most points in nba history by player before 1996

Before 1995-96, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points, with 38,387 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
23,924
4,643
2,075
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
7Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25,389
984
36.5
25.8
6.8
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.7
20.8
46.4
0.6
2.0
32.2
5.8
7.2
81.2
53.8
2.8
4.0
2.6
35,916
6,696
2,542
1,335
610
2,511
1,942
9Jerry West
J. West
25,192
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
23,177
955
35.8
24.3
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23,149
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
11,463
3,650
2,596
12Robert Parish
R. Parish
22,883
1,494
29.6
15.3
9.6
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.3
11.7
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.7
72.2
57.2
3.0
6.6
2.2
44,212
14,323
2,129
1,192
2,288
3,105
4,323
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
21,998
684
38.8
32.2
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.4
0.4
1.4
30.7
7.6
9.0
84.5
58.6
1.7
4.6
3.0
26,510
4,336
4,025
1,845
697
2,041
1,991
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
21,791
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
15Hal Greer
H. Greer
21,586
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
5,665
4,540
3,855
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
21,237
816
37.6
26.0
10.9
3.0
1.4
0.9
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
25.9
6.7
9.3
72.1
58.1
2.8
8.1
3.2
30,688
8,929
2,470
1,166
700
2,632
2,751
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20,941
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
18Bob 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
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
20,708
791
33.5
26.2
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
20Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
20,024
1,094
30.9
18.3
6.1
2.1
0.8
0.6
6.7
14.4
46.9
0.2
0.7
30.5
4.6
5.7
80.7
54.2
1.8
4.3
2.3
33,829
6,687
2,279
882
627
2,539
3,726
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
19,904
828
37.7
24.0
12.4
2.6
1.9
3.6
9.5
18.5
51.6
0.0
0.1
17.8
4.9
6.9
71.0
55.8
3.8
8.5
3.2
31,184
10,239
2,135
1,581
2,983
2,622
3,204
22Bernard King
B. King
19,655
874
33.7
22.5
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.0
17.3
51.8
0.0
0.2
17.2
4.5
6.2
73.0
56.1
1.9
3.8
3.2
29,417
5,060
2,863
866
230
2,791
2,885
23Walter Davis
W. Davis
19,521
1,033
27.9
18.9
3.0
3.8
1.2
0.1
7.9
15.4
51.1
0.2
0.7
27.2
3.0
3.6
85.1
55.8
0.9
2.1
2.5
28,859
3,053
3,878
1,280
133
2,541
2,454
24Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
19,248
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
25Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
19,181
1,031
32.5
18.6
3.2
4.7
1.3
0.2
7.2
15.8
45.6
4.2
5.2
80.7
51.4
1.1
1.6
2.5
33,527
3,279
4,805
545
72
390
2,775
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