fastest players to score 5000 points in nba history

Joe Fulks posted 8,003 points in his career.

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fastest players to score 5000 or more points in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
8,003
489
23.4
16.4
5.3
1.2
5.8
19.1
30.2
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
1,379
587
1,774
2Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
6,014
534
26.4
11.3
2.7
2.6
4.0
12.5
32.1
3.3
4.0
81.8
39.6
6,573
857
1,406
1,482
3Connie Simmons
C. Simmons
5,859
598
22.9
9.8
6.2
1.6
3.6
10.4
35.1
2.5
3.7
67.8
40.8
7,036
2,294
940
1,843
4Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
7,990
540
28.3
14.8
2.8
2.0
5.3
15.4
34.3
4.2
5.5
76.9
41.5
6,760
864
1,093
1,291
5Carl Braun
C. Braun
10,625
788
29.8
13.5
3.4
3.7
5.0
13.0
38.3
3.6
4.4
80.4
45.2
18,409
2,122
2,892
2,174
6Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
6,384
701
32.2
9.1
4.4
5.4
3.3
9.0
36.8
2.5
3.6
69.5
43.0
15,378
2,395
3,759
1,925
7Red Rocha
R. Rocha
6,362
586
29.9
10.9
6.6
2.0
3.9
10.5
37.0
3.1
4.1
75.9
44.1
10,507
2,747
1,153
2,113
8Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
5,836
622
30.1
9.4
3.1
3.8
3.3
9.4
35.0
2.8
3.6
79.2
42.9
14,667
1,694
2,341
1,363
9Bob Davies
B. Davies
6,594
462
31.3
14.3
2.9
4.9
5.0
13.1
37.8
4.4
5.7
75.9
45.6
8,617
980
2,250
1,566
10Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
8,843
682
31.9
13.0
11.9
1.8
4.1
10.3
39.8
4.7
6.1
77.3
49.7
15,813
6,684
1,208
2,086
11Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
9,280
845
30.5
11.0
8.1
1.8
4.1
11.6
35.2
2.9
4.1
70.0
41.1
22,665
5,999
1,502
2,591
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
10,156
439
34.4
23.1
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
4,167
1,245
1,862
13Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
5,269
505
26.9
10.4
6.9
1.9
4.0
10.9
36.8
2.4
3.2
75.2
42.4
10,703
2,793
965
1,518
14Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
5,762
438
35.4
13.2
7.8
3.2
5.2
14.6
36.0
2.7
3.5
75.0
40.8
9,391
2,487
1,417
1,145
15Arnie Risen
A. Risen
7,633
637
28.3
12.0
9.7
1.7
4.1
10.8
38.1
3.8
5.4
69.9
45.6
12,690
5,011
1,058
2,449
16Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
6,924
568
32.5
12.2
4.5
3.2
4.0
10.2
39.3
4.2
5.2
80.2
48.9
12,128
1,979
1,830
1,275
17Frankie Brian
F. Brian
5,379
438
24.9
12.3
2.4
2.6
4.0
11.9
34.0
4.2
5.1
82.1
43.5
7,616
903
1,138
1,127
18Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
6,721
633
33.1
10.6
9.2
2.8
4.4
10.7
41.6
1.7
2.5
69.5
45.1
16,479
5,186
1,749
1,927
19Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
11,234
641
35.7
17.5
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
4,325
2,079
1,667
20Slater Martin
S. Martin
7,337
745
35.9
9.8
3.4
4.2
3.5
9.7
36.4
2.8
3.7
76.2
43.6
21,889
2,302
3,160
2,238
21Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
5,921
738
28.3
8.0
4.2
5.7
2.8
7.1
38.9
2.5
3.8
64.4
45.5
17,170
2,784
4,205
1,695
22Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
10,063
699
32.5
14.4
9.4
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.3
4.2
5.5
76.6
47.8
18,443
5,940
1,515
2,812
23Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
18,438
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
6.7
7.9
84.9
48.8
29,800
11,256
3,072
3,432
24Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
16,266
713
38.4
22.8
8.6
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
6,129
1,665
2,764
25Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
5,444
544
30.0
10.0
8.2
2.5
3.8
10.6
36.1
2.4
3.7
63.3
40.9
14,369
4,469
1,367
1,840

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