Before 1960-61, Dolph Schayes dropped the most points, with 14,987 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player ever before 1961

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	14,987	771	36.7	19.4	13.3	3.2	6.1	16.0	38.3	7.2	8.5	84.4	49.2	23,525	9,372	2,433	2,716
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	13,399	690	38.0	19.4	5.8	7.6	7.0	18.7	37.2	5.5	6.8	81.3	44.8	23,574	3,996	5,259	1,725
3	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	12,728	556	39.1	22.9	8.9	2.3	7.9	18.6	42.3	7.2	8.9	80.7	50.9	19,177	4,921	1,276	2,122
4	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	11,689	650	32.7	18.0	4.0	3.0	6.7	15.8	42.6	4.5	5.1	88.1	49.8	20,255	2,570	1,955	1,798
5	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	11,234	641	35.7	17.5	7.5	3.2	5.8	13.4	43.6	5.9	7.7	76.1	52.2	18,071	4,325	2,079	1,667
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	10,776	429	37.9	25.1	15.9	2.8	8.7	20.6	42.4	7.6	10.1	75.4	50.1	16,241	6,814	1,186	1,267
7	Carl Braun C. Braun	10,364	725	32.1	14.3	3.7	3.8	5.2	13.7	38.3	3.8	4.7	80.5	45.3	17,777	2,041	2,773	2,096
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	10,156	439	34.4	23.1	13.4	2.8	8.1	20.0	40.4	7.0	8.9	78.2	48.3	8,350	4,167	1,245	1,862
9	Larry Foust L. Foust	10,093	692	31.3	14.6	10.6	1.8	4.9	12.3	40.2	4.7	6.4	73.6	48.3	19,529	7,324	1,213	2,538
10	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	10,063	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
11	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	10,023	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	44.4	6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4	18,298	5,856	1,269	1,681
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	9,063	472	33.4	19.2	8.9	1.7	6.8	16.0	42.2	5.7	7.3	78.0	49.9	15,767	4,220	815	1,426
13	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	8,943	491	30.1	18.2	10.9	1.6	7.2	16.4	44.1	3.7	5.0	74.2	48.8	14,767	5,333	806	1,668
14	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	8,843	682	31.9	13.0	11.9	1.8	4.1	10.3	39.8	4.7	6.1	77.3	49.7	15,813	6,684	1,208	2,086
15	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	8,622	739	33.3	11.7	8.8	1.9	4.3	12.2	35.3	3.0	4.3	70.3	41.3	21,186	5,583	1,400	2,381
16	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	8,003	489	23.4	16.4	5.3	1.2	5.8	19.1	30.2	4.8	6.3	76.6	37.4	4,490	1,379	587	1,774
17	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	7,990	540	28.3	14.8	2.8	2.0	5.3	15.4	34.3	4.2	5.5	76.9	41.5	6,760	864	1,093	1,291
18	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	7,644	363	34.3	21.1	7.2	2.4	8.0	18.7	42.9	5.0	6.5	76.7	48.8	12,438	2,601	873	1,266
19	Arnie Risen A. Risen	7,633	637	28.3	12.0	9.7	1.7	4.1	10.8	38.1	3.8	5.4	69.9	45.6	12,690	5,011	1,058	2,449
20	Slater Martin S. Martin	7,337	745	35.9	9.8	3.4	4.2	3.5	9.7	36.4	2.8	3.7	76.2	43.6	21,889	2,302	3,160	2,238
21	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	6,924	568	32.5	12.2	4.5	3.2	4.0	10.2	39.3	4.2	5.2	80.2	48.9	12,128	1,979	1,830	1,275
22	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	6,721	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
23	Bob Davies B. Davies	6,594	462	31.3	14.3	2.9	4.9	5.0	13.1	37.8	4.4	5.7	75.9	45.6	8,617	980	2,250	1,566
24	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	6,384	701	32.2	9.1	4.4	5.4	3.3	9.0	36.8	2.5	3.6	69.5	43.0	15,378	2,395	3,759	1,925
25	Red Rocha R. Rocha	6,362	586	29.9	10.9	6.6	2.0	3.9	10.5	37.0	3.1	4.1	75.9	44.1	10,507	2,747	1,153	2,113