Most field goals made through the first 1,000 games of an NBA career
Wilt Chamberlain leads with 12,455 field goals made through his first 1,000 games, first of 156 careers.
Players with the most field goals made through their first 1,000 games. 156 careers have the whole window.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 – 1972-73 | 12,455 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1984-85 – 2002-03 | 11,577 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1981-82 | 11,451 |
| 4 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 2007-08 | 10,211 |
| 5 | LeBron James | 2003-04 – 2016-17 | 9,798 |
| 6 | Karl Malone | 1985-86 – 1997-98 | 9,697 |
| 7 | Dominique Wilkins | 1982-83 – 1996-97 | 9,623 |
| 8 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 9,533 |
| 9 | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 – 1980-81 | 9,457 |
| 10 | Kevin Durant | 2007-08 – 2023-24 | 9,353 |
| 11 | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 – 1973-74 | 9,345 |
| 12 | Alex English | 1976-77 – 1988-89 | 9,338 |
| 13 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1999-00 | 9,006 |
| 14 | Kobe Bryant | 1996-97 – 2009-10 | 8,796 |
| 15 | Carmelo Anthony | 2003-04 – 2017-18 | 8,775 |
| 16 | John Havlicek | 1962-63 – 1974-75 | 8,658 |
| 17 | Stephen Curry | 2009-10 – 2024-25 | 8,427 |
| 18 | Russell Westbrook | 2008-09 – 2021-22 | 8,168 |
| 19 | Dwyane Wade | 2003-04 – 2018-19 | 8,136 |
| 20 | Kevin Garnett | 1995-96 – 2008-09 | 8,121 |
| 21 | Moses Malone | 1976-77 – 1988-89 | 8,066 |
| 22 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2010-11 | 8,062 |
| 23 | Charles Barkley | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 8,046 |
| 24 | Dirk Nowitzki | 1998-99 – 2011-12 | 8,013 |
| 25 | Hal Greer | 1958-59 – 1970-71 | 8,007 |