until 1998 who was the all-time nba leading scorer py total points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 24.6 points per game before 1998-99.

	NAME	PPG	PTS	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.6	38,387	1,560	57,446	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	15,837	28,307	55.9	1	18	5.6	6,712	9,304	72.1	59.2	2,975	9,394	2,527	4,657		36.8	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	2.7
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30.1	31,419	1,045	47,859	23,924	4,643			12,681	23,497	54.0				6,057	11,862	51.1	54.7				2,075		45.8	22.9	4.4
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.5	29,277	930	35,887	5,836	5,012	2,306	828	10,962	21,686	50.5	555	1,670	33.2	6,798	8,115	83.8	58.0	1,547	4,289	2,589	2,493	+1416	38.6	6.3	5.4	2.5	0.9	2.8
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	26.2	27,782	1,061	39,829	11,376	3,499	1,513	874	10,290	19,504	52.8	69	256	27.0	7,133	9,808	72.7	58.3	2,856	8,520	3,311	3,450	+1352	37.5	10.7	3.3	1.4	0.8	3.1
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	20.6	27,409	1,329	45,071	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	9,435	19,225	49.1	8	80	10.0	8,531	11,090	76.9	56.9	6,731	9,481	3,804	3,076		33.9	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	3.1
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	21.0	27,313	1,303	50,000	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	10,976	24,272	45.2	5	34	14.7	5,356	7,999	67.0	49.1	2,778	6,973	1,358	4,193		38.4	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	2.4
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.7	26,710	1,040	43,886	7,804	9,887	77	4	9,508	19,620	48.5				7,694	9,185	83.8	56.4	71	208		2,931		42.2	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	25.3	26,534	1,047	37,861	7,098	2,661	1,374	641	9,913	21,457	46.2	706	2,212	31.9	6,002	7,396	81.2	53.7	2,920	4,178	2,646	2,042	-402	36.2	6.8	2.5	1.3	0.6	2.5
9	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	20.8	26,395	1,270	46,471	8,007	6,114	476	117	10,513	23,930	43.9				5,369	6,589	81.5	49.2	610	1,389	204	3,281		36.6	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	2.5
10	Alex English A. English	21.5	25,613	1,193	38,063	6,538	4,351	1,067	833	10,659	21,036	50.7	18	83	21.7	4,277	5,141	83.2	55.0	2,778	3,760	2,821	3,027		31.9	5.5	3.6	0.9	0.7	2.5
11	Jerry West J. West	27.0	25,192	932	36,571	5,376	6,238	81	23	9,016	19,032	47.4				7,160	8,801	81.4	55.0	30	86		2,435		39.2	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.8	24,422	1,025	38,466	12,199	2,771	1,895	3,459	9,706	18,859	51.5	21	106	19.8	4,989	6,955	71.7	55.7	3,641	8,558	3,276	3,847	+452	37.5	11.9	2.7	1.8	3.4	3.2
13	Robert Parish R. Parish	14.5	23,334	1,611	45,704	14,715	2,180	1,219	2,361	9,614	17,914	53.7	0	6	0.0	4,106	5,694	72.1	57.1	4,598	10,117	3,183	4,443	+105	28.4	9.1	1.4	0.8	1.5	2.1
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	24.3	23,177	955	34,151	5,455	2,830	944	150	8,169	15,121	54.0	7	41	17.1	6,832	8,351	81.8	61.7	2,207	3,248	2,503	2,550		35.8	5.7	3.0	1.0	0.2	2.9
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.4	23,149	846	33,863	11,463	3,650			8,693	20,171	43.1				5,763	7,391	78.0	49.4				2,596		40.0	13.5	4.3
16	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	22.5	22,792	1,011	37,184	11,821	3,960	1,591	871	8,089	14,881	54.4	528	1,969	26.8	6,086	8,266	73.6	61.5	4,022	7,799	3,232	3,150	+403	36.8	11.7	3.9	1.6	0.9	3.2
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	20.4	22,195	1,086	37,537	6,677	6,125	2,207	719	8,335	17,673	47.2	827	2,603	31.8	4,698	5,962	78.8	54.7	2,615	4,062	2,977	3,285	+434	34.6	6.1	5.6	2.0	0.7	2.7
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	23.5	22,079	939	34,251	9,778	1,987	995	2,574	8,652	16,881	51.3	19	118	16.1	4,756	6,390	74.4	56.1	2,354	7,424	3,080	3,375	+399	36.5	10.4	2.1	1.1	2.7	3.3
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.3	21,791	897	34,443	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	8,591	17,334	49.6	649	1,727	37.6	3,960	4,471	88.6	56.4	1,757	7,217	2,816	2,279		38.4	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	3.1
20	Hal Greer H. Greer	19.2	21,586	1,122	39,788	5,665	4,540			8,504	18,811	45.2				4,578	5,717	80.1	50.6				3,855		35.5	5.0	4.0
21	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	20.1	20,941	1,043	38,940	14,241	2,544	52	48	7,914	15,340	51.6				5,113	8,088	63.2	55.4	264	481		3,536		37.3	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26.4	20,880	792	30,690	12,849	2,369			7,349	16,872	43.6				6,182	8,119	76.1	51.1				2,529		38.8	16.2	3.0
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	26.2	20,708	791	26,536	3,607	2,214	941	670	8,045	15,747	51.1	77	259	29.7	4,541	5,383	84.4	57.2	1,186	2,421	2,137	2,331		33.5	4.6	2.8	1.2	0.8	3.0
24	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	18.1	20,049	1,107	33,922	6,703	2,283	885	627	7,378	15,749	46.8	227	740	30.7	5,066	6,274	80.7	54.2	1,942	4,761	2,549	3,742	-51	30.6	6.1	2.1	0.8	0.6	2.3
25	Bernard King B. King	22.5	19,655	874	29,417	5,060	2,863	866	230	7,830	15,109	51.8	23	134	17.2	3,972	5,444	73.0	56.1	1,704	3,356	2,791	2,885		33.7	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.3	3.2

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM

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4 - 1

103

Final

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Wed 28 Oct 2026

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36.0

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33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

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9.5

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9.0

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3.4

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2.8

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2.8

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2.6

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2.4

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4.5

Edwards

4.3

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TS% Leaders

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78.8

Carter

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123.3

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117.6

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103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

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14.4

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12.1

9.8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

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DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

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USG% Leaders

40.2

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37.9

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37.6

Maxey

37.3

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1.77

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1.65

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1.58

Dončić

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1.71

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1.70

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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