<Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position (s) </Th> <Th> Team (s) played for (years) </Th> <Th> Total points </Th> <Th> Games played </Th> <Th> Points per game average </Th> <Th> Field goals made </Th> <Th> Three - point field goals made </Th> <Th> Free throws made </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks (1969--1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975--1989) </Td> <Td> 38,387 </Td> <Td> 1,560 </Td> <Td> 24.6 </Td> <Td> 15,837 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6,712 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malone, Karl Karl Malone * </Td> <Td> PF </Td> <Td> Utah Jazz (1985--2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003--2004) </Td> <Td> 36,928 </Td> <Td> 1,476 </Td> <Td> 25.0 </Td> <Td> 13,528 </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> 9,787 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant </Td> <Td> SG </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers (1996--2016) </Td> <Td> 33,643 </Td> <Td> 1,346 </Td> <Td> 25.0 </Td> <Td> 11,719 </Td> <Td> 1,827 </Td> <Td> 8,378 </Td> </Tr>

Where is melo on the all time scoring list