not recorded until the fourth year of his career (1974).

Abdul-Jabbar matched dominance at the peak of his career with longevity and consistent excellence in later years. He commended Bruce Lee for instilling in him “the discipline and spirituality of martial arts,” which he credits with allowing him to “play professionally in the NBA for 20 years with very few injuries.”

Following his sixth and last MVP award in 1980, Abdul-Jabbar averaged more than 20 points per game for the next six seasons, including 23 points in his 17th season at the age of 38.

In 1980, he was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team, and in 1996, he was named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.