most nba playoff points through 1996

Before 1996-97, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up the most points in the playoffs, with 5,762 points.

Interpreted as:
most NBA playoff points by a player through 1996
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5,762
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
8,851
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4,717
139
41.7
33.9
6.4
6.2
2.3
0.9
12.4
25.0
49.5
0.9
2.4
36.3
8.3
10.0
83.1
57.7
1.7
4.8
3.3
5,798
895
857
314
129
452
448
3Jerry West
J. West
4,457
153
41.3
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
855
970
0
0
451
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,897
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
5John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,776
172
39.9
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
6,860
1,186
825
60
16
527
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,701
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,623
134
41.1
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
1,724
541
435
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,607
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,913
673
412
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,202
115
41.1
27.8
11.7
3.4
1.7
3.5
11.2
21.1
53.0
0.0
0.1
28.6
5.5
7.7
71.6
56.9
3.5
8.2
3.1
4,721
1,345
388
195
408
354
456
10Kevin McHale
K. McHale
3,182
169
33.8
18.8
7.4
1.6
0.4
1.7
7.1
12.7
56.1
0.0
0.1
38.1
4.5
5.8
78.8
61.8
2.7
4.7
1.9
5,716
1,253
274
65
281
326
571
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3,116
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
3,088
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
0.1
0.3
19.4
5.0
6.4
77.9
54.4
2.6
4.5
3.2
5,288
994
594
235
239
396
403
13James Worthy
J. Worthy
3,022
143
37.0
21.1
5.2
3.2
1.2
0.7
8.9
16.3
54.4
0.1
0.5
20.9
3.3
4.6
72.7
57.8
1.8
3.4
2.1
5,297
747
463
177
96
298
352
14Sam Jones
S. Jones
2,909
154
30.2
18.9
4.7
2.3
7.5
16.7
44.7
4.0
4.9
81.1
50.1
4,654
718
358
391
15Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,818
182
33.8
15.5
9.7
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.3
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
72.2
54.8
3.1
6.5
2.1
6,159
1,761
234
145
306
365
615
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
2,673
165
45.4
16.2
24.9
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
7,497
4,104
770
546
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,646
97
42.4
27.3
11.5
2.8
1.5
0.8
9.9
20.8
47.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
7.5
10.4
72.5
53.8
2.9
8.5
2.8
4,108
1,111
275
147
74
272
362
18Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,598
124
38.4
21.0
7.1
6.4
2.0
0.8
7.7
16.9
45.3
0.8
2.9
27.1
4.8
6.1
78.9
53.4
2.6
4.5
2.8
4,767
886
791
244
98
348
419
19Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
2,499
138
39.4
18.1
7.9
5.3
2.0
1.0
6.8
14.8
45.9
0.8
2.5
30.7
3.8
5.3
71.7
52.9
2.4
5.5
3.0
5,439
1,087
738
271
133
417
474
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,417
99
40.4
24.4
13.3
4.1
1.6
1.0
8.8
16.9
52.2
0.5
2.1
25.0
6.2
8.7
71.4
58.8
4.3
8.9
3.0
4,000
1,314
409
163
99
296
332
21Byron Scott
B. Scott
2,400
175
29.9
13.7
3.0
2.2
1.3
0.2
5.3
10.9
48.3
0.7
1.9
39.6
2.5
3.0
81.7
56.2
0.8
2.2
1.5
5,231
524
379
225
30
258
430
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2,261
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
2.1
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
524
987
234
38
369
363
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2,240
88
40.3
25.5
14.8
2.7
8.7
20.8
41.8
8.0
10.4
77.4
50.1
3,545
1,304
241
277
24Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,194
96
43.3
22.9
13.0
1.9
1.1
2.6
9.2
19.8
46.4
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.8
65.2
50.1
4.0
9.0
2.8
4,160
1,244
185
97
222
124
378
25Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,180
97
39.6
22.5
10.9
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.9
18.6
47.7
0.1
0.2
38.1
4.7
6.4
73.2
52.6
2.6
8.3
2.8
3,843
1,057
237
92
244
269
381

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