Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, Joe Fulks dropped the most points in a decade, with 3,898 points in the 1940s.

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NBA most points by a player in 1940s decade

	NAME	PTS	DECADE	GP	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	AST	PF
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3,898	1940s	163	23.9	0.8	8.2	27.6	29.5	7.6	10.0	76.0	37.3	125	623
2	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	3,081	1940s	167	18.4	1.3	6.8	20.3	33.4	4.9	6.1	79.4	40.1	218	402
3	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	2,707	1940s	160	16.9	1.8	6.1	16.8	36.4	4.7	6.9	68.5	42.7	280	649
4	Bob Feerick B. Feerick	2,453	1940s	161	15.2	1.9	5.6	15.4	36.5	4.0	5.0	80.6	43.4	313	452
5	John Logan J. Logan	2,217	1940s	166	13.4	2.5	4.8	15.6	30.6	3.8	5.0	76.2	37.5	416	468
6	Stan Miasek S. Miasek	2,062	1940s	166	12.4	1.1	4.6	15.1	30.4	3.2	5.5	58.8	35.4	181	608
7	Kenny Sailors K. Sailors	2,000	1940s	159	12.6	2.5	4.7	14.7	31.9	3.2	4.6	70.2	37.7	402	578
8	Ernie Calverley E. Calverley	1,961	1940s	165	11.9	3.5	4.6	16.0	29.1	2.6	3.7	70.7	33.8	572	542
9	Bones McKinney B. McKinney	1,903	1940s	158	12.0	1.4	4.6	15.6	29.2	2.9	4.3	68.4	34.4	219	554
10	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	1,855	1940s	153	12.1	1.4	4.7	15.7	29.8	2.8	3.5	78.0	35.1	216	462
11	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	1,843	1940s	167	11.0	1.1	3.8	13.0	29.4	3.4	5.5	61.6	35.8	191	462
12	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	1,785	1940s	165	10.8	1.2	4.3	12.8	33.6	2.2	3.4	66.0	37.9	202	467
13	Bud Palmer B. Palmer	1,737	1940s	148	11.7	1.3	4.2	12.9	32.6	3.3	4.5	73.9	39.3	187	465
14	Belus Smawley B. Smawley	1,711	1940s	129	13.3	1.6	5.2	15.4	34.1	2.8	3.7	74.7	39.0	211	270
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,698	1940s	60	28.3	3.6	9.7	23.4	41.6	8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8	218	260
16	George Nostrand G. Nostrand	1,592	1940s	166	9.6	0.9	3.6	11.8	30.5	2.4	4.4	53.5	34.8	155	457
17	Kleggie Hermsen K. Hermsen	1,580	1940s	140	11.3	1.2	4.1	14.0	29.3	3.1	4.6	66.8	35.3	172	497
18	Mel Riebe M. Riebe	1,575	1940s	146	10.8	1.5	4.5	14.7	30.4	1.9	3.0	62.1	33.7	212	416
19	Johnny Norlander J. Norlander	1,539	1940s	168	9.2	1.1	3.3	10.1	32.7	2.6	3.7	68.5	39.0	180	348
20	Carl Braun C. Braun	1,481	1940s	104	14.2	2.3	5.5	16.9	32.7	3.2	4.4	71.6	37.7	234	246
21	Howie Dallmar H. Dallmar	1,408	1940s	146	9.6	2.3	3.6	12.6	28.3	2.5	3.6	69.8	34.1	340	386
22	John Mahnken J. Mahnken	1,407	1940s	165	8.5	1.3	3.4	13.5	25.5	1.6	2.5	64.4	29.1	216	547
23	Angelo Musi A. Musi	1,359	1940s	161	8.4	0.7	3.5	11.9	29.0	1.5	2.0	77.1	33.0	117	284
24	Bob Doll B. Doll	1,338	1940s	149	9.0	1.1	3.4	12.5	27.5	2.1	3.2	66.2	32.3	165	392
25	Ariel Maughan A. Maughan	1,312	1940s	156	8.4	1.0	3.2	11.8	27.6	1.9	2.9	66.4	32.3	162	403