No one player dominated his position more than Michael Jordan. Jerry West may be on the NBA's logo (and a better team executive by far), but Jordan stands alone as the choice at shooting guard.
Player, years, points
1. Michael Jordan, 1984-2003, 20809.7
2. Jerry West, 1960-1974, 17819.0
3. George Gervin, 1972-1986, 16304.3
4. Clyde Drexler, 1983-1998, 15550.6
5. Kobe Bryant, 1996-2005, 15120.8
6. Bill Sharman, 1950-1961, 13783.2
7. Hal Greer, 1958-1973, 13769.2
8. Dennis Johnson, 1976-1990, 13706.2
9. Walter Davis, 1977-1992, 13313.6
10. Sydney Moncrief, 1979-1991, 12982.5
Interestingly, there have been few really top notch shooting guards. Reggie Miller was beloved but he finished 12th, behind cocaine-hampered David Thompson, because he did little except score. Pete Maravich didn't really get a chance in the NBA because of the lousy teams he played on and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a surprisingly low 17th.
Kobe Bryant is No. 5 with a bullet. He's on his way to his first scoring title and he excels on defense as well. He may challenge West for No. 2 on this list.
Interesting point about Dennis Johnson at No. 8. Celtic fans always talk about that great front line of Bird, McHale and Robert Parish. It turns out Bird's best teammate was Dennis Johnson.
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