<page_title> List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders </page_title> <section_title> Scoring leaders </section_title> <table> <cell> 6 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dirk Nowitzki† <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 31,560 <col_header> Total points </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2018, Dirk Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points.