highest scoring nba players of the 1950s decade

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Dolph Schayes scored the most points in a decade, with 13,298 points in the 1950s.

NAMEPTSDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
13,298
1950s
696
36.7
19.1
13.3
3.1
6.0
15.7
38.0
7.2
8.5
83.9
49.1
20,784
8,413
2,177
2,453
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
11,944
1950s
615
38.4
19.4
5.9
7.4
6.9
18.6
37.0
5.7
6.9
81.6
44.9
20,986
3,644
4,544
1,579
3Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
11,234
1950s
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
4Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
11,122
1950s
484
39.5
23.0
8.9
2.3
7.8
18.5
42.2
7.4
9.1
80.8
51.1
16,559
4,300
1,111
1,859
5Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
10,319
1950s
579
33.5
17.8
4.0
3.1
6.6
15.6
42.2
4.6
5.3
88.2
49.6
18,339
2,308
1,811
1,644
6Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
10,063
1950s
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
7Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
10,023
1950s
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
5,856
1,269
1,681
8Larry Foust
L. Foust
9,216
1950s
620
31.8
14.9
10.8
1.8
5.0
12.5
40.2
4.9
6.6
73.2
48.3
17,565
6,703
1,117
2,297
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
8,894
1950s
357
37.4
24.9
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
42.1
7.7
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
5,593
929
1,063
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
8,458
1950s
379
34.4
22.3
13.4
2.7
7.8
19.5
40.1
6.7
8.5
78.4
48.0
8,350
4,167
1,027
1,602
11Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
8,409
1950s
630
31.9
13.3
11.9
1.8
4.2
10.4
40.3
4.9
6.3
77.6
50.4
15,813
6,684
1,145
1,959
12Carl Braun
C. Braun
8,184
1950s
567
32.5
14.4
3.7
4.0
5.2
13.2
39.1
4.1
5.0
81.7
46.8
16,263
1,873
2,269
1,713
13Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
7,932
1950s
621
35.3
12.8
9.3
2.0
4.7
13.4
35.2
3.4
4.8
70.6
41.3
19,917
5,225
1,271
2,148
14George Yardley
G. Yardley
7,590
1950s
399
33.5
19.0
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
41.6
5.8
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
3,641
693
1,199
15Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
7,527
1950s
423
30.3
17.8
10.9
1.6
7.1
16.3
43.6
3.6
4.9
72.8
48.2
12,814
4,612
679
1,420
16Slater Martin
S. Martin
6,940
1950s
681
36.9
10.2
3.4
4.2
3.7
10.0
36.4
2.9
3.8
76.4
43.5
20,133
2,115
2,830
2,064
17Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
6,721
1950s
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
18Arnie Risen
A. Risen
6,638
1950s
577
28.3
11.5
9.7
1.7
3.9
10.5
37.5
3.7
5.2
70.5
45.2
12,690
5,011
958
2,233
19Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
6,311
1950s
508
32.5
12.4
4.5
3.2
4.1
10.3
39.5
4.3
5.4
80.1
49.1
12,128
1,979
1,644
1,143
20Paul Seymour
P. Seymour
5,760
1950s
596
30.4
9.7
3.2
3.9
3.4
9.6
35.2
2.9
3.7
79.6
43.1
14,660
1,693
2,335
1,328
21Bob Davies
B. Davies
5,690
1950s
402
31.3
14.2
2.9
4.8
4.9
12.9
38.0
4.3
5.7
75.7
45.8
8,617
980
1,929
1,369
22Ray Felix
R. Felix
5,687
1950s
432
26.2
13.2
10.0
0.8
4.4
10.6
41.7
4.3
6.4
67.8
49.1
11,317
4,302
333
1,674
23Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
5,444
1950s
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
24Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
5,439
1950s
670
29.2
8.1
4.2
5.7
2.8
7.2
38.5
2.5
3.9
64.6
45.2
15,704
2,520
3,847
1,583
25Frankie Brian
F. Brian
5,379
1950s
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

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