Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Dolph Schayes put up the most points by a forward in a decade, with 12,070 points in the 1950s.

	NAME	PTS	DECADE	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	12,070	1950s	624	36.7	19.3	13.5	3.1	6.1	15.9	38.1	7.2	8.6	84.0	49.0	18,129	7,543	1,963	2,221
2	Paul 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
3	Vern 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
4	Bob 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
5	Harry 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
6	George 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
7	Jack 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
8	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	5,022	1950s	357	35.4	14.1	9.3	2.3	5.3	15.1	35.3	3.4	4.7	72.0	40.9	12,632	3,313	823	1,247
9	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	4,978	1950s	385	35.4	12.9	7.8	3.3	5.2	14.5	35.5	2.6	3.4	76.1	40.3	9,391	2,487	1,275	1,001
10	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	4,851	1950s	437	37.9	11.1	9.6	3.0	4.4	11.4	38.9	2.3	3.4	67.3	43.2	16,574	4,186	1,298	1,246
11	Kenny Sears K. Sears	4,795	1950s	285	34.3	16.8	9.4	1.7	5.6	12.5	44.8	5.6	6.8	82.1	54.2	9,768	2,673	477	915
12	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	4,132	1950s	216	32.8	19.1	7.3	2.3	7.4	17.2	43.0	4.4	5.8	75.7	48.5	7,077	1,583	490	740
13	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	4,105	1950s	326	23.4	12.6	5.3	1.4	4.6	14.8	30.9	3.4	4.4	77.2	37.5	4,490	1,379	462	1,151
14	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	4,070	1950s	334	33.5	12.2	6.0	2.9	4.0	11.5	35.2	4.1	5.0	82.3	44.6	6,637	1,609	961	1,130
15	Earl Lloyd E. Lloyd	4,037	1950s	485	26.5	8.3	6.7	1.5	3.1	8.8	35.6	2.1	2.8	74.3	41.6	12,867	3,240	710	1,846
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	3,635	1950s	207	31.1	17.6	9.9	2.0	6.7	17.1	38.9	4.2	5.4	77.7	45.0	6,445	2,048	406	849
17	Odie Spears O. Spears	3,630	1950s	422	22.9	8.6	4.0	1.9	3.1	8.1	37.5	2.5	3.2	77.7	45.0	8,104	1,409	820	1,380
18	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	3,466	1950s	209	28.1	16.6	8.3	2.4	6.1	14.0	43.9	4.3	5.7	76.1	50.3	5,863	1,737	506	707
19	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	3,315	1950s	202	37.3	16.4	17.3	5.3	6.2	17.7	35.1	4.0	5.8	69.8	40.6	7,544	3,492	1,062	789
20	Leo Barnhorst L. Barnhorst	3,232	1950s	344	34.8	9.4	5.4	3.2	3.9	10.7	36.8	1.5	2.3	66.5	40.1	7,279	1,506	1,116	1,033
21	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	3,224	1950s	267	25.7	12.1	4.5	2.1	4.6	13.2	35.2	2.8	4.4	63.0	39.9	3,475	915	551	957
22	Vince Boryla V. Boryla	3,187	1950s	285	32.3	11.2	3.7	2.1	4.2	11.2	37.1	2.9	3.5	81.6	43.8	5,162	831	610	922
23	Dick Schnittker D. Schnittker	3,030	1950s	364	20.1	8.3	3.8	1.3	2.6	6.7	37.9	3.2	3.9	82.5	49.2	6,744	1,372	479	1,014
24	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	3,014	1950s	207	30.0	14.6	10.3	1.4	5.7	14.9	38.0	3.3	4.1	79.3	43.6	6,208	2,139	283	639
25	Don Barksdale D. Barksdale	2,895	1950s	262	28.5	11.0	8.0	2.1	3.9	10.5	37.0	3.3	5.0	66.0	43.6	7,460	2,088	549	941