nba most points before 1962

Before 1961-62, Dolph Schayes put up the most points, with 16,855 points.

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NBA most points by a player before 1962
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
16,855
850
36.9
19.8
13.1
3.2
6.3
16.4
38.2
7.3
8.6
84.7
49.1
26,532
10,332
2,729
3,012
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
14,777
766
37.4
19.3
5.6
7.6
6.9
18.7
37.2
5.4
6.7
81.0
44.6
26,042
4,327
5,846
1,921
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
14,560
635
38.8
22.9
8.8
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.3
7.1
8.8
81.0
50.8
22,112
5,602
1,464
2,457
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
12,896
505
38.2
25.5
16.5
2.9
8.9
20.9
42.7
7.6
10.2
74.9
50.2
19,268
8,354
1,448
1,484
5Bill 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
6Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
11,234
641
35.7
17.5
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
4,325
2,079
1,667
7Larry Foust
L. Foust
10,645
760
30.0
14.0
10.1
1.7
4.8
11.8
40.2
4.5
6.1
73.8
48.3
20,737
7,713
1,290
2,723
8Carl Braun
C. Braun
10,449
740
31.6
14.1
3.6
3.8
5.2
13.5
38.3
3.8
4.7
80.4
45.3
17,995
2,072
2,821
2,125
9Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
10,414
558
30.2
18.7
10.8
1.8
7.4
16.8
44.2
3.8
5.0
75.2
49.0
16,878
6,010
978
1,916
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
10,156
439
34.4
23.1
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
4,167
1,245
1,862
11Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
10,063
699
32.5
14.4
9.4
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.3
4.2
5.5
76.6
47.8
18,443
5,940
1,515
2,812
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
10,023
516
35.5
19.4
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
5,856
1,269
1,681
13Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
9,641
442
34.7
21.8
7.4
2.5
8.4
19.1
44.0
5.0
6.6
76.0
49.6
15,358
3,273
1,098
1,545
14Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
9,087
807
31.5
11.3
8.3
1.8
4.2
11.8
35.2
2.9
4.2
70.2
41.2
22,197
5,845
1,474
2,529
15George Yardley
G. Yardley
9,063
472
33.4
19.2
8.9
1.7
6.8
16.0
42.2
5.7
7.3
78.0
49.9
15,767
4,220
815
1,426
16Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
8,843
682
31.9
13.0
11.9
1.8
4.1
10.3
39.8
4.7
6.1
77.3
49.7
15,813
6,684
1,208
2,086
17Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
8,003
489
23.4
16.4
5.3
1.2
5.8
19.1
30.2
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
1,379
587
1,774
18Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
7,990
540
28.3
14.8
2.8
2.0
5.3
15.4
34.3
4.2
5.5
76.9
41.5
6,760
864
1,093
1,291
19Arnie Risen
A. Risen
7,633
637
28.3
12.0
9.7
1.7
4.1
10.8
38.1
3.8
5.4
69.9
45.6
12,690
5,011
1,058
2,449
20Gene Shue
G. Shue
7,432
494
34.3
15.0
4.4
3.5
5.5
13.7
39.8
4.1
5.0
82.5
47.2
16,944
2,198
1,734
944
21Slater Martin
S. Martin
7,337
745
35.9
9.8
3.4
4.2
3.5
9.7
36.4
2.8
3.7
76.2
43.6
21,889
2,302
3,160
2,238
22Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
7,146
514
31.0
13.9
11.1
1.7
5.4
13.2
40.8
3.1
4.4
70.9
45.8
15,937
5,723
850
1,340
23Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
7,030
361
31.5
19.5
9.0
3.3
7.4
16.5
44.7
4.7
6.0
78.4
50.8
11,362
3,255
1,186
1,263
24Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
6,924
568
32.5
12.2
4.5
3.2
4.0
10.2
39.3
4.2
5.2
80.2
48.9
12,128
1,979
1,830
1,275
25Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
6,843
356
31.2
19.2
10.0
2.0
7.5
18.8
40.0
4.2
5.4
76.6
45.3
11,121
3,574
718
1,384

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