Most points through the first 1,000 games of an NBA career
Wilt Chamberlain leads with 30,826 points through his first 1,000 games, first of 156 careers.
Players with the most points through their first 1,000 games. 156 careers have the whole window.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 – 1972-73 | 30,826 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1984-85 – 2002-03 | 30,809 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1981-82 | 27,819 |
| 4 | Kevin Durant | 2007-08 – 2023-24 | 27,331 |
| 5 | LeBron James | 2003-04 – 2016-17 | 27,138 |
| 6 | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 – 1973-74 | 26,274 |
| 7 | Karl Malone | 1985-86 – 1997-98 | 26,105 |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 2007-08 | 25,737 |
| 9 | Dominique Wilkins | 1982-83 – 1996-97 | 25,707 |
| 10 | Kobe Bryant | 1996-97 – 2009-10 | 25,278 |
| 11 | Stephen Curry | 2009-10 – 2024-25 | 24,694 |
| 12 | James Harden | 2009-10 – 2022-23 | 24,693 |
| 13 | Carmelo Anthony | 2003-04 – 2017-18 | 24,594 |
| 14 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 23,980 |
| 15 | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 – 1980-81 | 23,518 |
| 16 | Moses Malone | 1976-77 – 1988-89 | 23,327 |
| 17 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1999-00 | 23,024 |
| 18 | Dirk Nowitzki | 1998-99 – 2011-12 | 22,947 |
| 19 | Russell Westbrook | 2008-09 – 2021-22 | 22,899 |
| 20 | Charles Barkley | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 22,663 |
| 21 | Alex English | 1976-77 – 1988-89 | 22,558 |
| 22 | Dwyane Wade | 2003-04 – 2018-19 | 22,350 |
| 23 | Paul Pierce | 1998-99 – 2011-12 | 22,072 |
| 24 | John Havlicek | 1962-63 – 1974-75 | 21,814 |
| 25 | Vince Carter | 1998-99 – 2012-13 | 21,320 |