most points all-time before 1965

Before 1964-65, Bob Pettit put up the most points, with 19,756 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player all-time before 1965
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
19,756
742
39.0
26.6
16.5
3.0
9.4
21.5
43.6
7.9
10.4
75.8
51.1
28,936
12,228
2,241
2,362
2Dolph 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
3Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16,955
917
35.5
18.5
5.2
7.6
6.7
18.0
37.5
5.0
6.3
80.3
44.6
30,131
4,781
6,945
2,231
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16,303
391
47.3
41.7
25.3
3.0
16.8
33.2
50.6
8.0
14.2
56.8
52.8
18,488
9,875
1,186
721
5Paul 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
6Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
14,141
670
34.3
21.1
7.3
2.5
8.3
18.3
45.0
4.6
5.9
77.4
50.4
22,968
4,873
1,664
2,421
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12,892
419
41.8
30.8
15.8
4.4
11.4
26.4
43.0
8.1
10.3
78.2
49.7
17,524
6,621
1,856
1,399
8Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
12,665
711
32.0
17.8
3.9
3.0
6.7
15.7
42.6
4.4
5.0
88.3
49.7
21,793
2,793
2,101
1,925
9Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
11,947
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
19,075
6,663
1,097
2,289
10Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
11,433
594
30.5
19.2
7.8
3.3
7.5
16.5
45.2
4.3
5.5
79.4
51.0
18,141
4,606
1,942
2,029
11Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
11,415
596
34.8
19.2
6.0
5.2
6.7
16.4
41.2
5.7
7.2
78.2
48.9
20,717
3,562
3,091
2,011
12Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
11,282
587
29.9
19.2
9.1
2.0
7.5
18.5
40.7
4.2
5.3
78.9
46.2
17,548
5,350
1,161
2,202
13Ed 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
14Larry Foust
L. Foust
11,198
817
29.2
13.7
9.8
1.7
4.7
11.5
40.5
4.4
5.9
74.1
48.5
21,890
8,041
1,368
2,909
15Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
11,045
754
32.1
14.6
11.9
2.1
5.8
13.7
42.1
3.1
4.3
72.1
46.9
24,204
8,955
1,582
2,007
16Carl Braun
C. Braun
10,625
788
29.8
13.5
3.4
3.7
5.0
13.0
38.3
3.6
4.4
80.4
45.2
18,409
2,122
2,892
2,174
17George 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
18Gene Shue
G. Shue
10,068
699
33.4
14.4
4.1
3.7
5.3
13.4
39.6
3.8
4.7
80.6
46.5
23,338
2,855
2,608
1,405
19Vern 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
20Neil 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
21Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
9,798
574
30.9
17.1
10.2
1.7
6.8
16.6
40.8
3.5
4.3
81.3
46.1
17,722
5,853
968
1,794
22Bill Russell
B. Russell
9,601
571
42.6
16.8
23.3
3.7
6.7
15.1
44.3
3.4
6.1
56.1
47.2
24,333
13,328
2,116
1,436
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9,341
309
44.1
30.2
10.7
10.4
10.6
21.8
48.7
9.0
10.9
82.3
56.8
13,615
3,319
3,215
1,050
24Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
9,280
845
30.5
11.0
8.1
1.8
4.1
11.6
35.2
2.9
4.1
70.0
41.1
22,665
5,999
1,502
2,591
25George Yardley
G. Yardley
9,063
472
33.4
19.2
8.9
1.7
6.8
16.0
42.2
5.7
7.3
78.0
49.9
15,767
4,220
815
1,426

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