Most points through the first 500 games of an NBA career, playoffs included

Wilt Chamberlain leads with 20,083 points through his first 500 games, playoffs included, first of 1,210 careers.

Players with the most points through their first 500 games, playoffs included. 1,210 careers have the whole window.

Most points through the first 500 games of an NBA career, playoffs included
#	Player	Seasons	Value
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60 – 1964-65	20,083
2	Michael Jordan	1984-85 – 1990-91	16,498
3	Elgin Baylor	1958-59 – 1964-65	15,412
4	Oscar Robertson	1960-61 – 1966-67	15,210
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70 – 1974-75	15,201
6	Luka Dončić	2018-19 – 2024-25	14,424
7	George Gervin	1976-77 – 1981-82	14,377
8	Jerry West	1960-61 – 1965-66	14,085
9	Bob McAdoo	1972-73 – 1978-79	13,912
10	LeBron James	2003-04 – 2008-09	13,730
11	Joel Embiid	2016-17 – 2024-25	13,705
12	Allen Iverson	1996-97 – 2002-03	13,620
13	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93 – 1998-99	13,546
14	Rick Barry	1965-66 – 1975-76	13,529
15	Kevin Durant	2007-08 – 2012-13	13,368
16	Dominique Wilkins	1982-83 – 1987-88	12,960
17	David Robinson	1989-90 – 1994-95	12,802
18	Dwyane Wade	2003-04 – 2009-10	12,721
19	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1973-74	12,697
20	Karl Malone	1985-86 – 1990-91	12,693
21	Trae Young	2018-19 – 2024-25	12,685
22	Adrian Dantley	1976-77 – 1983-84	12,652
23	Bob Pettit	1954-55 – 1960-61	12,605
24	Donovan Mitchell	2017-18 – 2023-24	12,596
25	Walt Bellamy	1961-62 – 1967-68	12,575

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