Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Fastest to 10,000 points by an NBA forward

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Elgin Baylor leads with 10,000 points in 315 games, at 28, first of 169 forwards. Zion Williamson is ahead of Dominique Wilkins's pace, with 6,753 points in 284 games, 3,247 short of 10,000.

Fastest to 10,000 points by an NBA forward
#Player and seasonsGames
Elgin Baylor1958 – 1963315
Rick Barry1965 – 1975360
LeBron James2003 – 2008368
Elvin Hayes1968 – 1973376
Kevin Durant2007 – 2013381
Bob Pettit1954 – 1960399
Zion Williamson2019 – 20276,753 of 10,000 points284
Dominique Wilkins1982 – 1987400
Paolo Banchero2022 – 20276,080 of 10,000 points272
Karl Malone1985 – 1990403
Mark Aguirre1981 – 1987406
Adrian Dantley1976 – 1982408
Carmelo Anthony2003 – 2009413
Spencer Haywood1970 – 1977423
Anthony Davis2012 – 2019425
Julius Erving1976 – 1982425
Kiki Vandeweghe1980 – 1986430
Paul Pierce1998 – 2004431
Larry Bird1979 – 1985436
Tim Duncan1997 – 2003438
Paul Arizin1950 – 1959444
Charles Barkley1984 – 1990445
Lou Hudson1966 – 1973448
Bernard King1977 – 1984452
Terry Cummings1982 – 1988455
Jack Twyman1955 – 1962456
Chris Mullin1985 – 1992460