most points scored in the nba until 1973

Before 1973-74, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points, with 31,419 points.

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most points by a player scored in the NBA until 1973
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt 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
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25,822
970
42.7
26.6
7.8
9.7
9.5
19.4
48.7
7.7
9.2
83.8
56.7
41,409
7,525
9,441
2,799
3Jerry West
J. West
24,563
901
39.5
27.3
5.8
6.7
9.7
20.5
47.4
7.8
9.5
81.3
55.1
35,604
5,260
6,032
2,355
4Elgin 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
5Hal 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
6Bob 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
7Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
19,924
965
37.8
20.6
14.0
2.4
7.8
15.1
51.8
5.1
8.0
63.3
55.6
36,486
13,496
2,355
3,302
8John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
19,100
875
36.5
21.8
6.9
4.8
8.6
19.9
43.4
4.6
5.7
80.5
48.8
31,940
6,008
4,229
2,257
9Dolph 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
10Bailey Howell
B. Howell
17,770
950
32.2
18.7
9.9
2.0
6.9
14.3
48.0
5.0
6.6
76.2
54.4
30,627
9,383
1,853
3,498
11Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16,960
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
4,786
6,955
2,242
12Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
16,266
713
38.4
22.8
8.6
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
6,129
1,665
2,764
13Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16,139
938
36.7
17.2
4.9
6.9
6.0
13.9
42.9
5.3
6.8
77.2
50.9
34,420
4,633
6,454
3,024
14Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
15,840
823
31.8
19.2
6.6
2.3
7.6
16.9
45.0
4.1
5.3
77.8
50.2
26,147
5,424
1,861
2,782
15Chet Walker
C. Walker
15,787
874
32.4
18.1
7.4
2.0
6.6
14.2
46.7
4.8
6.2
78.2
53.5
28,320
6,476
1,757
2,345
16Sam Jones
S. Jones
15,411
871
27.9
17.7
4.9
2.5
7.2
15.8
45.6
3.3
4.1
80.3
50.3
24,285
4,305
2,209
1,735
17Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
15,336
966
29.9
15.9
2.9
2.8
6.2
13.7
45.6
3.4
4.5
76.1
50.8
28,879
2,808
2,723
2,512
18Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
14,676
848
32.5
17.3
5.0
5.0
6.1
14.7
41.6
5.1
6.5
78.0
49.3
27,569
4,278
4,206
2,782
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
14,522
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
21,620
4,100
2,592
20Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
13,598
756
40.3
18.0
16.6
3.3
7.3
14.6
50.0
3.4
4.3
78.6
54.6
30,504
12,568
2,500
2,255
21Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
13,447
745
29.2
18.0
6.9
3.0
7.0
15.6
45.0
4.0
5.0
79.8
50.7
21,731
5,116
2,242
2,388
22Bob Boozer
B. Boozer
12,964
874
29.2
14.8
8.1
1.4
5.7
12.3
46.2
3.5
4.6
76.1
51.9
25,549
7,119
1,237
2,489
23Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
12,771
804
35.5
15.9
11.0
2.8
6.4
15.0
42.9
3.0
4.4
69.6
47.0
28,503
8,861
2,244
2,579
24Bill 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
25Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
12,480
905
30.7
13.8
11.2
2.2
5.4
13.0
41.8
2.9
4.1
72.3
46.7
27,784
10,092
2,004
2,287

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