List of National Basketball League (United States) scoring leaders

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In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. [1] The National Basketball League's (NBL) scoring title was awarded to the player with the most total points in a given season. [2] [3]

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bobby McDermott holds the NBL all-time record for career points scored (3,583), while fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan holds the single season points (1,195) and points per game (21.3) records. McDermott earned the most points spanning an eight-year NBL career, but Mikan only played two seasons and set both records during 1948–49, the final year the league existed.

Key

*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Denotes player who won the MVP Award that year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Season scoring leaders

SeasonPlayer Pos.TeamTotal
points 		Games
played		 PPG Field goals
made		 Free throws
made		Ref.
1937–38 † Leroy Edwards C Oshkosh All-Stars 2101316.28344 [4]
1938–39 † Leroy Edwards (2)C Oshkosh All-Stars 3342811.912486 [4]
1939–40 † Leroy Edwards (3)C Oshkosh All-Stars 3612812.9111139 [4]
1940–41 † Ben Stephens G/F Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 2652411.09869 [5]
1941–42 † Chuck Chuckovits G/F Toledo Jim White Chevrolets 4062218.5143120 [6]
1942–43 † Bobby McDermott *G Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 3162313.713252 [7]
1943–44 Mel Riebe G/F Cleveland Chase Brassmen 3231817.911397 [8]
1944–45 Mel Riebe (2)G/F Cleveland Allmen Transfers 6073020.2223161 [8]
1945–46 Bob Carpenter F/C Oshkosh All-Stars 4733413.9186101 [9]
1946–47 Al Cervi *G/F Rochester Royals 6324414.4228176 [10]
1947–48 † George Mikan *C Minneapolis Lakers 1,1955621.3406383 [11]
1948–49 † Don Otten C Tri-Cities Blackhawks 8996414.0301297 [12]

Career scoring leaders

RankPlayer Pos.Team(s) played for (years)Total
points 		Games
played		 PPG Field goals
made		 Free throws
made		Ref.
1 Bobby McDermott *G Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941–1946)
Chicago American Gears (1946–1947)
Sheboygan Red Skins (1947)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1947–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		3,58328712.481,465653 [7]
2 Leroy Edwards C Oshkosh All-Stars (1937–1949)3,22132210.001,0451,131 [4]
3 Gene Englund F/C Oshkosh All-Stars (1941–1944, 1945–1949)2,60023810.92906788 [13]
4 Ed Dancker C Sheboygan Red Skins (1938–1949)2,4903217.76955580 [14]
5 Al Cervi *G/F Buffalo Bisons (1937–1938)
Rochester Royals (1945–1948)
Syracuse Nationals (1948–1949)		2,32618712.44797732 [10]
6 Don Otten C Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1949)2,29216813.64783726 [12]
7 Mike Novak F/C Chicago Bruins (1939–1942)
Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–1943)
Sheboygan Red Skins (1943–1946)
Syracuse Nationals (1946–1948)		2,2812678.54880521 [15]
8 Bob Carpenter F/C Oshkosh All-Stars (1940–1941, 1945–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		2,14020910.24796548 [9]
9 George Glamack F/C Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1941–1942)
Rochester Royals (1945–1947)
Indianapolis Kautskys (1947–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		2,13820210.58763612 [16]
10 Jake Pelkington F/C Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1940–1941)
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1942–1948)		1,9492268.62668613 [17]
11 Charley Shipp G/F Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1937–1939)
Oshkosh All-Stars (1939–1944)
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1944–1946)
Anderson Duffey Packers (1946–1948)
Waterloo Hawks (1948–1949)		1,9353765.15765405 [18]
12 Bob Calihan G/F Detroit Eagles (1940–1941)
Chicago American Gears (1945–1947)
Flint Dow A.C.'s (1947–1948)
Syracuse Nationals (1948–1949)		1,81016510.96675460 [19]
13 Stan Patrick G/F Chicago American Gears (1944–1947)
Flint Dow A.C.'s (1947–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		1,7652128.33681403 [20]
14 George Mikan *C Chicago American Gears (1946–1947)
Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1948)		1,6088119.85553502 [11]
15 Arnie Risen *C Indianapolis Kautskys (1945–1948)
Rochester Royals (1948)		1,60612313.06563480 [21]
16 Howie Schultz F/C Anderson Duffey Packers (1946–1949)1,6001659.70544512 [22]
17 Red Holzman *G Rochester Royals (1945–1948)1,50013810.86616268 [23]
18 Rube Lautenschlager G/F Sheboygan Red Skins (1938–1947)1,4422226.49598246 [24]
19 Chips Sobek G Indianapolis Kautskys (1945–1946)
Toledo Jeeps (1946–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		1,4341489.68449536 [25]
20 Mike Todorovich F/C Sheboygan Red Skins (1947–1949)1,42512011.87516393 [26]
21 Whitey Von Nieda G/F Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1947–1949)1,36712411.02523321 [27]
22 Harry Boykoff C Toledo Jeeps (1947–1948)
Waterloo Hawks (1948–1949)		1,35112011.25518315 [28]
23 Buddy Jeannette *G Cleveland White Horses (1938–1939)
Detroit Eagles (1939–1941)
Sheboygan Red Skins (1942–1943)
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1943–1946)		1,3241628.17451422 [29]
24 Clint Wager F/C Oshkosh All-Stars (1943–1948)
Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949)		1,3192475.34500319 [30]
25 Hal Tidrick G/F Sheboygan Red Skins (1944–1945)
Toledo Jeeps (1946–1948)		1,30210412.51499304 [31]

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