most points scored before the year 1990

Before 1989-90, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted the most points, with 38,387 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored before the year 1990
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
3Elvin 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
4Oscar 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
5John 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
6Jerry 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
7Alex English
A. English
23,417
1,034
33.0
22.6
5.8
3.9
0.9
0.8
9.4
18.4
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
3.9
4.7
83.0
55.4
2.5
3.3
2.7
34,104
5,998
4,021
976
785
2,627
2,756
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
23,340
1,001
37.0
23.3
13.7
1.5
0.9
1.5
8.1
16.3
49.5
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.2
9.4
76.5
57.1
5.6
8.0
3.5
37,042
13,671
1,458
924
1,483
3,205
2,575
9Elgin 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
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
22,458
900
36.4
25.0
5.9
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.8
16.2
54.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.3
9.0
81.9
61.9
2.4
3.5
2.9
32,725
5,270
2,741
919
143
2,422
2,443
11Hal 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
12Walt 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
13Bob 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
14George 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
15Bob 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
16Gail 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
17Chet Walker
C. Walker
18,831
1,032
32.4
18.2
7.1
2.1
0.7
0.1
6.7
14.2
47.0
4.9
6.2
79.6
54.0
1.6
3.8
33,433
7,314
2,126
117
10
2,727
18Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
18,787
852
33.2
22.1
9.4
2.3
1.0
1.5
8.7
17.3
50.3
0.0
0.1
8.1
4.6
6.1
75.4
55.1
2.4
7.1
2.6
28,327
8,048
1,951
751
1,147
1,223
2,726
19Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
18,438
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
6.7
7.9
84.9
48.8
29,800
11,256
3,072
3,432
20Rick Barry
R. Barry
18,395
794
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
18,364
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
5,601
3,224
1,508
1,293
2,323
2,286
22Dave Bing
D. Bing
18,327
901
36.4
20.3
3.8
6.0
1.3
0.2
7.7
17.5
44.1
4.9
6.3
77.5
50.2
1.1
1.9
2.7
32,769
3,420
5,397
483
89
216
2,615
23World B. Free
W. B. Free
17,955
886
30.4
20.3
2.7
3.7
1.0
0.3
7.3
16.1
45.6
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.3
7.1
75.3
52.7
1.1
1.6
2.5
26,893
2,430
3,319
910
223
1,869
2,270
24Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
17,949
1,002
30.5
17.9
2.1
4.4
1.5
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.2
0.0
0.3
13.9
3.4
3.9
89.2
53.6
0.7
1.3
1.9
30,607
2,103
4,402
1,165
51
822
3,250
25Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
17,940
890
33.5
20.2
4.4
2.7
1.4
0.3
8.3
17.0
48.9
3.5
4.4
79.7
53.2
1.2
1.9
1.6
29,794
3,926
2,432
516
98
249
2,439

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