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Most Total Points of the 1950s (NBA)

Every NBA season from 1951 to 1959, added up. Points scored

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Dolph Schayes recorded more total points than any other NBA player in the 1950s, with 12,794, 473 clear of Bob Cousy (12,321). He did it in 9 seasons, with a best year of 1,791 in 1957. Covers the 9 seasons the NBA played in the 1950s, 1951 to 1959. The top ten runs from 12,794 down to 8,769.

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The NBA played 9 seasons in the 1950s, 1951 to 1959. Totals cover those seasons only.

Dolph Schayes NBA leader, 1950s Dolph Schayes 1951–1959 · 9 seasons
12,794 Total Points 473 clear of Bob Cousy
# Player Seasons PTS Best year
1 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes 1951–1959 (9) 12,794 1,791 (1957)
2 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy 1951–1959 (9) 12,321 1,504 (1954)
3 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin 1951–1959 (7) 11,607 1,851 (1958)
4 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman 1951–1959 (9) 11,311 1,466 (1958)
5 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit 1954–1959 (6) 10,776 2,105 (1958)
6 Neil Johnston 1951–1958 (8) 10,023 1,759 (1953)
7 Larry Foust Larry Foust 1951–1959 (9) 9,178 1,210 (1957)
8 George Yardley George Yardley 1953–1959 (7) 9,063 2,001 (1957)
9 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette 1953–1959 (7) 8,943 1,659 (1957)
10 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley 1951–1958 (8) 8,769 1,402 (1952)
11 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen 1951–1958 (8) 8,368 1,327 (1954)
12 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski 1951–1959 (9) 8,294 1,058 (1958)
13 Carl Braun Carl Braun 1952–1959 (8) 7,852 1,173 (1957)
14 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman 1955–1959 (5) 7,644 2,338 (1959)
15 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin 1951–1957 (7) 6,761 1,079 (1956)
16 Slater Martin Slater Martin 1951–1959 (9) 6,491 976 (1954)
17 Johnny Kerr 1954–1959 (6) 6,090 1,285 (1958)
18 Ray Felix 1953–1959 (7) 6,029 1,269 (1953)
19 Ken Sears Ken Sears 1955–1959 (5) 5,982 1,488 (1958)
20 Gene Shue Gene Shue 1954–1959 (6) 5,667 1,712 (1959)
21 Jack Coleman 1951–1957 (7) 5,367 957 (1955)
22 Cliff Hagan Cliff Hagan 1956–1959 (4) 5,325 1,859 (1959)
23 Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn 1956–1959 (4) 5,264 1,629 (1959)
24 Jack George 1953–1959 (7) 5,071 1,000 (1955)
25 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen 1951–1957 (7) 4,936 1,032 (1951)
26 Charlie Share Charlie Share 1951–1959 (9) 4,928 976 (1955)
27 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour 1951–1959 (9) 4,917 1,050 (1954)
28 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton 1951–1957 (7) 4,882 944 (1954)
29 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins 1951–1957 (7) 4,851 890 (1956)
30 Dick McGuire 1951–1959 (9) 4,800 655 (1958)
31 Bobby Wanzer 1951–1956 (6) 4,784 1,033 (1951)
32 George Mikan George Mikan 1951–1955 (4) 4,661 1,523 (1951)
33 Richie Guerin Richie Guerin 1956–1959 (4) 4,642 1,615 (1959)
34 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd 1952–1959 (8) 4,639 731 (1954)
35 Frank Ramsey Frank Ramsey 1954–1959 (5) 4,494 1,137 (1957)
36 Dick Garmaker Dick Garmaker 1955–1959 (5) 4,492 1,177 (1956)
37 Willie Naulls Willie Naulls 1956–1959 (4) 4,402 1,388 (1959)
38 Bill Russell Bill Russell 1956–1959 (4) 4,366 1,350 (1959)
39 Jack McMahon 1952–1959 (8) 4,237 711 (1953)
40 George King George King 1951–1957 (6) 4,219 817 (1953)
41 Ed Conlin 1955–1959 (5) 4,033 953 (1956)
42 Walter Dukes Walter Dukes 1955–1959 (5) 3,925 1,004 (1959)
43 Jack Nichols Jack Nichols 1952–1957 (6) 3,922 1,090 (1952)
44 Larry Costello Larry Costello 1954–1959 (5) 3,842 1,108 (1958)
45 Bob Davies Bob Davies 1951–1954 (4) 3,840 1,052 (1951)
46 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip 1951–1957 (7) 3,822 790 (1951)
47 Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor 1958–1959 (2) 3,816 2,074 (1959)
48 Bob Harrison Bob Harrison 1951–1957 (7) 3,717 724 (1954)
49 Tom Gola Tom Gola 1955–1959 (4) 3,568 1,122 (1959)
50 Red Rocha Red Rocha 1951–1956 (5) 3,537 854 (1951)
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