most career points before 2015-16

Before 2015-16, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted the most points, with 38,387 points.

Interpreted as:
most career points by a player before 2015-16
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32,482
1,280
36.5
25.4
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.6
45.1
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.4
7.6
83.7
55.3
1.1
4.2
3.0
46,774
6,800
6,122
1,882
627
3,881
3,238
+4724
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
5Wilt 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
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28,119
1,265
35.5
22.2
7.9
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.8
16.5
47.5
1.2
3.3
38.3
5.3
6.1
87.9
58.1
1.1
6.9
1.8
44,885
10,051
3,282
1,076
1,128
2,290
3,105
+6420
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
11Oscar 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
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
13John 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
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25,974
1,331
34.4
19.5
11.0
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.1
18.1
4.4
6.3
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.2
2.5
45,832
14,644
4,062
978
2,942
3,291
3,179
+8484
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25,949
1,424
35.0
18.2
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.8
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.4
4.3
79.0
54.6
2.2
7.9
2.2
49,862
14,512
5,383
1,831
2,027
3,163
3,491
+4857
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
25,899
1,250
35.5
20.7
5.8
3.7
1.4
0.6
6.8
15.2
44.7
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.5
6.8
80.6
57.0
0.9
5.0
2.8
44,372
7,293
4,627
1,715
723
3,458
3,474
+3261
17Alex English
A. English
25,613
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
18Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25,279
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
19Jerry 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
20LeBron James
L. James
24,913
911
39.3
27.3
7.1
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.8
19.8
49.6
1.4
4.0
34.2
6.3
8.5
74.5
58.1
1.2
6.0
3.4
35,769
6,502
6,301
1,553
724
3,067
1,700
+5078
21Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
24,815
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
22Ray Allen
R. Allen
24,505
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,368
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,757
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
23,574
1,214
33.2
19.4
4.8
3.6
1.1
0.6
7.0
16.0
44.0
1.5
4.1
37.4
3.8
4.7
79.9
53.6
1.3
3.5
2.0
40,331
5,767
4,321
1,323
758
2,388
3,404
+2063

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