Most points through the first 500 games of an NBA career

Wilt Chamberlain leads with 20,046 points through his first 500 games, first of 1,140 careers.

Players with the most points through their first 500 games. 1,140 careers have the whole window.

Most points through the first 500 games of an NBA career
#	Player	Seasons	Value
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60 – 1965-66	20,046
2	Michael Jordan	1984-85 – 1990-91	16,289
3	Oscar Robertson	1960-61 – 1966-67	15,193
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70 – 1975-76	15,174
5	Elgin Baylor	1958-59 – 1965-66	14,992
6	Luka Dončić	2018-19 – 2025-26	14,491
7	George Gervin	1976-77 – 1982-83	14,394
8	Jerry West	1960-61 – 1966-67	13,919
9	Bob McAdoo	1972-73 – 1978-79	13,833
10	LeBron James	2003-04 – 2009-10	13,795
11	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93 – 1999-00	13,589
12	Allen Iverson	1996-97 – 2003-04	13,533
13	Kevin Durant	2007-08 – 2013-14	13,427
14	Rick Barry	1965-66 – 1976-77	13,230
15	Dominique Wilkins	1982-83 – 1988-89	13,033
16	David Robinson	1989-90 – 1995-96	12,873
17	Karl Malone	1985-86 – 1991-92	12,811
18	Adrian Dantley	1976-77 – 1983-84	12,807
19	Bob Pettit	1954-55 – 1960-61	12,752
20	Dwyane Wade	2003-04 – 2010-11	12,649
21	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1974-75	12,643
22	Walt Bellamy	1961-62 – 1967-68	12,517
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	2018-19 – 2025-26	12,505
24	Mark Aguirre	1981-82 – 1987-88	12,493
25	Donovan Mitchell	2017-18 – 2024-25	12,376

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