Before 1956-57, George Mikan had the most points, with 10,156 points.

Interpreted as:

top 100 in points by a player through 1956

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	George 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
2	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	8,963	483	38.5	18.6	8.1	3.6	6.1	13.8	44.1	6.4	8.4	76.7	53.2	13,385	3,367	1,721	1,285
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	8,356	480	35.3	17.4	13.0	3.2	5.4	14.3	37.6	6.7	8.2	81.2	48.6	12,370	5,421	1,546	1,710
4	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	8,161	421	39.8	19.4	6.3	7.2	6.7	18.2	36.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	45.3	13,997	2,654	3,046	1,174
5	Joe 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
6	Max 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
7	Arnie Risen A. Risen	6,907	531	31.0	13.0	10.7	1.8	4.4	11.6	38.4	4.1	5.9	70.1	45.9	10,636	4,365	955	2,091
8	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	6,883	348	37.3	19.8	11.7	2.5	6.5	14.4	45.1	6.8	9.1	74.8	53.8	12,966	4,072	879	1,167
9	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	6,842	547	34.0	12.5	4.7	3.3	4.1	10.5	39.3	4.3	5.4	80.3	48.8	11,969	1,954	1,821	1,255
10	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	6,837	483	33.4	14.2	9.5	2.2	5.0	12.4	40.7	4.1	5.4	75.1	47.9	11,716	3,935	1,069	1,955
11	Carl Braun C. Braun	6,737	456	33.3	14.8	3.6	3.3	5.3	14.4	36.8	4.2	5.2	79.3	44.2	9,484	1,033	1,505	1,403
12	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	6,692	538	33.8	12.4	12.5	1.9	4.0	9.9	40.0	4.5	5.9	76.7	49.7	11,880	5,210	1,037	1,667
13	Bob Davies B. Davies	6,594	462	31.3	14.3	2.9	4.9	5.0	13.1	37.8	4.4	5.7	75.9	45.6	8,617	980	2,250	1,566
14	Larry Foust L. Foust	6,365	415	34.3	15.3	11.2	2.0	5.2	12.9	40.5	4.9	6.7	72.4	48.3	11,899	4,645	847	1,544
15	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	6,048	275	41.0	22.0	9.5	2.6	7.4	17.4	42.7	7.1	8.9	80.0	51.6	8,616	2,599	707	1,086
16	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	6,038	377	32.8	16.0	3.8	3.3	5.8	13.6	42.6	4.4	5.1	86.5	50.5	11,340	1,435	1,229	1,127
17	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	6,014	534	26.4	11.3	2.7	2.6	4.0	12.5	32.1	3.3	4.0	81.8	39.6	6,573	857	1,406	1,482
18	Red Rocha R. Rocha	5,981	514	33.5	11.6	7.2	2.1	4.2	11.2	37.1	3.3	4.4	75.9	44.3	9,353	2,475	1,072	1,951
19	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	5,859	598	22.9	9.8	6.2	1.6	3.6	10.4	35.1	2.5	3.7	67.8	40.8	7,036	2,294	940	1,843
20	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	5,850	564	37.4	10.4	5.1	6.2	3.8	10.2	36.8	2.9	4.1	70.2	43.2	12,738	2,056	3,470	1,683
21	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	5,762	438	35.4	13.2	7.8	3.2	5.2	14.6	36.0	2.7	3.5	75.0	40.8	9,391	2,487	1,417	1,145
22	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	5,420	489	36.2	11.1	9.6	3.0	4.6	11.1	41.7	1.8	2.6	69.2	45.2	12,828	4,056	1,473	1,523
23	Frankie Brian F. Brian	5,379	438	24.9	12.3	2.4	2.6	4.0	11.9	34.0	4.2	5.1	82.1	43.5	7,616	903	1,138	1,127
24	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	5,092	468	37.2	10.9	3.7	4.3	3.8	10.6	35.4	3.4	4.3	78.7	43.5	12,396	1,417	2,019	1,158
25	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	5,058	450	36.9	11.2	9.5	1.9	4.1	11.6	35.5	3.0	4.5	67.1	41.5	12,857	3,290	876	1,492