The Golden State Warriors All-Time Scoring Pyramid

With the aid of some of the greatest players, and more specifically scorers, in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors have reached levels of success that very few teams have before. Just as was the case in the past with the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, the Warriors have a vast scoring pyramid that helps tell the story of that success led by some of the greatest three-point shooters, interior threats, and mid-range assassins in the history of the game.  

Tier 1 – 20K Club (20,000+ Points)

Stephen Curry

In a tier all by himself, and still going strong, is Stephen Curry. Over the last 15 years, Curry (22,597 points) has skyrocketed his way to the all-time scoring lead in Golden State history by becoming the greatest three-point shooter the game has ever seen. In the last 15 seasons, Curry became the greatest player in Warriors history and the only player with over 20,000 points in their team’s history. Curry has secured two scoring titles as well with two 2,000-point seasons, nine 1,500-point seasons, and 12 1,000-point seasons.

Stephen Curry revolutionized the game of basketball and ushered in a new era with his dominance from beyond the arc. Curry’s rise to the top of the Warriors’ all-time scoring list has included four seasons with over 300 three-pointers made and nine seasons with at least 250 three-pointers made.

Tier 2 – 15K Club (15,000+ Points)

Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Paul Arizin, Chris Mullin

Tier 2, or the 15K Club, consists of the four players in Warriors history who scored between 15,000 and 19,999 points in their careers. Of course, at the top of the tier is Wilt Chamberlain who dominated the league in six seasons from 1960 through 1965. Chamberlain won the scoring title every season he was with the Warriors, averaging a staggering 41.5 points per game. The result was 17,783 points by way of one 4,000-point season, three 3,000-point seasons, and six 2,000-point seasons in that time.

Rick Barry is a former NBA champion with the Warriors in 1975 and their third-leading scorer in team history. In eight seasons with the team, Barry recorded 16,447 points with eight All-Star selections, a scoring title, and a Finals MVP award in that 1975 championship run. Barry would earn his spot in the Warriors record books with four 2,000-point seasons and eight 1,5000-point seasons.

Paul Arizin spent his entire 10-year NBA career with the Warriors from 1951 through 1962 spending two years in the United States Marines. In his career, Arizin would score 16,266 points and be named an All-Star every year of his career. Arizin would help the team win the 1956 NBA title and capture two scoring titles in those 10 years. Arizin scored over 1,000 points every year of his career and recorded a total of eight seasons with at least 1,500 points.

The final member of Tier 2 with 16,235 points is Chris Mullin. From 1986 through 1997 with the Warriors, Mullin averaged 20.1 points per game with five All-Star and four All-NBA Team selections. Mullin would have three different 2,000-point seasons in a Warriors uniform and eight 1,000-point seasons to earn the fifth spot on the franchise’s all-time scoring list.

Tier 3 – 10K Club (10,000+ Points)

Klay Thompson, Nate Thurmond, Jeff Mullins, Purvis Short, Neil Johnston

As we move onto Tier 3, we take a look at the five players in Warriors history who scored between 10,000 points and 14,999 points in their uniform. The player who leads all of Tier 3 is still currently adding to his total and is a four-time champion with the franchise, Klay Thompson. Having spent his entire career with Golden State since 2012, Thompson has scored 14,689 points during that time. Thompson is a five-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team selection who has recorded five 1,5000-point seasons and eight 1,000-point seasons in his career.

Just behind Thurmond in seventh place in Warriors history with 13,191 points is Nate Thurmond. From 1964 through 1974 with the Warriors, Thurmond averaged 17.4 points per game on 42.5% shooting. He would record three different 1,500-point seasons during this time as well as eight different 1,000-point seasons to make his way into the top 10.

Jeff Mullins is a former three-time All-Star and 1975 NBA champion who played his entire 12-year career with the Warriors from 1965 through 1976, Mullins scored 12,547 points in his Warriors career, averaging 16.2 points per game. In 12 seasons, Mullins would record four 1,500-point seasons and seven 1,000-point seasons to make his way into eighth in team history in scoring.

Never Nervous Purvis Short is ninth in Warriors history with 11,894 points, Short earned his spot in team history in nine seasons from 1979 through 1987. Short was never an All-Star but he did have one 2,000-point season in 1985 along with two other 1,5000-point seasons and seven total 1,000-point seasons in his time with the team.

The final member of Tier 3 with 10,023 points in eight seasons with the Warriors is Neil Johnston. Playing his entire career with the team, Johnson earned six All-Star selections and three scoring titles during that time as well as the 1956 NBA championship. Johnston recorded five different 1,500-point seasons in his career and six 1,000-point seasons.

Tier 4 – 5K Club (5,000+ Points)

Joe Barry Carroll, Tim Hardaway, Monta Ellis, Latrell Sprewell, Jason Richardson, Joe Fulks, Guy Rodgers, Phil Smith, Joe Graboski, Antawn Jamison, Draymond Green, Sleepy Floyd, Al Attles, Tom Meschery, Tom Gola, David Lee, Kevin Durant, Mitch Richmond, Larry Smith, Terry Teagle

We kick off the Golden State Warriors all-time scoring pyramid with the 20 players in team history who have scored between 5,000 and 9,999 points in their uniform. All alone in 11th place in team history is former No. 1 overall pick Joe Barry Carroll who played six-plus seasons with them from 1981 through 1988. He scored 9,996 points, just missing Tier 3 by four points, Carroll recorded six straight seasons of over 1,500 points with Golden State, earning him his spot atop Tier 4.

Tim Hardaway scored 8,337 points in his five-plus seasons with the Warriors from 1990-1996. Hardaway was a three-time All-Star with Golden State in his career, averaging 19.8 points and 9.2 assists per game. Hardaway would record two 1,500-point seasons and six 1,000-point seasons in his time with the Warriors.

2005 second-round pick Monta Ellis would make his way into 13th place in Warriors history in scoring with 8,087 points over six-plus seasons with the Warriors through 2012. Ellis Was never an All-Star with the Warriors but he would record the different 1,500-point seasons and five 1,000 point seasons in a Warriors uniform.

Until he was suspended from and ultimately dealt away from the team, Latrell Sprewell was a scoring machine with the Warriors from 1993 through 1998. During this time, Sprewell earned three All-Star selections while scoring 8,032 total points and moving into 4th in team history in points. Sprewell would have two 1,500-point seasons and five 1,000-point seasons to earn his spot.

Jason Richardson played six seasons with the Warriors during the early 2000s as their fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. Richardson would make his way to 15h on the franchise’s all-time scoring list with 8,008 points. Richardson Richardson was a 1,000-point scorer five different times and scored over 1,500 points in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006.

Joe Fulks played his entire eight-year career with the Warriors from 1947 through 1954 winning an NBA title in 1947 and earning two All-Star selections. As a rookie, he led the NBA in total points with 1,389 points which ended up being one of three 1,000-point seasons in his career. Fulks also led the league in shot attempts each of his first three seasons and finished 16th on the Warriors’ all-time scoring list with 8,003 points.

Known much more as a playmaker and passer, Guy Rodgers did plenty of scoring for the Warriors from 1959 through 1966 as well. Rodgers scored 7,516 points in his Warriors career with two All-Star selections and four playoff trips to show for it. Rodgers would record four 1,000-point seasons during his time with Philadelphia/San Francisco and ranks 17th on their all-time scoring list.

Phil Smith is not a name commonly associated immediately with the Warriors but he is 18th in team history with 7,343 points. Smith played six seasons with the team from 1975 through 1980, earning two All-Star selections in 1976 and 1977. Smith would record three 1,500-point seasons from 1976 through 1978 and four 1,000-point seasons in total.

Coming in at No. 19 in team history with 6,961 career points in eight seasons with the Warriors is Joe Graboski. As another member of the 1956 championship teams and a longtime member of the Warriors, Graboski recorded three 1,000-point seasons with the team from 1954-1961. He also recorded at least 900 points three times to earn his spot within the top 20.

The last member of that top 20 in scoring in Warriors history is NBA veteran Antawn Jamison. As the Warriors’ fourth overall pick in 1998, Jamison spent the next five seasons with Golden State through 2003. In that time, he would score 6,775 total points aided by a 2,000-point season in 2001 and back-to-back 1,500-point seasons in 2002 and 2003.

The first active player we run into on the Warriors’ all-time scoring pyramid is Draymond Green. Unless he gets his act together, Green’s time to move up this list is running out. Green currently sits 21st in team history with 6,722 points over the last 12 seasons. While Green has been Golden State’s catalyst as a defender and playmaker on the way to four NBA titles, Green has also accumulated one 1,000-point season and two 900-point seasons in his career.

Sleepy Floyd was a former first-round pick of the Warriors in 1982 who ranks 22nd in team history with 6,607 points, Floyd spent six seasons with the team from 1983-1988, earning one All-Star selection in 1987. Floyd would make his way onto this pyramid with four straight 1,000-point seasons with the team from 1984 through 1987.

Al Attles played his entire 11-year NBA career with the Warriors from 1961 through 1971. Attles averaged just 8.9 points per game for his career but his longevity allowed him to score 6,328 points during that time. Attles never recorded 1,000 points in any season and only surpassed 800 points in a season twice in 1962 and 1966.

The remaining seven players who make up Tier 4 just missed out on the 6,000-point mark in their careers with the Warriors. Tom Meschery played six seasons with the Warriors from 1962 through 1967, earning All-Star honors in 1963. Meschery scored 5,854 points in his Warriors career to reach 24th on their all-time scoring list. Meschery was a 1,000-point scorer for four consecutive seasons from 1963 through 1966.

Tom Gola was also able to capitalize on seven seasons with the Warriors into three All-Star selections and 5,710 total points. Gola was the Warriors; third overall pick in 1955 and helped them become NBA champions in 1956. In his Warriors career, Gola would record two 1,000-point seasons and three 900-point seasons.

David Lee played five solid seasons with Golden State from 2011 through 2015, winning one NBA championship and scoring 5,454 points. Lee was able to reach 26th in team history in scoring with 1,000-point seasons in four of five years with the team as well as an All-Star selection in 2013.

Kevin Durant played just three seasons in Golden State from 2017 through 2019. During those three seasons, Durant would lead the team to three straight NBA finals with back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018, as well as Finals MVP wins both times. Durant would record 5,374 points in total in his Warriors career with over 2,000 points in 2019 and over 1,5000 points in 2017 and 2018.

Mitch Richmond was one-third of one of the most exciting trios of the 1990s with the Warriors dubbed Run TMC along with Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin. Richmond would be with the team for three seasons but was still able to record 1,5000-point seasons all three years and 5,301 points in total.

Larry Smith was a 6’8’’ power forward who played nine seasons with the Warriors from 1981 through 1989. During his time with the team, Smith scored 5,225 points, averaging just 8.5 points per game. Smith was never a 1,000-point scorer with the Warriors but did exceed 700 points in a season four times.

The final member of Tier 4 with 5,179 points in their Warriors career is Terry Teagle. In six seasons with the team, Teagle made his way to 30th in team history in scoring with three different 1,000-point seasons and four 900-point seasons as well. From 1985 through 1990, Teagle averaged 13.7 points per game on 47.7% shooting with the team.