Sources
MLB: http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/R_career.shtml
NFL: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_td_career.htm
NBA: http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersPTSQuery.html?topic=4&stat=1
NHL: http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/goals_career.html
I decided not to use kickers for NFL in an attempt to eliminate really obscure
answers. Of course, in reality, the entire top 10 for points scored in football
is kickers. Instead, I just used touchdowns (I omitted 2-point conversions
due to lack of good source and probably minor effect, if any, to answers).
Also, just to be clear,
NBA does not include ABA points, and NHL does not include WHA goals.
For those curious, the closest active player in each league:
MLB: Alex Rodriguez, 1729 (22nd overall)
NFL: Edgerrin James, 91 (25th overall)
NBA: Kobe Bryant, 25,790 (12th overall)
NHL: Teemu Selanne, 606 (17th overall)
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