Top 50 All-Time scores 30 years ago

[L.Kizzle]

In the past few months, players have been moving up the All-Time scoring list at an alarming rate. But how did the 50 scoring list look 30 years ago? There are the totals at the end of the 1994 NBA season. The top 50 then, and in parentheses where that player sits at currently.

I'm sure with Kareem being so far ahead of everyone, no one could ever imagine him being passed.
Alex English (not Dominique Wilkins) was the biggest Top 50 snub. Dude retired as the 6th leading scorer of All-Time. How disrespectful to have more points than All but 6 players and not be voted top 50.


1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38387 (2)
2 Wilt Chamberlain 31419 (7)
3 Moses Malone 27360 (12)
4 Elvin Hayes 27313 (13)
5 Oscar Robertson 26710 (15)
6 John Havlicek 26395 (19)
7 Alex English 25613 (23)
8 Jerry West 25192 (25)
9 Dominique Wilkins 24019 (16; 26668)
10 Adrian Dantley 23177 (33)
11 Elgin Baylor 23149 (35; retired as number 2 scorer all-time.)
12 Robert Parish 22494 (32; 23334)
13 Larry Bird 21813 (40)
14 Hal Greer 21586 (41)
15 Michael Jordan 21541 (5; 32292)
16 Walt Bellamy 20941 (42)
17 Bob Pettit 20880 (44; retired as All-Time leading scorer. First player to score over 20000 points.)
18 George Gervin 20708 (46)
19 Bernard King 19655 (54)
20 Walter Davis 19521 (56)
21 Tom Chambers 19521 (51; 200049)
22 Bob Lanier 19248 (61)
23 Gail Goodrich 19181 (63)
24 Karl Malone 19050 (3; 36928)
25 Reggie [not Miller, but] Theus 19015 (64)
26 Chet Walker 18831 (69)
27 Isiah Thomas 18822 (75)
28 Bob McAdoo 18787 (71)
29 Mark Aguirre 18458 (74)
30 Dolph Schayes 18438 (75; retired as All-Time leading scorer. )
31 Rick Barry 18395 (77)
32 Julius Erving 18364 (79)
33 Dave Bing 18327 (81)
34 World B. Free 17955 (82)
35 Calvin Murphy 17949 (83)
36 Lou Hudson 17940 (84)
37 Hakeem Olajuwon 17899 (14; 26946)
38 Lenny Wilkens 17772 (86)
39 Bailey Howell 17770 (87)
40 Rolando Blackmon 17623 (91)
41 Charles Barkley 18530 (31; 23757)
42 Earl Monroe 17454 (94)
43 Kevin McHale 17335 (97)
44 Jack Sikma 17287 (99)
45 Magic Johnson 17239 (88; 17707)
46 Clyde Drexler 17136 (38; 22195)
47 Bob Cousy 16960 (106)
48 Jeff Malone 16695 (101; 17231)
49 Nate Archibald 16481 (111)
50 James Worthy 16320 (118)

[John8204]

That list excludes ABA which is why the order is a little funky. Julius Erving should be much higher, Dan Issell should be on that list along with Rick Barry and Artis Gillmore.

Alex English belonged in the top 75 and Mark Aguire belongs in the Hall of Fame

[L.Kizzle]

That list excludes ABA which is why the order is a little funky. Julius Erving should be much higher, Dan Issell should be on that list along with Rick Barry and Artis Gillmore.

Alex English belonged in the top 75 and Mark Aguire belongs in the Hall of Fame

Yes, this list excludes the ABA. Just NBA stats. Rick Barry is here, number 31, right above Doc.

[pandiani17]

It is strange to see some names so high in the list (Havlicek, Alex English, etc.). It seems that as time goes by people forget about all the stars except household names (Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, etc.). Also, as I read Hayes' name I remember I read a magazine article in the year 2000 about the evolution of the PFs and he was considered the number 2 GOAT PF in that article, after Karl Malone. He was at the 6th position in points all-time and 4th all-time in rebounds, or something like that. Funny that considering now he will vaguely be in the top 5-GOAT PF.

[L.Kizzle]

It is strange to see some names so high in the list (Havlicek, Alex English, etc.). It seems that as time goes by people forget about all the stars except household names (Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, etc.). Also, as I read Hayes' name I remember I read a magazine article in the year 2000 about the evolution of the PFs and he was considered the number 2 GOAT PF in that article, after Karl Malone. He was at the 6th position in points all-time and 4th all-time in rebounds, or something like that. Funny that considering now he will vaguely be in the top 5-GOAT PF.

Elvin Hayes retired as the number 3 scorer and rebounder of all times. He's down 13 in points but only has lost one slot in rebounds.

[warriorfan]

Elvin Hayes retired as the number 3 scorer and rebounder of all times. He's down 13 in points but only has lost one slot in rebounds.

I’ve seen guys fading Hayes hard with advanced statistics and saying he’s overrated. But guys who were around back then say he was the man.

[L.Kizzle]

I’ve seen guys fading Hayes hard with advanced statistics and saying he’s overrated. But guys who were around back then say he was the man.
He was an All-Star every year in the 1970s. Also, just found this out like right now ... he only missed 9 games in his entire career. 82 games played 8x, 81 games 7x and one season he had a down year and played only 80. Wonder how many were from injuries and how many from suspension. I can guarantee nine were from rest lol.

[Phoenix]

I’ve seen guys fading Hayes hard with advanced statistics and saying he’s overrated. But guys who were around back then say he was the man.

The advanced stats thing is always going to be unfair to the older guys. The newer players can mold themselves around them in a way the older players didn't, because those things weren't being tracked in the first place. It's reduced arguing about players to a spreadsheet.