leading scorer
Points leader currently
The leading scorer is the player who has accumulated the most points in a game, season, or competition.
In team sports like basketball or hockey, this usually refers to whoever has scored the most goals or points: She was the leading scorer in the league for three consecutive years.
The term applies both to current standings and final statistics.
- MVPBest player award
- strikerOne who hits targets
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- first lineInitial verse of stanza
- hat trickThree scores, one game
golden boot · assist · clutch · dominant · prolific · on fire · in the zone · points per game · double figures · career high · tally · net · finish · captain · all-star · championship · leaderboard · statistician
- stat leadersbatting champion, MVP
- scorerssharpshooter, sniper, marksman, finisher, poacher
- top scorersgoalscorer, golden boot, batting champion
leading scorerbenchwarmer
Seldom-used team member
bench player · scrub · third-stringer · reserve · substitute
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