nba most career points from 1949-50 to 1989-90

Between the 1949-50 and 1989-90 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points, with 38,387 points.

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NBA most career points by a player from 1949-50 to 1989-90
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
2Wilt 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
3Elvin 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
4Oscar 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
5John 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
6Jerry 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
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
24,868
1,082
36.8
23.0
13.4
1.5
0.9
1.4
7.9
16.1
49.4
0.0
0.1
6.5
7.1
9.3
76.6
57.0
5.5
7.8
3.4
39,777
14,483
1,588
971
1,567
3,437
2,733
8Alex English
A. English
24,850
1,114
32.6
22.3
5.6
3.8
0.9
0.7
9.3
18.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
22.0
3.7
4.5
83.1
55.2
2.4
3.2
2.6
36,315
6,284
4,246
1,027
808
2,720
2,886
9Elgin 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
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
23,120
945
36.0
24.5
5.8
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.9
54.1
0.0
0.1
15.8
7.2
8.8
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,025
5,442
2,821
939
150
2,497
2,542
11Hal 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
12Walt 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
13Bob 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
14George Gervin
G. Gervin
20,708
791
33.5
26.2
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
19,719
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
16Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
19,248
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
17Gail 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
18Chet 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
19Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
18,787
852
33.2
22.1
9.4
2.3
1.0
1.5
8.7
17.3
50.3
0.0
0.1
8.1
4.6
6.1
75.4
55.1
2.4
7.1
2.6
28,327
8,048
1,951
751
1,147
1,223
2,726
20Dolph 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
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
18,395
794
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
18,364
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
5,601
3,224
1,508
1,293
2,323
2,286
23Dave 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
24Robert Parish
R. Parish
18,312
1,100
30.9
16.6
10.1
1.6
0.8
1.7
6.9
12.7
54.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.1
71.7
57.4
3.2
6.9
2.5
34,001
11,130
1,806
932
1,849
2,527
3,431
25Walter Davis
W. Davis
18,140
916
29.1
19.8
3.1
4.0
1.3
0.1
8.2
15.9
51.6
0.2
0.7
26.9
3.2
3.8
84.8
56.2
0.9
2.2
2.6
26,635
2,802
3,685
1,171
129
2,408
2,235

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