most points by an nba player in their 40s

Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, Joe Fulks dropped the most points, with 3,898 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	AST	PF
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3,898	163	23.9	0.8	8.2	27.6	29.5	7.6	10.0	76.0	37.3	125	623
2	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	3,081	167	18.4	1.3	6.8	20.3	33.4	4.9	6.1	79.4	40.1	218	402
3	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	2,707	160	16.9	1.8	6.1	16.8	36.4	4.7	6.9	68.5	42.7	280	649
4	Bob Feerick B. Feerick	2,453	161	15.2	1.9	5.6	15.4	36.5	4.0	5.0	80.6	43.4	313	452
5	John Logan J. Logan	2,217	166	13.4	2.5	4.8	15.6	30.6	3.8	5.0	76.2	37.5	416	468
6	Stan Miasek S. Miasek	2,062	166	12.4	1.1	4.6	15.1	30.4	3.2	5.5	58.8	35.4	181	608
7	Kenny Sailors K. Sailors	2,000	159	12.6	2.5	4.7	14.7	31.9	3.2	4.6	70.2	37.7	402	578
8	Ernie Calverley E. Calverley	1,961	165	11.9	3.5	4.6	16.0	29.1	2.6	3.7	70.7	33.8	572	542
9	Bones McKinney B. McKinney	1,903	158	12.0	1.4	4.6	15.6	29.2	2.9	4.3	68.4	34.4	219	554
10	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	1,855	153	12.1	1.4	4.7	15.7	29.8	2.8	3.5	78.0	35.1	216	462
11	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	1,843	167	11.0	1.1	3.8	13.0	29.4	3.4	5.5	61.6	35.8	191	462
12	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	1,785	165	10.8	1.2	4.3	12.8	33.6	2.2	3.4	66.0	37.9	202	467
13	Bud Palmer B. Palmer	1,737	148	11.7	1.3	4.2	12.9	32.6	3.3	4.5	73.9	39.3	187	465
14	Belus Smawley B. Smawley	1,711	129	13.3	1.6	5.2	15.4	34.1	2.8	3.7	74.7	39.0	211	270
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,698	60	28.3	3.6	9.7	23.4	41.6	8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8	218	260
16	George Nostrand G. Nostrand	1,592	166	9.6	0.9	3.6	11.8	30.5	2.4	4.4	53.5	34.8	155	457
17	Kleggie Hermsen K. Hermsen	1,580	140	11.3	1.2	4.1	14.0	29.3	3.1	4.6	66.8	35.3	172	497
18	Mel Riebe M. Riebe	1,575	146	10.8	1.5	4.5	14.7	30.4	1.9	3.0	62.1	33.7	212	416
19	Johnny Norlander J. Norlander	1,539	168	9.2	1.1	3.3	10.1	32.7	2.6	3.7	68.5	39.0	180	348
20	Carl Braun C. Braun	1,481	104	14.2	2.3	5.5	16.9	32.7	3.2	4.4	71.6	37.7	234	246
21	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	1,408	146	9.6	2.3	3.6	12.6	28.3	2.5	3.6	69.8	34.1	340	386
22	John Mahnken J. Mahnken	1,407	165	8.5	1.3	3.4	13.5	25.5	1.6	2.5	64.4	29.1	216	547
23	Angelo Musi A. Musi	1,359	161	8.4	0.7	3.5	11.9	29.0	1.5	2.0	77.1	33.0	117	284
24	Bob Doll B. Doll	1,338	149	9.0	1.1	3.4	12.5	27.5	2.1	3.2	66.2	32.3	165	392
25	Ariel Maughan A. Maughan	1,312	156	8.4	1.0	3.2	11.8	27.6	1.9	2.9	66.4	32.3	162	403