List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders - wikipedia List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders This article provides two lists : a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff points scored. a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years. ) Rank Player Position ( s ) Team ( s ) played for ( years ) Total points Games played Points per game average Field goals made Three - point field goals made Free throws made James, LeBron LeBron James ^ SF Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2006 -- 2010, 2015 -- 2017 ) Miami Heat ( 2011 -- 2014 ) 6,163 217 28.4 2,182 331 1,468 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * SG Chicago Bulls ( 1985 -- 1993, 1995 -- 1998 ) 5,987 179 33.4 2,188 148 1,463 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Milwaukee Bucks ( 1970 -- 1974 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1977 -- 1989 ) 5,762 237 24.3 2,356 0 1,050 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1997 -- 2004, 2006 -- 2012 ) 5,640 220 25.6 2,014 292 1,320 5 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * Orlando Magic ( 1994 -- 1996 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1997 -- 2004 ) Miami Heat ( 2005 -- 2007 ) Phoenix Suns ( 2008 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2010 ) Boston Celtics ( 2011 ) 5,250 216 24.3 2,041 0 1,168 6 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan PF / C San Antonio Spurs ( 1998 -- 1999, 2001 -- 2016 ) 5,172 251 20.6 1,975 5 1,217 7 Malone, Karl Karl Malone * PF Utah Jazz ( 1986 -- 2003 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 2004 ) 4,761 193 24.7 1,743 6 1,269 8 West, Jerry Jerry West * PG / SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1961 -- 1970, 1972 -- 1974 ) 4,457 153 29.1 1,622 0 1,213 9 Parker, Tony Tony Parker ^ PG San Antonio Spurs ( 2002 -- 2017 ) 4,012 221 18.2 1,599 119 695 10 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * SF / PF Boston Celtics ( 1980 -- 1988, 1990 -- 1992 ) 3,897 164 23.8 1,458 80 901 11 Wade, Dwyane Dwyane Wade ^ SG Miami Heat ( 2004 -- 2007, 2009 -- 2014, 2016 ) Chicago Bulls ( 2017 ) 3,871 172 22.5 1,419 103 930 12 Havlicek, John John Havlicek * SF / SG Boston Celtics ( 1963 -- 1969, 1972 -- 1977 ) 3,776 172 22.0 1,451 0 874 13 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * Houston Rockets ( 1985 -- 1991, 1993 -- 1999 ) Toronto Raptors ( 2002 ) 3,755 145 25.9 1,504 743 14 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * PG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1980 -- 1991, 1996 ) 3,701 190 19.5 1,291 51 1,068 15 Nowitzki, Dirk Dirk Nowitzki ^ PF Dallas Mavericks ( 2001 -- 2012, 2014 -- 2016 ) 3,663 145 25.3 1,220 149 1,074 16 Pippen, Scottie Scottie Pippen * SF Chicago Bulls ( 1988 -- 1998 ) Houston Rockets ( 1999 ) Portland Trail Blazers ( 2000 -- 2003 ) 3,642 208 17.5 1,335 200 772 17 Baylor, Elgin Elgin Baylor * SF Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers ( 1959 -- 1970 ) 3,623 134 27.0 1,388 0 847 18 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors ( 1960 -- 1962, 1964 ) Philadelphia 76ers ( 1965 -- 1968 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1969 -- 1973 ) 3,607 160 22.5 1,425 0 757 19 McHale, Kevin Kevin McHale * PF Boston Celtics ( 1981 -- 1993 ) 3,182 169 18.8 1,204 8 766 20 Pierce, Paul Paul Pierce SF / SG Boston Celtics ( 2002 -- 2005, 2008 -- 2013 ) Brooklyn Nets ( 2014 ) Washington Wizards ( 2015 ) Los Angeles Clippers ( 2016 -- 2017 ) 3,180 170 18.7 1,022 276 860 21 Johnson, Dennis Dennis Johnson * PG Seattle SuperSonics ( 1978 -- 1980 ) Phoenix Suns ( 1981 -- 1983 ) Boston Celtics ( 1984 -- 1990 ) 3,116 180 17.3 1,167 26 756 22 Erving, Julius Julius Erving * SF Philadelphia 76ers ( 1977 -- 1987 ) 3,088 141 21.9 1,187 7 707 23 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant ^ SF Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2010 -- 2014, 2016 ) Golden State Warriors ( 2017 ) 3,048 106 28.8 1,026 222 774 24 Worthy, James James Worthy * SF Los Angeles Lakers ( 1984 -- 1991, 1993 ) 3,022 143 21.1 1,267 14 474 25 Ginóbili, Manu Manu Ginóbili ^ SG San Antonio Spurs ( 2003 -- 2008, 2010 -- 2017 ) 3,009 213 14.1 941 318 809 Contents 1 Progressive list of playoff scoring leaders 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Progressive list of playoff scoring leaders This is a progressive list of scoring leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Statistics accurate as of the conclusion of 2016 -- 17 NBA season. Active NBA player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame † Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration Team abbreviations Team ( s ) listed is the one player was on when he established the record. BAL Baltimore Bullets HOU Houston Rockets OKC Oklahoma City Thunder SFW San Francisco Warriors BOS Boston Celtics IND Indiana Pacers PHI Philadelphia 76ers SEA Seattle SuperSonics CHI Chicago Bulls LAL Los Angeles Lakers PHO Phoenix Suns STL St. Louis Hawks CLE Cleveland Cavaliers MIA Miami Heat PHW Philadelphia Warriors SYR Syracuse Nationals DAL Dallas Mavericks MNL Minneapolis Lakers ROC Rochester Royals UTA Utah Jazz GSW Golden State Warriors NYK New York Knicks SAS San Antonio Spurs WAS Washington Wizards Playoff scoring leader at the end of every season Season Year - by - Year Leader Pts Active Player Scoring Leader Pts Career Scoring Record Pts Single Season Scoring Record Pts Season 1946 -- 47 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 222 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 222 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 222 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 222 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 282 504 504 282 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 George Mikan * 000MNL 303 George Mikan * 000MNL 303 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 376 George Mikan * 000MNL 679 George Mikan * 000MNL 679 376 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 Arnie Risen * 000ROC 273 847 847 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 George Mikan * 000MNL 307 1,154 1,154 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 238 1,392 1,392 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 252 1,644 1,644 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 209 Jim Pollard * 000MNL 977 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 Paul Arizin * 000PHW 289 George Mikan * 000MNL 1,680 1,680 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 Bob Pettit * 000STL 298 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 1,192 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 Cliff Hagan * 000STL 305 1,272 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 Elgin Baylor * 000MNL 331 1,526 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 Bob Pettit * 000STL 365 1,614 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 Elgin Baylor * 000LAL 457 1,779 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 1,779 Elgin Baylor * 000LAL 457 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 502 1,836 1,836 502 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 424 Bob Cousy * 000BOS 2,018 Bob Cousy * 000BOS 2,018 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 Wilt Chamberlain * 000SFW 416 Bob Pettit * 000STL 2,194 Bob Pettit * 000STL 2,194 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 Jerry West * 000LAL 447 2,240 2,240 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 479 Elgin Baylor * 000LAL 2,511 Elgin Baylor * 000LAL 2,511 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 Rick Barry * 000SFW 521 2,582 2,582 Rick Barry * 000SFW 521 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 John Havlicek * 000BOS 493 3,010 3,010 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 Jerry West * 000LAL 556 3,287 3,287 Jerry West * 000LAL 556 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 562 Jerry West * 000LAL 3,708 Jerry West * 000LAL 3,708 562 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 Earl Monroe * 000BAL 397 3,708 3,708 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 Walt Frazier * 000NYK 388 4,052 4,052 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 Jerry West * 000LAL 401 4,453 4,453 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 515 4,457 4,457 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 Rick Barry * 000GSW 479 John Havlicek * 000BOS 3,413 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 Jo Jo White * 000BOS 408 3,611 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 Julius Erving * 000PHI 518 3,776 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 Elvin Hayes * 000WSB 457 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 Gus Williams 000SEA 454 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 2,382 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 479 2,861 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 Moses Malone * 000HOU 562 2,941 Jerry West * & Moses Malone * 000HOU 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 Julius Erving * 000PHI 461 3,226 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 406 3,632 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 Larry Bird * 000BOS 632 4,134 Larry Bird * 000BOS 632 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 520 4,550 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 4,550 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 Hakeem Olajuwon * 000HOU 537 4,912 4,912 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 Larry Bird * 000BOS 622 5,257 5,257 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 James Worthy * 000LAL 506 5,595 5,595 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 591 5,762 5,762 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 587 Larry Bird * 000BOS 3,681 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 529 3,852 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 759 3,897 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 759 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 666 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 3,850 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 Hakeem Olajuwon * 000HOU 664 James Worthy * 000LAL 3,022 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 725 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 4,165 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 552 4,717 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 590 5,307 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 680 5,987 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 5,987 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 Latrell Sprewell 000NYK 407 Karl Malone * 000UTA 3,931 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 Shaquille O'Neal * 000LAL 707 4,203 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 Allen Iverson * 000PHI 723 4,341 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 Shaquille O'Neal * 000LAL 541 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 5,987 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 Tim Duncan 000SAS 593 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 Kobe Bryant 000LAL 539 Karl Malone * 000LAL 4,761 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 Tim Duncan 000SAS 542 Shaquille O'Neal * 000MIA 2004 -- 07 000PHO 2007 -- 09 000CLE 2009 -- 10 4,546 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 Dwyane Wade ^ 000MIA 654 4,970 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 501 5,045 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 Kobe Bryant 000LAL 633 5,121 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 695 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 671 5,248 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 Dirk Nowitzki ^ 000DAL 582 Kobe Bryant 000LAL 5,280 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 LeBron James ^ 000MIA 697 5,640 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 596 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 Kevin Durant ^ 000OKC 563 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 601 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 Klay Thompson ^ 000GSW 582 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 591 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 6,163 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 6,163 2016 -- 17 Season Year - by - Year Leader Pts Active Player Scoring Leader Pts Career Scoring Record Pts Single Season Scoring Record Pts Season See also Basketball statistics NBA post-season records References Jump up ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for four calendar years ( reduced from five in 2015 ). Jump up ^ American Basketball Association ( ABA ) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included ; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game. Jump up ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth. Jump up ^ First adopted in the 1979 -- 80 season. Jump up ^ Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971. Jump up ^ Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991. Jump up ^ `` NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Points ''. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015. Jump up ^ Cite error : The named reference ineligible was invoked but never defined ( see the help page ). External links Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in points scored National Basketball Association statistical leaders Players Career Regular season Points Franchise Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Seasons Games Minutes Playoffs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Games Minutes Annual Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field goal percentage Three - point field goals Three - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Season Points Rookie Rebounds Rookie Game Points Playoffs Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Misc Tallest players Shortest players Oldest and youngest players Highest - paid players Teams Winningest teams Winning streaks Losing streaks Misc Highest - scoring games Records Regular season Playoffs All - Star Game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_playoff_scoring_leaders&oldid=801107793 '' Categories : National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association statistical leaders Hidden categories : Pages with reference errors Pages with broken reference names Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 18 : 21. 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Question: what national basketball association start has the most career playoff points
Answer: LeBron James