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NBA records.

The all-time leaderboards — career points, assists, rebounds, games and minutes, and the single-season records. Every holder links to a full career page.

The records. The NBA's all-time scoring leader is LeBron James with 43,435 career points. The career assists record belongs to John Stockton (15,810), and the single-season scoring record is Wilt Chamberlain's 50.4 points per game in 1961-62. From the seasons on record.
Career records

All-time totals, from the seasons on record.

Career points
Career points — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerPTS
1LeBron JamesLeBron James43,435
2Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar38,391
3Karl MaloneKarl Malone36,936
4Kobe BryantKobe Bryant33,633
5Kevin DurantKevin Durant32,391
6Michael JordanMichael Jordan32,299
7Dirk NowitzkiDirk Nowitzki31,561
8Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain31,415
9Julius ErvingJulius Erving30,027
10Moses MaloneMoses Malone29,591
Career assists
Career assists — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerAST
1John StocktonJohn Stockton15,810
2Chris PaulChris Paul12,562
3Jason KiddJason Kidd12,114
4LeBron JamesLeBron James12,010
5Mark JacksonMark Jackson10,342
6Steve NashSteve Nash10,337
7Russell WestbrookRussell Westbrook10,201
8Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson10,141
9Oscar RobertsonOscar Robertson9,886
10Isiah ThomasIsiah Thomas9,057
Career rebounds
Career rebounds — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerREB
1Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain23,926
2Bill RussellBill Russell21,614
3Moses MaloneMoses Malone17,847
4Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar17,443
5Artis GilmoreArtis Gilmore16,331
6Elvin HayesElvin Hayes16,268
7Tim DuncanTim Duncan15,083
8Karl MaloneKarl Malone14,976
9Robert ParishRobert Parish14,726
10Kevin GarnettKevin Garnett14,649
Games played
Games played — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerGP
1LeBron JamesLeBron James1,622
2Robert ParishRobert Parish1,611
3Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar1,560
4Vince CarterVince Carter1,541
5Dirk NowitzkiDirk Nowitzki1,522
6John StocktonJohn Stockton1,504
7Karl MaloneKarl Malone1,476
8Kevin GarnettKevin Garnett1,462
9Moses MaloneMoses Malone1,455
10Kevin WillisKevin Willis1,424
Career minutes
Career minutes — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerMIN
1LeBron JamesLeBron James61,035
2Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar57,449
3Karl MaloneKarl Malone54,854
4Dirk NowitzkiDirk Nowitzki51,373
5Kevin GarnettKevin Garnett50,425
6Jason KiddJason Kidd50,121
7Elvin HayesElvin Hayes50,015
8Moses MaloneMoses Malone49,453
9Kobe BryantKobe Bryant48,622
10Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain47,871
Single-season records

Best qualifying full seasons (50+ games).

Points per game (single season)
50.4Wilt Chamberlain· 1961-62
Points per game (single season) — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerPPGSeason
1Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain50.41961-62
2Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain44.81962-63
3Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain38.41960-61
4Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain37.61959-60
5Michael JordanMichael Jordan37.11986-87
6Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain36.91963-64
7James HardenJames Harden36.12018-19
8Rick BarryRick Barry35.61966-67
9Kobe BryantKobe Bryant35.42005-06
10Michael JordanMichael Jordan35.01987-88
Rebounds per game (single season)
27.2Wilt Chamberlain· 1960-61
Rebounds per game (single season) — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerRPGSeason
1Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain27.21960-61
2Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain27.01959-60
3Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain25.71961-62
4Bill RussellBill Russell24.71963-64
5Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain24.61965-66
6Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain24.31962-63
7Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain24.21966-67
8Bill RussellBill Russell24.11964-65
9Bill RussellBill Russell24.01959-60
10Bill RussellBill Russell23.91960-61
Assists per game (single season)
14.5John Stockton· 1989-90
Assists per game (single season) — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerAPGSeason
1John StocktonJohn Stockton14.51989-90
2John StocktonJohn Stockton14.21990-91
3Isiah ThomasIsiah Thomas13.91984-85
4John StocktonJohn Stockton13.81987-88
5John StocktonJohn Stockton13.71991-92
6John StocktonJohn Stockton13.61988-89
7Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson13.11983-84
8Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson12.81988-89
9John StocktonJohn Stockton12.61993-94
10Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson12.61984-85
Minutes per game (single season)
48.5Wilt Chamberlain· 1961-62
Minutes per game (single season) — all-time NBA leaders.
#PlayerMPGSeason
1Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain48.51961-62
2Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain47.81960-61
3Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain47.61962-63
4Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain47.31965-66
5Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain46.81967-68
6Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain46.41959-60
7Wilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain46.11963-64
8Nate ArchibaldNate Archibald46.01972-73
9Oscar RobertsonOscar Robertson46.01965-66
10Neil JohnstonNeil Johnston45.81953-54
About these records. Career totals sum each player's per-game average times games played across every season on record; single-season records take the best qualifying full season. Figures come from the Balladex NBA database (1946–present) and are approximate only where a career predates complete early-era data. Explore the current stat leaders, the all-time player rankings, every NBA player, or embed these records on your site.