Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points by a player in his first 12 seasons, with 29,122 points.

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most points by a player in first 12 seasons

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29,122	881	46.4	33.1	23.6	4.5			13.3	25.1	53.1				6.4	12.4	51.5	54.1				40,848	20,826	3,949				1,688
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26,920	848	38.6	31.7	6.3	5.6	2.6	0.9	11.9	23.3	50.9	0.6	1.8	34.0	7.4	8.7	84.3	58.4	1.7	4.7	2.8	32,706	5,361	4,729	2,165	783	2,404	2,342	+818
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26,270	935	40.5	28.1	14.1	4.4	1.2	3.4	11.6	20.8	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.9	71.5	58.9	2.9	10.3	3.4	37,890	13,167	4,083	716	2,103	1,036	2,859
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	25,592	980	37.6	26.1	10.8	3.2	1.4	0.8	9.7	18.4	52.7	0.1	0.3	26.8	6.6	9.2	72.4	58.2	2.7	8.0	3.1	36,799	10,542	3,183	1,417	804	3,064	3,213	+768
5	LeBron James L. James	24,913	911	39.3	27.3	7.1	6.9	1.7	0.8	9.8	19.8	49.6	1.4	4.0	34.2	6.3	8.5	74.5	58.1	1.2	6.0	3.4	35,769	6,502	6,301	1,553	724	3,067	1,700	+5078
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	24,692	897	43.1	27.5	8.0	9.9			9.7	19.9	48.8				8.1	9.6	83.7	57.0				38,672	7,165	8,890				2,632
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	24,019	907	36.9	26.5	6.9	2.6	1.4	0.7	9.9	21.3	46.7	0.6	1.9	31.1	6.0	7.4	81.3	53.9	2.9	4.1	2.6	33,493	6,295	2,376	1,274	596	2,338	1,812
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	23,108	978	41.7	23.6	14.2	2.0	1.2	2.4	9.5	21.1	45.1	0.0	0.2	23.1	4.6	6.9	67.3	49.1	3.5	9.4	2.8	40,741	13,867	1,927	668	1,387	679	3,251
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23,023	835	40.2	27.6	13.6	4.3			10.4	24.0	43.1				6.9	8.8	78.0	49.4				33,567	11,395	3,630				2,570
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22,988	829	41.8	27.7	3.8	6.3	2.3	0.2	9.6	22.6	42.6	1.2	3.9	31.4	7.2	9.3	78.0	51.9	0.8	2.9	3.7	34,626	3,142	5,228	1,876	156	3,052	1,643	+888
11	Jerry West J. West	22,988	832	39.8	27.6	6.0	6.5			9.8	20.7	47.4				8.0	9.8	81.3	55.2				33,144	4,971	5,425				2,217
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22,940	849	36.9	27.0	7.1	4.1	1.1	1.1	9.2	18.7	49.3	1.8	4.9	38.1	6.8	7.7	88.3	61.3	0.7	6.3	3.1	31,305	5,992	3,486	948	941	2,653	1,618	+3678
13	James Harden J. Harden	22,045	877	34.4	25.1	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.5	7.4	16.7	44.4	2.8	7.7	36.3	7.5	8.7	85.8	61.1	0.8	4.7	3.7	30,198	4,794	5,730	1,367	476	3,255	2,303	+3525
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21,914	809	37.7	27.1	12.1	2.9	0.7	2.6	10.7	18.6	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.7	10.5	53.7	58.4	3.9	8.1	2.9	30,493	9,781	2,309	560	2,102	2,334	2,745	+3677
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21,840	900	37.8	24.3	12.2	2.7	1.9	3.5	9.6	18.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	18.4	5.0	7.0	71.1	55.8	3.7	8.5	3.2	33,981	11,023	2,392	1,694	3,190	2,869	3,446
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	21,703	920	37.1	23.6	13.8	1.5	0.9	1.5	8.2	16.5	49.5	0.0	0.1	7.3	7.2	9.4	76.3	57.0	5.7	8.1	3.5	34,164	12,715	1,346	845	1,383	2,960	2,421
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21,619	866	36.5	25.0	5.3	4.6	1.5	0.6	8.6	19.0	45.3	1.3	3.7	34.0	6.5	7.7	83.9	55.7	1.2	4.1	2.9	31,571	4,590	4,002	1,321	507	2,542	2,338	+3229
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	21,539	913	36.6	23.6	10.4	2.1	1.1	2.8	9.3	18.0	51.3	0.0	0.1	16.4	5.1	6.8	74.5	56.1	2.5	7.9	3.3	33,403	9,513	1,959	979	2,516	3,003	3,301	+315
19	Alex English A. English	21,242	952	32.7	22.3	6.0	3.8	1.0	0.8	9.2	18.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.3	3.9	4.7	82.7	55.7	2.5	3.4	2.7	31,114	5,672	3,638	910	773	2,429	2,582
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	21,151	842	36.2	25.1	4.2	6.7	1.0	0.3	8.1	18.5	43.8	3.1	8.4	37.1	5.8	6.5	89.7	58.8	0.6	3.6	2.8	30,519	3,573	5,659	804	257	2,379	1,611	+2362
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	21,111	920	36.7	22.9	8.5	2.7	0.9	1.0	8.0	16.9	47.3	1.2	3.2	38.0	5.7	6.6	87.6	58.0	1.2	7.2	1.9	33,731	7,802	2,465	846	936	1,767	2,386	+4997
22	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	21,058	827	36.6	25.5	6.0	3.1	1.1	0.2	9.0	16.5	54.6	0.0	0.1	17.1	7.4	9.1	82.0	62.2	2.4	3.6	3.0	30,303	4,953	2,570	876	130	2,259	2,257
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	20,924	830	36.5	25.2	6.6	3.1	1.1	0.5	9.0	19.7	45.5	1.1	3.2	34.5	6.2	7.6	81.1	54.6	1.9	4.6	2.9	30,266	5,437	2,545	908	399	2,396	2,455	+1679
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	20,883	852	38.5	24.5	10.0	6.3	1.8	0.8	9.7	19.5	49.7	0.7	1.9	37.3	4.5	5.1	88.4	56.5	2.0	8.0	3.2	32,781	8,540	5,389	1,514	722	2,691	2,197
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20,880	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				30,690	12,849	2,369				2,529