Best Basketball Scorers
This isn't the best ever cause Wilt Chamberlain isn't the best ever
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player. It is without a doubt, no ifs ands or buts, inevitable that I am going to get A LOT of criticism from the majority of basketball fans for this one. Before you hate me, just hear me out first.. Trust me, I am with you, I agree that overall, Jordan is the greatest ever. There is nobody better than him. However, in terms of PURE SCORING ABILITY, I believe the 4 players that I have ahead of him that I will be listing and discussing shortly are more skilled than him JUST IN THIS SPECIFIC CATEGORY.
Scored an average of 31 points ever
Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. ...read more.
Allen Ezail Iverson is an American retired professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Ok I am here to tell you AI said MJ was better so you guys can just scroll back there is nothing to see here plus the guy took like 40 shots and made like 2 so yeah nothing to see here just go back and vote for MJ
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia and died on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles due to heart failure. ...read more. Additionaly, top season scorer 7 times (only Jordan has more - 10) and top scorer of all times for a decade (Jabbar broke his record).
He holds tens of records and most of them in points
Scored 70 points or more in a game 6 times.
Scored 60 or more points in a game 32 times.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Strength+Shooting Ability+Post Game gives him the edge over almost anybody that guards him. This allows him to have the ability to make himself an offensive presence anytime he wants to. He can bully you in the post, and if that doesn’t work, he can use his size and body to shoot over you. Pure Scorer is just a word that describes Dirk Nowitzki.
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American retired professional basketball player.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. Best NBA scorer (total points) of all time. Underrated in this list.
He has the most points ever!
Most points scored ever
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known for his fun, friendly personality, and is one of the most beloved athletes of all time. Shaq's size alone makes him the most physically dominating player in the history of Basketball. This in turn, gives him the advantage over anyone in the post, allowing him to score easily.
Karl Anthony Malone is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The MailMan", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton. Second all time leading scorer of NBA.
Larry Joe Bird is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Bird is a 3x champ, 1x ROTY, 1x Finals MVP, 3x 3PT Contest winner, all with the Boston Celtics. (1979-1992)The Newcomers
He was 16 times top individual scorer (7 times in Italy, 1 in Spain and 8 times in Brazil).
49,737 total points in his 29 year professional career.
He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the sixth round of the 1984 NBA Draft, and had several other opportunities to play in the NBA, but declined them all in order to continue to play for Brazil's national team (until 1989, NBA players were not allowed to play for national teams). While playing in Italy, he earned a fan in future NBA star Kobe Bryant, who called Schmidt one of his childhood idols and later said Schmidt could have been one of the greatest in the NBA if he had played there.
The Brazilian forward is (unofficially) the greatest total scorer of world basketball with around 49,000 points.
I wonder how he would've done in the NBA
Jerry Alan West is an American retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Similar to A.I., except his competition at the time wasn't nearly up to par with that of Allen Iverson's, which takes off points with me, and drops him heavily on the list. Nonetheless, he is a very skilled versatile scorer, and that just barely makes him worthy of a spot on this list.
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. This guy is one of the only players in NBA History who you can say, in terms of the way he scores, can do it well at both small ball and big ball. He Is a bull in the post, plus, can shoot and has handles. What is not to like about Carmelo Anthonys Scoring Game?
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, and the Nets.
He was MVP of the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals.
The legendary Greek player is widely regarded as one of Europe's greatest scorers to ever play the game, as well as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history.
Among his numerous achievements, he holds the EuroBasket record for highest career scoring average (31.2 points per game), and was the leading scorer of four EuroBasket tournaments in 1983, 1987, 1989, and 1991 (a record). In addition to that, he holds the FIBA World Cup record for highest career scoring average (33.5 ppg), as well as for most points ever scored in a single tournament, which he set at the 1986 FIBA World Cup.
He was 11 times top scorer of the Greek league (best year 1981-82, 44.0 ppg) and 8 times of the EuroLeague. He's the 4th all-time scorer of the European National leagues with 12,714 points.
His overall career total in Europe is 24,721 points averaged 32.8 ppg.
Last but not least: "I never thought that there was such a good offensive player ...more
Most fans do not know that he had the highest NBA season scoring average EVER by anyone not named Wilt Chamberlain.
Elgin Baylor averaged 38.3 points per game in the 1961-62 season, compared with Michael Jordan's highest ever season average of 37.1.
The problem was, that happened to be the year that Wilt averaged 50 points a game, and nobody ever bothers to check who came in SECOND.
One of only 5 NBA players to ever score 70 points or more in a game. Interestingly, Michael Jordan never did it!
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers. 33,347 points that's good for 4th on the NBA scoring list
Walter Ray Allen, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
George Gervin, nicknamed "The Iceman," is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. The 'iceman' were 4 times top sea season scorer of NBA coming third (together with Iverson and Durant).
Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. D-Wade’s acrobatic ability allows him to create the shots he wants, plus his lightning quickness allows him to maneuver and shimmy his way into the paint with ease. Also, has an impeccable mid range shooting game, so he can score from virtually anywhere on the court.
Wardell Stephen Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, if not the greatest. He is one of the most beloved stars in the NBA today, as well as one of the most controversial.
Jacques Dominique Wilkins is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
Most underrated scorer in NBA history, three times top season scorer.