Before 1980-81, Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points, with 31,419 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored through 1980

	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	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
2	Oscar 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
3	John 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
4	Jerry 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
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24,175	855	40.8	28.3	14.4	4.5	1.2	3.5	11.7	21.0	55.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	6.9	71.1	58.7	3.0	10.6	3.5	34,914	12,346	3,811	657	1,875	787	2,615
6	Elgin 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
7	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
8	Hal 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
9	Walt 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
10	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
11	Gail 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
12	Chet 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
13	Dolph 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
14	Rick 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
15	Dave 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
16	Lou 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
17	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	17,772	1,077	35.3	16.5	4.7	6.7	1.3	0.2	5.7	13.3	43.2				5.0	6.5	77.4	51.1	0.8	2.0		38,064	5,030	7,211	174	26		3,285
18	Bailey 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
19	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	17,454	926	32.0	18.8	3.0	3.9	1.0	0.3	7.5	16.1	46.4	0.0	0.0		3.9	4.9	80.7	51.7	0.6	2.1	1.6	29,636	2,796	3,594	473	121	305	2,416
20	Bob 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
21	Paul 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
22	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	15,948	658	37.0	24.2	4.2	5.4	1.4	0.3	9.4	21.3	44.1	0.2	0.3	66.7	5.4	6.6	82.0	50.0	1.0	3.3	3.7	24,316	2,747	3,563	587	108	530	1,865
23	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	15,896	707	35.9	22.5	11.7	3.3	1.2	1.9	9.1	17.9	50.9	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.3	5.6	77.5	55.3	3.1	8.2	3.1	25,379	8,242	2,318	540	888	562	2,300
24	Jack 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
25	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	15,627	583	39.3	26.8	11.8	2.9	1.2	1.9	10.6	20.9	50.6	0.1	0.4	12.5	5.7	7.5	75.4	55.5	3.0	9.3	4.1	22,922	6,888	1,674	602	937	801	2,010