NBA all-time leading scorers: Kevin Durant passes Oscar Robertson on full scoring list
LeBron James is now the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, but he’s not the only active player making history.
With 26,707 career points, Suns star Kevin Durant currently ranks 13th on the NBA all-time leading scorer list, having overtaken Oscar Robertson and nearing the top 10.
Durant needed just four points to pass Robertson and climbed to 13th all-time with a characteristic middle-class jumper in the first quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ matchup against the Chicago Bulls.
Durant could even soon catch up with Hakeem Olajuwon in 12th place. He currently trails the Rockets legend by just over 200 points with 19 games remaining in the 2022-23 season.
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Kevin Durant career highlights
Durant’s career high is 55, which he set with the Nets on April 2, 2022 against the Hawks. That replaced his previous career high of 54, which he set in 2014 with the Thunder during his 2013-14 MVP season.
As of March 3, 2023, Durant has nine 50-point games.
Kevin Durant career scoring average
While Durant is not yet in the top 10 all-time scorer list, he ranks fourth all-time in scoring average. He has a slight lead over LeBron James and is within earshot of Elgin Baylor in third place.
Considering he’s played over 400 games fewer than James, it’s hard to imagine Durant catching him on the all-time points list one day. That said, all the seasons that were missed while he was recovering from his Achilles tendon injury leaves quite a bit to the imagination of what could have been.
| rank | player | PPG |
| 1. | Michael Jordan | 30.12 |
| 2. | Wilt Chamberlain | 07/30 |
| 3. | Elgin Baylor | 27.36 |
| 4. | Kevin Durant | 27.28 |
| 5. | Lebron James | 27.21 |
Who are the all-time top scorers in NBA history?
LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in the 2022-23 season. The only other active players currently in the top 25 are Carmelo Anthony (9th) and Kevin Durant (14th).
3rd overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, Anthony didn’t play a game during the 2022-23 season, but the 10-time All-Star hasn’t retired.
Durant earned his 13th career All-Star selection in 2022-23. Although injuries limit him again, he continues to play at the All-NBA level in his mid-30s.
| rank | player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lebron James | 38,450 |
| 2. | Kareem Abdul Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 3. | Karl Malon | 36,928 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| 5. | Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 6. | Dirk Nowitzki | 31,560 |
| 7. | Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 8th. | Shaquille O’Neal | 28,596 |
| 9. | Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 |
| 10 | Moses Malone | 27,409 |
| 11. | Elvin Hayes | 27,313 |
| 12. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 26,946 |
| 13. | Oscar Robertson | 26,710 |
| 14 | Kevin Durant | 26,707 |
| 15 | Dominic Wilkins | 26,668 |
| 16 | Tim Duncan | 26,496 |
| 17 | Paul Pierz | 26,397 |
| 18 | John Havlicek | 26,395 |
| 19 | Kevin Garnett | 26,071 |
| 20 | Vincent Carter | 25,728 |
| 21 | Alex English | 25,613 |
| 22 | Reggie Miller | 25,279 |
| 23 | Jerry West | 25,192 |
| 24 | Patrick Ewing | 24,815 |
| 25 | Ray Allen | 24,505 |
James Harden is the active player closest to making the top 25 as he sits 29 points clear of Ray Allen.