5 all-time leaders in points scored off the bench in the NBA

Jamal Crawford with the Phoenix Suns in 2018.
Jamal Crawford with the Phoenix Suns in 2018.

#3 Dell Curry - 11,147 points off the bench in NBA career

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates in the locker room with father Dell Curry.
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates in the locker room with father Dell Curry.

While Stephen and Seth Curry's shooting is impressive to a lot of NBA fans, to those who saw their father play, Steph and Seth are just continuing a family tradition of being amazing shooters.

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Dell Curry played 1,083 NBA games in his 16-year career and started just 99 times. In 984 games off the bench, Curry scored 11,147 of his 12,670 career points.

Moreover, Curry made 40% of his three-point shots while coming off the bench. He played for the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors.

His best years came between 1991 and 1997 with the Hornets. In that stretch, he played 458 games (49 starts) and averaged 15 points on 46/41/85 shooting splits. He earned the Sixth Man of the Year award in the 1993-94 season.


#2 Jamal Crawford - 11,279 points off the bench in NBA career

Crawford with the LA Clippers in 2015.
Crawford with the LA Clippers in 2015.

Jamal Crawford is one of the premier sixth men in NBA history. He is one of two players to win a record three Sixth Man of the Year awards and scored 11,279 points in 894 appearances off the bench.

Crawford, who does not have a team right now, has played in 1,327 games in his NBA career (between 200 and 2020). He has started 433 games, and his role as a regular bench player started in 2009.

Crawford averages 12.6 points per game in his appearances off the bench (25.3 minutes per game). He won the Sixth Man of the Year award with the Atlanta Hawks once and with the LA Clippers twice.


#1 Lou Williams - 12,479 points off the bench in NBA career

Lou Williams #23 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball over Gary Harris #14 of the Denver Nuggets.
Lou Williams #23 of the LA Clippers shoots the ball over Gary Harris #14 of the Denver Nuggets.

Lou Williams has been a scoring machine off the bench since his third year in the NBA (2007-08 season with the Philadelphia 76ers). He tied Jamal Crawford's tally of three Sixth Man of the Year awards in the 2018-19 NBA season.

Moreover, Williams surpassed Dell Curry's tally of points scored off the bench on March 11th, 2019. He has extended the record to 12,479 points.

He averages 13.9 points per game in his appearances off the bench, which is also the highest average among the players on this list. Williams averages 23 minutes in his 895 games off the bench.


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