If you removed every game where LeBron scored less than 20 points he would still be the all-time scoring leader!
LeBron has 38416 points in just the games where he has scored 20 or more! Kareem scored 38387 points in his entire career. LeBron has 1313 games with 20 points or more. That is more games with 20 points than total games in the careers of Hall of Famers Scottie Pippen (1178), Patrick Ewing (1183), Steve Nash (1217), Pau Gasol (1226), Hakeem Olajuwon (1238), Julius Erving (1243), Carmelo Anthony (1260), Ray Allen (1300), Elvin Hayes (1303), and many others.
Among active players, Steph Curry (1065), Kevin Durant (1179), James Harden (1202), DeMar DeRozan (1248), and Russell Westbrook (1293) have currently played less than this total as of February 28th, 2026.
Kareem held the scoring record for 39 years. He also previously held the record for most 20 point games with 1122 before being surpassed by Karl Malone’s 1134, and later being surpassed by LeBron.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-most-games-with-20-points
LeBron originally set this record on February 25th, 2026 when LeBron recorded his 1312th 20-point game. Scoring 38,394 points in just the games where he had 20 points or more.