Before 1983-84, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points, with 31,419 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player until 1983

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29,810	1,090	39.6	27.3	13.2	4.1	1.1	3.2	11.3	20.2	55.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.7	71.7	59.2	2.8	9.4	3.2	43,121	14,418	4,508	840	2,480	1,466	3,303
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	26,911	1,222	40.1	22.0	13.1	1.9	1.0	2.1	8.9	19.5	45.3	0.0	0.1	15.6	4.3	6.4	67.0	49.2	3.3	8.4	2.6	49,006	16,019	2,327	848	1,743	1,276	4,070
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
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	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	18,270	887	33.9	20.6	10.4	3.2	1.1	1.6	8.3	16.2	51.1	0.0	0.0	20.0	4.0	5.2	77.0	55.6	2.6	7.0	2.6	30,096	9,243	2,821	719	1,049	949	2,820
17	Calvin 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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	16,887	687	36.4	24.6	10.7	2.6	1.1	1.7	9.7	19.2	50.5	0.0	0.2	9.7	5.2	6.9	75.1	55.2	2.7	8.2	3.2	25,008	7,361	1,775	681	1,026	952	2,310
24	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
25	Randy Smith R. Smith	16,262	976	32.2	16.7	3.7	4.6	1.7	0.1	6.8	14.6	47.0	0.1	0.3	15.5	3.0	3.8	78.1	51.3	1.1	2.4	2.4	31,444	3,597	4,487	1,403	57	1,158	2,556