Most points through the first 5 seasons of an NBA career

Wilt Chamberlain leads with 16,303 points through his first 5 seasons, first of 2,057 careers.

Players with the most points through their first 5 seasons. 2,057 careers have the whole window.

Most points through the first 5 seasons of an NBA career
#	Player	Seasons	Value
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60 – 1963-64	16,303
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70 – 1973-74	12,262
3	Oscar Robertson	1960-61 – 1964-65	11,618
4	George Gervin	1976-77 – 1980-81	11,298
5	Michael Jordan	1984-85 – 1988-89	11,263
6	Rick Barry	1965-66 – 1974-75	11,125
7	Elgin Baylor	1958-59 – 1962-63	10,895
8	Bob McAdoo	1972-73 – 1976-77	10,821
9	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1972-73	10,711
10	LeBron James	2003-04 – 2007-08	10,689
11	Walt Bellamy	1961-62 – 1965-66	10,688
12	Karl Malone	1985-86 – 1989-90	10,116
13	Dominique Wilkins	1982-83 – 1986-87	10,059
14	Kevin Durant	2007-08 – 2011-12	9,978
15	David Robinson	1989-90 – 1993-94	9,971
16	Jerry West	1960-61 – 1964-65	9,551
17	Dave Bing	1966-67 – 1970-71	9,360
18	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93 – 1996-97	9,355
19	Carmelo Anthony	2003-04 – 2007-08	9,264
20	Julius Erving	1976-77 – 1980-81	9,215
21	Luka Dončić	2018-19 – 2022-23	9,100
22	Anthony Edwards	2020-21 – 2024-25	9,097
T23	Allen Iverson	1996-97 – 2000-01	9,025
T23	Pete Maravich	1970-71 – 1974-75	9,025
25	Larry Bird	1979-80 – 1983-84	9,022

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