Fastest to 20,000 points in NBA history
Wilt Chamberlain leads with 20,000 points in 499 games, at 29, first of 52 careers.
Players fastest to 20,000 points, by games. 52 careers have the whole window.
| # | Player | Seasons | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 – 1965-66 | 499 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1984-85 – 1992-93 | 620 |
| 3 | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 – 1968-69 | 671 |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1977-78 | 684 |
| 5 | Elgin Baylor | 1958-59 – 1968-69 | 711 |
| 6 | Allen Iverson | 1996-97 – 2006-07 | 713 |
| 7 | Jerry West | 1960-61 – 1970-71 | 717 |
| 8 | LeBron James | 2003-04 – 2012-13 | 726 |
| 9 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 2002-03 | 727 |
| 10 | Kevin Durant | 2007-08 – 2017-18 | 737 |
| 11 | George Gervin | 1976-77 – 1985-86 | 747 |
| 12 | Bob Pettit | 1954-55 – 1964-65 | 753 |
| 13 | Dominique Wilkins | 1982-83 – 1992-93 | 763 |
| 14 | Karl Malone | 1985-86 – 1994-95 | 772 |
| 15 | Adrian Dantley | 1976-77 – 1987-88 | 774 |
| 16 | Carmelo Anthony | 2003-04 – 2014-15 | 793 |
| 17 | Damian Lillard | 2012-13 – 2023-24 | 794 |
| 18 | James Harden | 2009-10 – 2019-20 | 802 |
| 19 | Larry Bird | 1979-80 – 1990-91 | 806 |
| 20 | Kobe Bryant | 1996-97 – 2007-08 | 811 |
| 21 | Stephen Curry | 2009-10 – 2021-22 | 823 |
| 22 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1995-96 | 833 |
| 23 | Moses Malone | 1976-77 – 1986-87 | 837 |
| 24 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2013-14 – 2024-25 | 841 |
| T25 | Dwyane Wade | 2003-04 – 2015-16 | 844 |