Before 1961-62, Dolph Schayes posted the most points, with 16,855 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player ever before 1962

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	16,855	850	36.9	19.8	13.1	3.2	6.3	16.4	38.2	7.3	8.6	84.7	49.1	26,532	10,332	2,729	3,012
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14,777	766	37.4	19.3	5.6	7.6	6.9	18.7	37.2	5.4	6.7	81.0	44.6	26,042	4,327	5,846	1,921
3	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	14,560	635	38.8	22.9	8.8	2.3	7.9	18.7	42.3	7.1	8.8	81.0	50.8	22,112	5,602	1,464	2,457
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	12,896	505	38.2	25.5	16.5	2.9	8.9	20.9	42.7	7.6	10.2	74.9	50.2	19,268	8,354	1,448	1,484
5	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	12,665	711	32.0	17.8	3.9	3.0	6.7	15.7	42.6	4.4	5.0	88.3	49.7	21,793	2,793	2,101	1,925
6	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
7	Larry Foust L. Foust	10,645	760	30.0	14.0	10.1	1.7	4.8	11.8	40.2	4.5	6.1	73.8	48.3	20,737	7,713	1,290	2,723
8	Carl Braun C. Braun	10,449	740	31.6	14.1	3.6	3.8	5.2	13.5	38.3	3.8	4.7	80.4	45.3	17,995	2,072	2,821	2,125
9	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	10,414	558	30.2	18.7	10.8	1.8	7.4	16.8	44.2	3.8	5.0	75.2	49.0	16,878	6,010	978	1,916
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	9,641	442	34.7	21.8	7.4	2.5	8.4	19.1	44.0	5.0	6.6	76.0	49.6	15,358	3,273	1,098	1,545
14	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	9,087	807	31.5	11.3	8.3	1.8	4.2	11.8	35.2	2.9	4.2	70.2	41.2	22,197	5,845	1,474	2,529
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
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	Gene Shue G. Shue	7,432	494	34.3	15.0	4.4	3.5	5.5	13.7	39.8	4.1	5.0	82.5	47.2	16,944	2,198	1,734	944
21	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
22	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	7,146	514	31.0	13.9	11.1	1.7	5.4	13.2	40.8	3.1	4.4	70.9	45.8	15,937	5,723	850	1,340
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	7,030	361	31.5	19.5	9.0	3.3	7.4	16.5	44.7	4.7	6.0	78.4	50.8	11,362	3,255	1,186	1,263
24	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
25	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	6,843	356	31.2	19.2	10.0	2.0	7.5	18.8	40.0	4.2	5.4	76.6	45.3	11,121	3,574	718	1,384