Can you name the NBA players that scored the most total points by their position for each year (1952-2011)? by gttrsnp

Can you name the NBA players that scored the most total points by their position for each year (1952-2011)?

created by gttrsnp

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2010-11
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2009-10
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2008-09
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2007-08
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2006-07
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2005-06
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2004-05
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2003-04
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2002-03
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2001-02
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

2000-01
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1999-00
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1998-99
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1997-98
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1996-97
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1995-96
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1994-95
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1993-94
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1992-93
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1991-92
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1990-91
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1989-90
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1988-89
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1987-88
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1986-87
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1985-86
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1984-85
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1983-84
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1982-83
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1981-82
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1980-81
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1979-80
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1978-79
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1977-78
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1976-77
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1975-76
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1974-75
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1973-74
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1972-73
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1971-72
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1970-71
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1969-70
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1968-69
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1967-68
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1966-67
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1965-66
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1964-65
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1963-64
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1962-63
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1961-62
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1960-61
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1959-60
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1958-59
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1957-58
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1956-57
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1955-56
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1954-55
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1953-54
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1952-53
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

1951-52
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

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NBA Most Total Points By Position Since 1952 Quiz

by gttrsnp

Created Jun 24, 2011 in Sports
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	gttrsnp:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 04:04 GMT	2 points
	There were a number of positions that arguably could have gone a different direction (a lot of F/C players, a lot of wing players, and a lot of combo guards) or players that played multiple positions, not only in their careers, but in the space of a season. Therefore if anyone has any issues with a player I have put in the wrong position, or excluded for the same reason, just let me know and I'll take it all in to consideration. Hopefully I've made the right case-by-case judgments thought. otherwise, enjoy the quiz :)

	gttrsnp:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 04:11 GMT	2 points
	ALSO - I found this quiz had quite a few surprising answers, and an extra help column could have made this more enjoyable, however that help column is used up for the year. the only other alternatives i could think of were: putting the team name instead of the position, and having the assumption, or noting somewhere, that it goes PG-C in descending order. OR, putting the team name next to the position, but i thought that might look a bit ugly. let me know what you all think.

	chriskotx:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 05:37 GMT	1 point
	Loved playing this quiz. Several suprising answers and omissions.

	amwoods13:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 06:07 GMT	1 point
	The 1980-81 Kareem answer did not show up with the others when I put in his name.

	MoneyGrip:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 06:49 GMT	1 point
	There's a problem with the 80-81 Kareem entry.

	gttrsnp:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 07:38 GMT	2 points
	Just noticed that too, should be fixed now. sorry about that.

	Moise:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 13:18 GMT	1 point
	nice quiz

	mp909:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 15:04 GMT	1 point
	nice quiz. 2 small issues. Dantley was definitely a SF not SG. Lee as a C I thought was a stretch-more of a PF.

	prolifik:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 16:12 GMT	2 points
	Don't know about Dantley but Lee was definitely playing C for the Knicks that year.

	Andytown:	Jun 25th, 2011 at 21:51 GMT	1 point
	Hi - loved this quiz, thanks for making it! There are a few off; Dantley, as someone has noted, is a SF (and sometimes played PF, though undersized). Byron Scott was not the PG of the Lakers, Magic was. I really think Lee should be a PF, not a C (as others have noted). Also, World B. Free really wasn't a point guard. He played on some bad teams and brought the ball up a lot, but still (you might want to double-check Iverson; I'm pretty sure they mostly played him a the 2 guard). Still, this was a lot of fun!

	gttrsnp:	Jun 26th, 2011 at 02:47 GMT	1 point
	You're both right, Dantley should be at SF. And David Lee has been omitted (although he did play ~30 games at C that year, i think i just got some numbers mixed). Byron Scott has been fixed also - not sure what i was thinking for that one. as for World B Free, he was one of the examples that i thought could have gone either way. I've replaced him but also left him as a bonus. and iverson - for each year he is listed, he started the majority of games at that position. but i have also added bonuses there if it was a close call. thanks all for the feedback!

	prolifik:	Jun 27th, 2011 at 02:03 GMT	1 point
	Not sure why you changed Lee. If you pull up the stats that season you'll see that he was actually playing as an undersized C for the Knicks throughout the 2009/10 season (unless you think Danilo Gallinari was playing there). And I say this as somebody who failed to guess Lee in the first place.

	dknox5:	Jul 3rd, 2011 at 08:12 GMT	1 point
	Does iverson have to be guessed twice? I got his years for pg but not for sg.