most career points before 1985

Before 1984-85, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points, with 31,527 points.

Interpreted as:
most career points by a player before 1985
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31,527
1,170
39.1
26.9
12.8
4.0
1.1
3.1
11.1
19.8
56.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.7
59.3
2.7
9.0
3.1
45,743
15,005
4,719
895
2,623
1,687
3,514
2Wilt 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
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
4Oscar 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
5John 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
6Jerry 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
7Elgin 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
8Hal 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
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
11Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
19,248
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
12Gail 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
13Chet 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
14Dolph 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
15Rick Barry
R. Barry
18,395
794
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
16Dave 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
17Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
17,949
1,002
30.5
17.9
2.1
4.4
1.5
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.2
0.0
0.3
13.9
3.4
3.9
89.2
53.6
0.7
1.3
1.9
30,607
2,103
4,402
1,165
51
822
3,250
18Lou 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
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
17,859
637
35.1
28.0
5.0
3.0
1.3
0.9
10.9
21.1
51.4
0.2
0.6
31.7
6.2
7.3
84.1
57.5
1.6
3.3
3.2
22,380
3,158
1,892
826
599
1,778
1,913
20Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
17,803
757
35.0
23.5
10.1
2.4
1.1
1.6
9.3
18.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.0
6.6
75.4
55.1
2.5
7.7
2.9
26,464
7,650
1,849
723
1,076
1,079
2,492
21Lenny 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
22Bailey 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
23Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
17,454
926
32.0
18.8
3.0
3.9
1.0
0.3
7.5
16.1
46.4
0.0
0.0
3.9
4.9
80.7
51.7
0.6
2.1
1.6
29,636
2,796
3,594
473
121
305
2,416
24Bob 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
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
16,481
876
35.6
18.8
2.3
7.4
1.1
0.1
6.7
14.4
46.7
0.1
0.3
22.4
5.3
6.6
81.0
54.3
0.5
1.6
2.7
31,159
2,046
6,476
719
81
1,123
2,002

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