Before 1957-58, George Mikan posted the most points, with 10,156 points.

Interpreted as:

top 100 in points by a player through 1957

	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	10,150	555	38.0	18.3	7.8	3.5	6.0	13.8	43.8	6.2	8.2	76.5	52.7	15,967	3,807	1,923	1,491
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	9,973	552	36.1	18.1	13.2	3.2	5.6	14.8	37.6	6.9	8.4	82.6	48.9	15,221	6,429	1,775	1,929
4	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	9,480	485	39.3	19.5	6.1	7.3	6.8	18.4	37.1	5.9	7.3	80.8	45.2	16,361	2,963	3,524	1,308
5	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	8,458	417	37.2	20.3	11.8	2.6	6.7	14.8	45.0	7.0	9.2	76.1	53.9	15,497	4,927	1,082	1,398
6	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
7	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
8	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	7,865	346	40.5	22.7	9.1	2.5	7.7	18.0	42.6	7.4	9.1	80.7	51.5	11,383	3,160	857	1,360
9	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	7,823	555	32.9	14.1	9.4	2.1	5.0	12.3	40.3	4.2	5.5	75.9	47.8	13,914	4,565	1,190	2,267
10	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	7,771	610	32.6	12.7	12.1	1.8	4.0	10.1	40.1	4.6	6.0	77.2	50.0	13,823	5,935	1,122	1,869
11	Carl Braun C. Braun	7,738	528	33.1	14.7	3.6	3.3	5.3	14.3	37.0	4.1	5.1	79.5	44.2	11,829	1,292	1,761	1,598
12	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	7,451	444	33.3	16.8	3.9	3.3	6.1	14.4	42.4	4.6	5.3	87.2	50.3	13,743	1,721	1,465	1,315
13	Arnie Risen A. Risen	7,251	574	30.0	12.6	10.3	1.8	4.3	11.2	38.4	4.0	5.7	70.0	45.9	11,571	4,651	1,008	2,254
14	Larry Foust L. Foust	7,124	476	32.9	15.0	10.9	1.9	5.1	12.5	40.4	4.8	6.7	72.4	48.3	13,432	5,200	918	1,765
15	Bobby 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
16	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
17	Red Rocha R. Rocha	6,362	586	29.9	10.9	6.6	2.0	3.9	10.5	37.0	3.1	4.1	75.9	44.1	10,507	2,747	1,153	2,113
18	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	6,175	561	35.1	11.0	9.5	2.9	4.6	11.1	41.6	1.8	2.6	70.0	45.1	14,973	4,701	1,632	1,758
19	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	6,148	631	34.8	9.7	4.7	5.8	3.5	9.6	36.8	2.7	3.8	69.9	43.2	14,214	2,237	3,638	1,804
20	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	6,090	522	36.6	11.7	9.3	1.9	4.3	12.1	35.4	3.1	4.5	68.6	41.4	15,358	3,904	1,016	1,736
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Slater Martin S. Martin	5,531	550	37.4	10.1	3.4	4.1	3.6	9.8	37.0	2.8	3.7	76.5	44.2	15,531	1,634	2,276	1,647
25	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	5,479	533	34.2	10.3	3.4	4.2	3.6	10.1	35.1	3.2	4.0	78.9	43.2	13,631	1,547	2,212	1,249