most points all-time until january 1, 1996

Before January 2, 1996, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points, with 38,387 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player all-time until january 1, 1996

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38,387	1,560		24.6	11.2				10.2			0.0	0.0	5.9	4.3	6.0	72.1						17,442
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31,422	1,045		30.1	22.9				12.1						5.8	11.4	51.1						23,922
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	27,405	1,329		20.6	12.2				7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0			6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9					16,212
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27,311	1,303		21.0					8.4			0.0			4.1	6.1	67.0
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26,714	1,040		25.7				0.1	9.1						7.4	8.8	83.8									4
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26,396	1,270		20.8					8.3						4.2	5.2	81.5
7	Alex English A. English	25,613	1,193		21.5					8.9			0.0			3.6	4.3	83.2
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	25,387	984	36.5	25.8	6.8	2.6			9.7	20.8	46.4	0.6			5.8	7.2	81.2	53.8				35,916	6,696	2,540				1,942
9	Jerry West J. West	25,196	932		27.0					9.7						7.7	9.4	81.4
10	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	23,177	955		24.3					8.6			0.0			7.2	8.7	81.8
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23,136	846		27.3					10.3						6.8	8.7	78.1
12	Robert Parish R. Parish	22,932	1,519	29.2	15.1	9.5	1.4			6.2	11.6	53.7	0.0			2.7	3.7	72.2	57.2				44,421	14,383	2,139				4,334
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22,839	712	38.8	32.1	6.3	5.8	2.7	1.0	12.0	23.4	51.3	0.5	1.5	31.0	7.6	9.0	84.5	58.6	1.7	4.6	3.0	27,591	4,498	4,155	1,913	708	2,108	2,069
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	22,002	845	37.6	26.0	10.9	3.1	1.4	0.9	9.6	18.3	52.6	0.1	0.2	27.1	6.7	9.3	72.3	58.1	2.8	8.1	3.2	31,784	9,222	2,600	1,212	723	2,704	2,851
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	21,791	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3			9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7			4.4	5.0	88.5	56.4				34,439	8,974	5,695				2,279
16	Hal Greer H. Greer	21,588	1,122		19.2					7.6						4.1	5.1	80.1
17	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	20,941	1,043		20.1					7.6						4.9	7.7	63.3
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20,880	792		26.4					9.3						7.8	10.2	76.2
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	20,708	791	33.6	26.2	4.6	2.8	1.2	0.8	10.2	19.9	51.1	0.1	0.5	29.8	5.7	6.8	84.4	57.2				26,556	3,606	2,211	937	660		2,332
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	20,635	858	37.7	24.1	12.3	2.6	1.9	3.6	9.5	18.5	51.5	0.0	0.1	19.5	4.9	7.0	70.9	55.7	3.8	8.5	3.2	32,315	10,573	2,236	1,628	3,069	2,720	3,301
21	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	20,024	1,094	30.9	18.3	6.1	2.1			6.7	14.4	46.9	0.2			4.6	5.7	80.7	54.2				33,823	6,685	2,280				3,725
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	19,701	845	37.0	23.3	11.6	4.0	1.6	0.9	8.3	15.1	55.2	0.5	1.9	26.9	6.2	8.4	73.5	62.1	4.0	7.5	3.3	31,284	9,789	3,338	1,379	782	2,806	2,688
23	Bernard King B. King	19,655	874		22.5					9.0			0.0			4.5	6.2	73.0
24	Walter Davis W. Davis	19,521	1,033	27.9	18.9	3.0	3.8			7.9	15.4	51.2	0.2	0.7	27.2	3.0	3.6	85.2	55.8			2.5	28,859	3,053	3,876			2,539	2,458
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	19,266	925	34.2	20.8	6.2	5.6	2.1	0.7	7.9	16.5	47.8	0.6	1.9	31.3	4.4	5.6	79.0	54.9	2.5	3.7	2.8	31,664	5,744	5,211	1,901	627	2,552	2,857