most points regular season and playoffs all-time before 2020

Before 2019-20, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted the most points in the regular-season and playoffs, with 44,149 points.

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most points by a player regular season and playoffs all-time before 2020
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
44,149
1,797
36.9
24.6
11.1
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.1
18.2
55.6
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.3
6.0
72.4
58.9
2.4
7.4
2.7
66,297
19,921
6,427
1,349
3,665
2,974
5,454
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
41,689
1,669
37.6
25.0
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.0
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.2
6.6
8.9
74.1
57.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
62,759
17,030
5,858
2,343
1,280
5,074
5,240
+3133
3LeBron James
L. James
39,454
1,437
39.2
27.5
7.7
7.2
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.8
50.2
1.5
4.3
34.1
6.1
8.3
73.7
58.5
1.3
6.4
3.5
56,285
11,002
10,349
2,356
1,153
5,029
2,776
+7533
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
39,283
1,566
36.6
25.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.8
19.6
44.7
1.4
4.1
33.0
6.2
7.4
83.4
54.8
1.1
4.1
3.0
57,278
8,166
7,346
2,254
784
4,657
4,013
+4708
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38,279
1,251
38.8
30.6
6.3
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.5
0.6
1.8
32.8
7.0
8.4
83.4
56.8
1.6
4.7
2.8
48,485
7,824
6,655
2,890
1,051
3,470
3,324
+1732
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
35,223
1,667
34.4
21.1
7.8
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.0
1.3
3.4
37.9
5.0
5.7
88.0
57.7
1.0
6.8
1.7
57,263
12,935
4,011
1,359
1,410
2,822
4,008
+6589
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35,026
1,205
46.0
29.1
23.1
4.4
11.7
21.8
53.8
5.7
11.2
50.5
54.5
55,418
27,837
5,316
2,487
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
33,846
1,423
35.1
23.8
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.2
9.4
16.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.5
52.3
58.2
3.6
7.4
2.8
50,016
15,607
3,608
856
3,191
3,959
4,915
+5525
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
31,668
1,643
34.5
19.3
10.9
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.5
14.8
50.5
0.0
0.1
17.2
4.3
6.2
69.5
55.0
2.8
8.1
2.4
56,738
17,950
4,989
1,193
3,588
4,014
4,005
+10000
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
30,701
1,383
36.1
22.2
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.9
17.2
51.4
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.5
6.3
71.2
55.5
3.3
7.9
3.0
49,971
15,369
3,516
2,407
4,302
4,091
4,945
+535
11John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
30,171
1,442
37.0
20.9
6.4
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.9
43.9
4.3
5.3
81.8
49.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
53,331
9,193
6,939
536
133
204
3,808
12Jerry West
J. West
29,649
1,085
39.5
27.3
5.7
6.6
2.5
0.7
9.8
20.7
47.3
7.7
9.5
81.2
54.9
0.9
2.8
42,892
6,231
7,208
81
23
2,886
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
29,577
1,513
34.4
19.5
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.4
14.5
44.3
1.6
4.4
36.7
5.1
6.4
80.9
56.6
0.8
4.8
2.6
52,109
8,512
5,287
1,956
850
4,008
4,190
+3505
14Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
29,507
1,399
38.7
21.1
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.5
18.7
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.2
66.8
49.2
3.2
7.9
2.4
54,160
17,523
2,583
961
1,993
1,482
4,571
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
29,486
1,423
34.3
20.7
12.3
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.2
14.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
10.3
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.7
5.1
7.2
3.0
48,867
17,507
1,932
1,173
1,884
4,019
3,320
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
28,672
1,605
34.7
17.9
10.1
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.6
49.5
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.4
2.2
7.9
2.2
55,701
16,196
5,916
2,037
2,223
3,521
3,992
+5211
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
28,620
1,126
42.2
25.4
7.4
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.0
18.7
48.3
7.3
8.7
83.9
56.3
1.0
2.9
47,559
8,382
10,656
92
8
3,198
18Reggie Miller
R. Miller
28,251
1,533
34.5
18.4
3.0
2.9
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.9
4.8
39.4
4.6
5.1
88.8
61.2
0.6
2.4
1.7
52,927
4,598
4,498
1,651
333
2,666
3,005
+2185
19Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
28,091
1,130
35.7
24.9
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.2
46.0
0.7
2.1
31.7
5.7
7.0
81.2
53.5
2.8
3.9
2.5
40,285
7,544
2,820
1,451
677
2,822
2,184
-398
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
27,628
1,322
34.6
20.9
9.9
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.0
0.0
0.1
18.2
4.5
6.1
73.8
54.9
2.3
7.5
2.9
45,801
13,042
2,490
1,258
3,197
3,882
4,556
+420
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
27,315
1,136
36.0
24.0
6.6
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.6
19.2
44.6
1.3
3.7
34.5
5.6
6.9
81.2
54.0
1.7
4.8
2.7
40,902
7,451
3,350
1,174
553
3,030
3,325
+1447
22Alex English
A. English
27,274
1,261
32.1
21.6
5.5
3.7
0.9
0.7
9.0
17.7
50.6
0.0
0.1
19.8
3.6
4.4
83.4
55.0
2.3
3.1
2.5
40,490
6,909
4,644
1,114
865
2,963
3,215
23Ray Allen
R. Allen
27,254
1,471
35.6
18.5
4.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
6.5
14.3
45.1
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.3
3.7
89.3
58.1
0.9
3.1
2.0
52,408
5,920
4,810
1,615
285
2,983
3,260
+4077
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
27,119
1,231
34.5
22.0
4.8
5.3
1.5
0.9
8.0
16.8
47.9
0.5
1.8
29.9
5.4
7.1
76.7
55.3
1.2
3.5
3.2
42,470
5,861
6,571
1,893
1,060
3,909
2,795
+3259
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
27,023
1,569
30.9
17.2
4.4
3.2
1.0
0.6
6.2
14.3
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.2
3.3
4.1
79.8
53.5
1.1
3.3
1.7
48,525
6,959
4,961
1,601
910
2,725
4,162
+1937

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