which nba player won the most games before 1998-99

Before 1998-99, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most wins, with 1,074 wins.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player won in the regular season the most games before 1998-99?
NAMEWGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,074
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
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,014
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
824
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
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
4Paul Silas
P. Silas
778
1,254
27.9
9.4
9.9
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
67.3
48.9
3.6
5.6
1.4
34,989
11,782
12,357
2,572
358
138
333
3,105
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
726
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
6Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
723
1,100
32.7
14.1
3.9
5.0
1.3
0.6
5.3
11.9
44.5
0.1
0.5
17.2
3.4
4.3
79.7
51.1
1.3
2.5
2.4
35,954
15,535
4,249
5,499
1,477
675
2,448
3,087
7Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
719
1,042
26.6
11.5
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.1
4.5
9.5
46.9
1.0
2.5
37.8
1.6
1.9
84.6
55.5
0.7
2.0
1.5
27,755
11,964
2,768
4,199
1,133
132
1,566
2,549
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
717
1,126
32.6
13.5
2.7
11.3
2.3
0.2
4.8
9.3
52.0
0.6
1.5
38.5
3.3
4.0
82.3
61.3
0.6
2.0
3.0
36,684
15,238
2,999
12,713
2,620
226
3,362
3,056
+1156
9Buck Williams
B. Williams
711
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
10Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
704
1,093
30.4
13.1
6.5
1.7
0.9
0.8
4.7
10.2
46.3
0.6
1.8
35.6
3.0
3.7
81.1
55.4
2.0
4.5
1.4
33,190
14,307
7,071
1,841
1,026
868
1,482
2,906
+717
11Byron Scott
B. Scott
693
1,073
28.1
14.1
2.8
2.5
1.1
0.3
5.5
11.4
48.2
0.7
2.0
37.0
2.3
2.8
83.3
55.6
0.6
2.2
1.5
30,152
15,097
2,987
2,729
1,224
276
1,597
2,051
+199
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
690
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
686
1,061
37.5
26.2
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.7
18.4
52.8
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
39,829
27,782
11,376
3,499
1,513
874
3,311
3,450
+1352
14Kevin McHale
K. McHale
674
971
31.0
17.9
7.3
1.7
0.4
1.7
7.0
12.7
55.4
0.0
0.2
26.1
3.7
4.7
79.8
60.5
2.4
4.9
1.9
30,118
17,335
7,122
1,670
344
1,690
1,893
2,758
15Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
673
1,101
31.6
11.1
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
672
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
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
670
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
18Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
665
1,086
34.6
20.4
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
660
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
20Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
657
1,156
20.8
5.4
5.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
2.2
4.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.3
70.0
55.5
1.9
4.0
0.9
24,028
6,249
6,750
660
512
2,542
1,057
3,377
21Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
654
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
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
22Don Nelson
D. Nelson
653
1,053
20.6
10.3
4.9
1.4
0.3
0.1
3.8
8.0
48.0
2.7
3.6
76.5
54.4
1.2
3.1
21,685
10,898
5,192
1,526
65
35
2,451
23Chet Walker
C. Walker
648
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
18,831
7,314
2,126
117
10
2,727
24A.C. Green
A.C. Green
646
1,064
30.3
10.6
7.9
1.2
0.9
0.5
3.9
7.7
50.0
0.1
0.4
26.1
2.8
3.8
73.7
56.6
2.8
5.1
1.2
32,288
11,305
8,446
1,256
922
512
1,317
2,121
-728
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
639
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416

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