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Stacker Releases State-by-State Lists of Top NBA Scorers by Birthplace

The automated Stacker project ranks state-born scorers using Basketball-Reference totals as of Oct. 29, 2025.

Overview

  • Local and national outlets published the state snapshots on Oct. 31, crediting data reporter Karim Noorani and noting a 41-state automated series.
  • Players are ordered by total NBA career points with a 500-point minimum, with games, minutes, and per-game averages provided for context.
  • The lists reflect a fixed cutoff date rather than live updates, so active players’ totals may differ after Oct. 29.
  • California’s leader is James Harden with 27,772 career points, according to KYMA’s republication of the Stacker data.
  • Times Now lists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as New York’s top scorer with 38,387 points, and KRDO shows Chauncey Billups leading Colorado at 15,802.