most career points before 1980

Before 1979-80, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points, with 31,419 points.

Interpreted as:
most career points by a player before 1980
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
23,924
4,643
2,075
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
4Jerry West
J. West
25,192
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23,149
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
11,463
3,650
2,596
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22,141
773
41.1
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
7Hal Greer
H. Greer
21,586
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
5,665
4,540
3,855
8Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21,249
897
41.9
23.7
14.5
2.0
1.2
2.5
9.5
21.1
45.1
4.7
7.0
67.1
49.0
3.5
9.7
2.8
37,558
12,971
1,798
606
1,198
464
2,942
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20,941
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20,880
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
12,849
2,369
2,529
11Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
19,181
1,031
32.5
18.6
3.2
4.7
1.3
0.2
7.2
15.8
45.6
4.2
5.2
80.7
51.4
1.1
1.6
2.5
33,527
3,279
4,805
545
72
390
2,775
12Chet Walker
C. Walker
18,831
1,032
32.4
18.2
7.1
2.1
0.7
0.1
6.7
14.2
47.0
4.9
6.2
79.6
54.0
1.6
3.8
33,433
7,314
2,126
117
10
2,727
13Dolph 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
14Dave Bing
D. Bing
18,327
901
36.4
20.3
3.8
6.0
1.3
0.2
7.7
17.5
44.1
4.9
6.3
77.5
50.2
1.1
1.9
2.7
32,769
3,420
5,397
483
89
216
2,615
15Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
17,940
890
33.5
20.2
4.4
2.7
1.4
0.3
8.3
17.0
48.9
3.5
4.4
79.7
53.2
1.2
1.9
1.6
29,794
3,926
2,432
516
98
249
2,439
16Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
17,772
1,077
35.3
16.5
4.7
6.7
1.3
0.2
5.7
13.3
43.2
5.0
6.5
77.4
51.1
0.8
2.0
38,064
5,030
7,211
174
26
3,285
17Bailey Howell
B. Howell
17,770
950
32.2
18.7
9.9
2.0
6.9
14.3
48.0
5.0
6.6
76.2
54.4
30,627
9,383
1,853
3,498
18Rick Barry
R. Barry
17,529
722
37.4
24.3
6.8
5.2
2.1
0.5
9.6
21.3
45.0
5.1
5.7
89.9
51.0
0.9
4.5
2.6
27,009
4,932
3,749
1,024
241
422
2,082
19Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
17,076
875
33.1
19.5
3.2
4.0
1.1
0.3
7.7
16.6
46.4
4.1
5.1
80.6
51.7
0.6
2.3
2.0
29,003
2,760
3,527
452
118
277
2,370
20Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16,960
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
4,786
6,955
2,242
21Paul 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
22Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
15,840
823
31.8
19.2
6.6
2.3
7.6
16.9
45.0
4.1
5.3
77.8
50.2
26,147
5,424
1,861
2,782
23Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
15,571
822
37.6
18.9
5.9
6.1
1.9
0.2
7.5
15.2
49.0
4.0
5.1
78.6
54.2
1.1
4.3
2.1
30,938
4,827
5,032
679
62
135
2,178
24Sam Jones
S. Jones
15,411
871
27.9
17.7
4.9
2.5
7.2
15.8
45.6
3.3
4.1
80.3
50.3
24,285
4,305
2,209
1,735
25Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
15,359
615
38.0
25.0
4.3
5.7
1.4
0.3
9.7
21.9
44.1
5.6
6.9
81.9
50.0
1.1
3.5
4.5
23,352
2,669
3,480
563
102
448
1,786

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