who scored the most points in the nba in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Dolph Schayes dropped the most points, with 13,298 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	13,298	696	36.7	19.1	13.3	3.1	6.0	15.7	38.0	7.2	8.5	83.9	49.1	20,784	8,413	2,177	2,453
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	11,944	615	38.4	19.4	5.9	7.4	6.9	18.6	37.0	5.7	6.9	81.6	44.9	20,986	3,644	4,544	1,579
3	Ed 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
4	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	11,122	484	39.5	23.0	8.9	2.3	7.8	18.5	42.2	7.4	9.1	80.8	51.1	16,559	4,300	1,111	1,859
5	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	10,319	579	33.5	17.8	4.0	3.1	6.6	15.6	42.2	4.6	5.3	88.2	49.6	18,339	2,308	1,811	1,644
6	Vern 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
7	Neil 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
8	Larry Foust L. Foust	9,216	620	31.8	14.9	10.8	1.8	5.0	12.5	40.2	4.9	6.6	73.2	48.3	17,565	6,703	1,117	2,297
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	8,894	357	37.4	24.9	15.7	2.6	8.6	20.5	42.1	7.7	10.2	75.4	49.9	13,345	5,593	929	1,063
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	8,458	379	34.4	22.3	13.4	2.7	7.8	19.5	40.1	6.7	8.5	78.4	48.0	8,350	4,167	1,027	1,602
11	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	8,409	630	31.9	13.3	11.9	1.8	4.2	10.4	40.3	4.9	6.3	77.6	50.4	15,813	6,684	1,145	1,959
12	Carl Braun C. Braun	8,184	567	32.5	14.4	3.7	4.0	5.2	13.2	39.1	4.1	5.0	81.7	46.8	16,263	1,873	2,269	1,713
13	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	7,932	621	35.3	12.8	9.3	2.0	4.7	13.4	35.2	3.4	4.8	70.6	41.3	19,917	5,225	1,271	2,148
14	George Yardley G. Yardley	7,590	399	33.5	19.0	9.1	1.7	6.6	16.0	41.6	5.8	7.4	77.4	49.5	13,365	3,641	693	1,199
15	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	7,527	423	30.3	17.8	10.9	1.6	7.1	16.3	43.6	3.6	4.9	72.8	48.2	12,814	4,612	679	1,420
16	Slater Martin S. Martin	6,940	681	36.9	10.2	3.4	4.2	3.7	10.0	36.4	2.9	3.8	76.4	43.5	20,133	2,115	2,830	2,064
17	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	6,721	633	33.1	10.6	9.2	2.8	4.4	10.7	41.6	1.7	2.5	69.5	45.1	16,479	5,186	1,749	1,927
18	Arnie Risen A. Risen	6,638	577	28.3	11.5	9.7	1.7	3.9	10.5	37.5	3.7	5.2	70.5	45.2	12,690	5,011	958	2,233
19	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	6,311	508	32.5	12.4	4.5	3.2	4.1	10.3	39.5	4.3	5.4	80.1	49.1	12,128	1,979	1,644	1,143
20	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	5,760	596	30.4	9.7	3.2	3.9	3.4	9.6	35.2	2.9	3.7	79.6	43.1	14,660	1,693	2,335	1,328
21	Bob Davies B. Davies	5,690	402	31.3	14.2	2.9	4.8	4.9	12.9	38.0	4.3	5.7	75.7	45.8	8,617	980	1,929	1,369
22	Ray Felix R. Felix	5,687	432	26.2	13.2	10.0	0.8	4.4	10.6	41.7	4.3	6.4	67.8	49.1	11,317	4,302	333	1,674
23	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	5,444	544	30.0	10.0	8.2	2.5	3.8	10.6	36.1	2.4	3.7	63.3	40.9	14,369	4,469	1,367	1,840
24	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	5,439	670	29.2	8.1	4.2	5.7	2.8	7.2	38.5	2.5	3.9	64.6	45.2	15,704	2,520	3,847	1,583
25	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