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NBA ComparatorThe best Charlotte Hornets forwards since 1988-89
Miles Bridges leads with 7,956 points in 501 games for the Charlotte Hornets; Gerald Wallace had 7,437.
Every forward with 82 or more regular-season games for the Charlotte Hornets since 1988-89, ranked by points. The lines are each player's total game by game, the top 8 of each drawn. The Hornets of 1988-89 to 2001-02 count here, as the NBA’s record book has had them since 2014; New Orleans’s page begins in 2002-03.
42 forwards with 82+ gamespoints
| # | player | seasons | games | points | rebounds | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miles Bridges | 2018-19 – 2025-26 | 501 | 7,956 | 3,077 | 1,381 |
| 2 | Gerald Wallace | 2004-05 – 2010-11 | 454 | 7,437 | 3,398 | 1,100 |
| 3 | Larry D. Johnson | 1991-92 – 1995-96 | 377 | 7,405 | 3,479 | 1,553 |
| 4 | Marvin Williams | 2014-15 – 2019-20 | 429 | 4,149 | 2,293 | 545 |
| 5 | Cody Zeller | 2013-14 – 2020-21 | 467 | 4,062 | 2,824 | 669 |
| 6 | P.J. Washington | 2019-20 – 2023-24 | 304 | 3,946 | 1,661 | 703 |
| 7 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 2012-13 – 2019-20 | 433 | 3,738 | 2,388 | 511 |
| 8 | Kelly Tripucka | 1988-89 – 1990-91 | 227 | 3,379 | 765 | 607 |
| 9 | Kenny Gattison | 1989-90 – 1994-95 | 390 | 3,289 | 1,942 | 394 |
| 10 | Johnny Newman | 1990-91 – 1993-94 | 218 | 3,208 | 634 | 480 |
| 11 | Anthony Mason | 1996-97 – 1999-00 | 236 | 3,173 | 2,354 | 1,123 |
| 12 | Brandon Miller | 2023-24 – 2025-26 | 166 | 3,158 | 765 | 490 |
| 13 | J.R. Reid | 1989-90 – 1998-99 | 325 | 3,124 | 1,903 | 371 |
| 14 | Boris Diaw | 2008-09 – 2011-12 | 260 | 3,010 | 1,381 | 1,107 |
| 15 | Frank Kaminsky | 2015-16 – 2018-19 | 282 | 2,758 | 1,122 | 452 |
| 16 | Gordon Hayward | 2020-21 – 2023-24 | 168 | 2,736 | 814 | 680 |
| 17 | Jamal Mashburn | 2000-01 – 2001-02 | 116 | 2,386 | 818 | 582 |
| 18 | Derrick Coleman | 1998-99 – 2000-01 | 145 | 2,002 | 1,144 | 292 |
| 19 | Armon Gilliam | 1989-90 – 1990-91 | 85 | 1,622 | 763 | 118 |
| 20 | Robert Reid | 1988-89 – 1989-90 | 142 | 1,590 | 445 | 235 |
| 21 | Cody Martin | 2019-20 – 2024-25 | 245 | 1,541 | 913 | 564 |
| 22 | Jalen McDaniels | 2019-20 – 2022-23 | 174 | 1,370 | 674 | 235 |
| 23 | P.J. Brown | 2000-01 – 2001-02 | 160 | 1,345 | 1,528 | 234 |
| 24 | Mason Plumlee | 2021-22 – 2025-26 | 143 | 1,188 | 1,146 | 447 |
| 25 | Adam Morrison | 2006-07 – 2008-09 | 122 | 1,116 | 302 | 201 |
| 26 | Tyrus Thomas | 2009-10 – 2012-13 | 146 | 1,100 | 636 | 106 |
| 27 | Lee Nailon | 2000-01 – 2001-02 | 121 | 1,015 | 383 | 118 |
| 28 | Moussa Diabaté | 2024-25 – 2025-26 | 144 | 978 | 1,073 | 197 |
| 29 | Kurt Rambis | 1988-89 – 1989-90 | 91 | 978 | 823 | 187 |
| 30 | Eddie Robinson | 1999-00 – 2000-01 | 134 | 969 | 382 | 91 |
| 31 | Josh McRoberts | 2012-13 – 2013-14 | 104 | 903 | 561 | 404 |
| 32 | Derrick Brown | 2009-10 – 2011-12 | 163 | 861 | 398 | 115 |
| 33 | Jeffery Taylor | 2012-13 – 2014-15 | 132 | 807 | 263 | 107 |
| 34 | Sean May | 2005-06 – 2008-09 | 82 | 698 | 411 | 98 |
| 35 | D.J. White | 2010-11 – 2013-14 | 84 | 595 | 317 | 62 |
| 36 | Tidjane Salaün | 2024-25 – 2025-26 | 97 | 575 | 429 | 101 |
| 37 | Earl Cureton | 1988-89 – 1990-91 | 91 | 549 | 524 | 133 |
| 38 | Jared Dudley | 2007-08 – 2008-09 | 93 | 530 | 345 | 100 |
| 39 | JT Thor | 2021-22 – 2023-24 | 165 | 528 | 341 | 84 |
| 40 | Darrin Hancock | 1994-95 – 1995-96 | 109 | 425 | 151 | 77 |
| 41 | Kevin Lynch | 1991-92 – 1992-93 | 95 | 310 | 120 | 108 |
| 42 | Rafael Addison | 1995-96 – 1996-97 | 94 | 299 | 135 | 64 |
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