most points all-time before 1966

Before 1965-66, Bob Pettit put up the most points, with 20,880 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player all-time before 1966
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob 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
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18,837
464
47.0
40.6
24.9
3.1
16.5
32.5
50.7
7.7
13.8
55.3
52.6
21,789
11,548
1,436
867
3Dolph 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
4Bob 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
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
15,297
750
33.6
20.4
7.0
2.4
8.0
17.8
45.0
4.4
5.6
77.7
50.2
25,204
5,256
1,801
2,660
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14,901
493
41.7
30.2
15.4
4.3
11.2
26.3
42.5
7.8
10.0
78.3
49.2
20,580
7,571
2,136
1,634
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
9Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
12,433
671
29.6
18.5
7.3
3.1
7.2
15.9
45.1
4.2
5.2
79.4
50.8
19,880
4,882
2,078
2,211
10Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
12,236
653
34.3
18.7
5.7
5.1
6.6
16.0
41.4
5.5
7.1
78.1
49.1
22,395
3,711
3,362
2,204
11Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
12,194
654
29.4
18.6
8.8
2.0
7.3
18.0
40.5
4.0
5.1
79.0
46.0
19,254
5,749
1,318
2,454
12Clyde 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
13Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
11,699
834
31.2
14.0
11.4
2.1
5.5
13.3
41.8
2.9
4.1
71.9
46.6
26,014
9,506
1,779
2,139
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
11,620
384
44.4
30.3
10.4
10.6
10.7
21.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.6
56.7
17,036
3,993
4,076
1,255
15Ed 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
16Larry 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
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
10,703
649
42.8
16.5
23.4
3.9
6.6
14.8
44.3
3.4
6.0
56.2
47.2
27,799
15,206
2,526
1,640
18Carl 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
19Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
10,545
645
29.7
16.3
9.6
1.6
6.5
16.0
40.6
3.3
4.1
81.3
45.9
19,187
6,189
1,040
2,019
20George 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
21Gene 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
22Vern 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
23Neil 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
24Bailey Howell
B. Howell
9,716
467
36.0
20.8
11.7
2.3
7.3
15.3
47.9
6.2
7.9
77.9
55.4
16,801
5,452
1,090
1,831
25Hal Greer
H. Greer
9,687
518
33.7
18.7
5.4
3.6
7.4
16.3
45.1
4.0
4.9
81.0
50.6
17,460
2,774
1,866
1,722

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