Before 1979-80, Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points, with 31,419 points.

Interpreted as:

most career points by a player before 1979-80

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,419	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0	5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	23,924	4,643				2,075
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,710	1,040	42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5	7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		43,886	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,395	1,270	36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9	4.2	5.2	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	46,471	8,007	6,114	476	117	204	3,281
4	Jerry West J. West	25,192	932	39.2	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7	9.7	20.4	47.4	7.7	9.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	2.8		36,571	5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23,149	846	40.0	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1	6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				33,863	11,463	3,650				2,596
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22,141	773	41.1	28.6	14.8	4.5	1.3	3.5	11.8	21.5	55.1	5.0	7.1	70.6	58.3	3.1	11.0	3.5	31,771	11,460	3,440	576	1,595	490	2,399
7	Hal Greer H. Greer	21,586	1,122	35.5	19.2	5.0	4.0			7.6	16.8	45.2	4.1	5.1	80.1	50.6				39,788	5,665	4,540				3,855
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	21,249	897	41.9	23.7	14.5	2.0	1.2	2.5	9.5	21.1	45.1	4.7	7.0	67.1	49.0	3.5	9.7	2.8	37,558	12,971	1,798	606	1,198	464	2,942
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	20,941	1,043	37.3	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6	4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		38,940	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20,880	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6	7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				30,690	12,849	2,369				2,529
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	19,181	1,031	32.5	18.6	3.2	4.7	1.3	0.2	7.2	15.8	45.6	4.2	5.2	80.7	51.4	1.1	1.6	2.5	33,527	3,279	4,805	545	72	390	2,775
12	Chet Walker C. Walker	18,831	1,032	32.4	18.2	7.1	2.1	0.7	0.1	6.7	14.2	47.0	4.9	6.2	79.6	54.0	1.6	3.8		33,433	7,314	2,126	117	10		2,727
13	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	18,438	996	34.4	18.5	12.1	3.1			5.9	15.5	38.0	6.7	7.9	84.9	48.8				29,800	11,256	3,072				3,432
14	Dave Bing D. Bing	18,327	901	36.4	20.3	3.8	6.0	1.3	0.2	7.7	17.5	44.1	4.9	6.3	77.5	50.2	1.1	1.9	2.7	32,769	3,420	5,397	483	89	216	2,615
15	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	17,940	890	33.5	20.2	4.4	2.7	1.4	0.3	8.3	17.0	48.9	3.5	4.4	79.7	53.2	1.2	1.9	1.6	29,794	3,926	2,432	516	98	249	2,439
16	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	17,772	1,077	35.3	16.5	4.7	6.7	1.3	0.2	5.7	13.3	43.2	5.0	6.5	77.4	51.1	0.8	2.0		38,064	5,030	7,211	174	26		3,285
17	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17,770	950	32.2	18.7	9.9	2.0			6.9	14.3	48.0	5.0	6.6	76.2	54.4				30,627	9,383	1,853				3,498
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	17,529	722	37.4	24.3	6.8	5.2	2.1	0.5	9.6	21.3	45.0	5.1	5.7	89.9	51.0	0.9	4.5	2.6	27,009	4,932	3,749	1,024	241	422	2,082
19	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	17,076	875	33.1	19.5	3.2	4.0	1.1	0.3	7.7	16.6	46.4	4.1	5.1	80.6	51.7	0.6	2.3	2.0	29,003	2,760	3,527	452	118	277	2,370
20	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	16,960	924	35.3	18.4	5.2	7.5			6.7	17.8	37.5	5.0	6.2	80.3	44.6				30,165	4,786	6,955				2,242
21	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	16,266	713	38.4	22.8	8.6	2.3			7.9	18.7	42.1	7.0	8.7	81.0	50.6				24,897	6,129	1,665				2,764
22	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	15,840	823	31.8	19.2	6.6	2.3			7.6	16.9	45.0	4.1	5.3	77.8	50.2				26,147	5,424	1,861				2,782
23	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	15,571	822	37.6	18.9	5.9	6.1	1.9	0.2	7.5	15.2	49.0	4.0	5.1	78.6	54.2	1.1	4.3	2.1	30,938	4,827	5,032	679	62	135	2,178
24	Sam Jones S. Jones	15,411	871	27.9	17.7	4.9	2.5			7.2	15.8	45.6	3.3	4.1	80.3	50.3				24,285	4,305	2,209				1,735
25	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	15,359	615	38.0	25.0	4.3	5.7	1.4	0.3	9.7	21.9	44.1	5.6	6.9	81.9	50.0	1.1	3.5	4.5	23,352	2,669	3,480	563	102	448	1,786