The Top Ranked Basketball Players of
All-Time by Rookie Year-1980
Notes: This is a list of the
greatest basketball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
Ranking Explanation
Rnk |
Athlete |
POS |
Overall Rank |
1 |
Larry Bird |
SF |
6 |
2 |
Magic Johnson |
PG |
11 |
3 |
Sidney Moncrief |
SG |
139 |
4 |
Calvin Natt |
SF |
321 |
5 |
Cliff Robinson |
SF |
345 |
6 |
Jim Paxson Jr. |
SG |
462 |
7 |
Bill Cartwright |
C |
463 |
8 |
Dave Greenwood |
PF |
527 |
9 |
Vinnie Johnson |
SG |
701 |
10 |
Allen Leavell |
PG |
800 |
11 |
Gerald Henderson Sr. |
PG |
887 |
12 |
Phil Hubbard |
PF |
910 |
13 |
Pat Cummings |
PF |
1092 |
14 |
Geoff Huston |
PG |
1193 |
15 |
James Bailey |
PF |
1244 |
16 |
Nik Galis |
SG |
1301 |
17 |
Dudley Bradley |
SG |
1340 |
18 |
Reggie King |
SF |
1409 |
19 |
Clint Richardson |
SG |
1421 |
20 |
Mike Evans |
PG |
1484 |
21 |
Jeff Cook |
PF |
1617 |
22 |
Sly Williams |
SF |
1884 |
23 |
Paul Mokeski |
C |
1909 |
24 |
Jordi Villacampa |
SG |
2211 |
25 |
Greg Kelser |
SF |
2374 |
26 |
Major Jones |
PF |
2541 |
27 |
Billy Ray Bates |
SG |
2738 |
28 |
Jim Spanarkel |
SG |
2781 |
29 |
Abdul Jeelani |
PF |
3609 |
30 |
Tico Brown |
SG |
3980 |
31 |
Johnny High |
SG |
4182 |
32 |
Sam Pellom |
PF |
4538 |
33 |
Terry Duerod |
SG |
4631 |
34 |
Andrea Gracis |
SG |
4754 |
35 |
Larry Demic |
PF |
4759 |
36 |
Rik Samaey |
SF |
4886 |
37 |
Ollie Mack |
SG |
5115 |
38 |
Georgi Mladenov |
PG |
5558 |
39 |
Gary Garland |
PG |
5588 |
40 |
Roy Hamilton |
PG |
5921 |
41 |
Brad Holland |
SG |
5934 |
42 |
Andy Fields |
C |
6109 |
43 |
Hollis Copeland |
SF |
6119 |
44 |
Ajmer Singh Chopra |
SF |
6544 |
45 |
Philippe Szanyiel |
PF |
6609 |
46 |
Alberto Tonut |
SF |
6627 |
47 |
Wiley Peck |
SG |
6777 |
48 |
Joao Carlos Cruz |
SF |
6837 |
49 |
Adi Gordon |
PG |
7058 |
50 |
Alton Byrd |
PG |
7174 |
51 |
Birejma Diagne |
C |
7241 |
52 |
Earl Evans |
PF |
7247 |
53 |
Larry Sengstock |
PF |
7336 |
54 |
Paul Dawkins |
SF |
7353 |
55 |
Danny Salisbery |
SF |
7397 |
56 |
Danko Cvjeticanin |
SG |
7715 |
57 |
Bernard Toone |
PF |
7773 |
58 |
Juan de La Cruz |
C |
7782 |
59 |
Sylvester Norris |
C |
7917 |
60 |
Lawrence Boston |
PF |
8088 |
61 |
Duck Williams |
PG |
8199 |
62 |
Bubba Wilson |
SG |
8209 |
63 |
Srdjan Dabic |
SG |
8291 |
64 |
Tony Zeno |
SF |
8410 |
65 |
Marko Ivanovic |
PF |
8455 |
66 |
Arvid Kramer |
C |
8504 |
67 |
Greg Deane |
SG |
8522 |
68 |
Terry Crosby |
SG |
8657 |
69 |
Andrew Parker |
SF |
8679 |
70 |
Carl Kilpatrick |
C |
8704 |
71 |
Greg Joyner |
SF |
8709 |
72 |
Cheese Johnson |
SF |
8866 |
73 |
Tony Price |
SG |
8884 |
74 |
Al Green |
PG |
8964 |
75 |
Wayne Kreklow |
SG |
9041 |
76 |
Igors Melniks |
C |
9161 |
77 |
Larry Knight |
PF |
9585 |
78 |
Charles Hightower |
PF |
9628 |
79 |
Rodgers Washington |
SF |
9659 |
80 |
Georgios Doxakis |
PG |
9690 |
81 |
Julio Politi |
SG |
9694 |
82 |
Mario Butler |
C |
9978 |
83 |
Jarvis Reynolds |
PF |
10137 |
84 |
Fausto Bargna |
PF |
10194 |
85 |
Tim Waterman |
PF |
10385 |
86 |
Stan Eckwood |
SG |
10518 |
87 |
Fedrico Ramiro |
PG |
10738 |
88 |
Dusko Ivanovic |
SG |
10834 |
89 |
Israel Elimelech |
PG |
11157 |
90 |
Larry Williams (6'9") |
PF |
11202 |
91 |
Frederic Hufnagel |
PG |
11419 |
92 |
Victor King |
PF |
11530 |
93 |
Irv Chatman |
C |
11822 |
94 |
George Lett |
SF |
11874 |
95 |
Al Davis |
SF |
11964 |
96 |
Ollie Matson Jr. |
SF |
12223 |
97 |
Doug Jemison |
SF |
12365 |
98 |
Drew Skonberg |
PF |
12469 |
99 |
Carl McPipe |
C |
12546 |
100 |
Lionel Garrett |
PF |
12732 |
101 |
Derrick Mayes |
PG |
12761 |
102 |
Glenn Sudhop |
C |
12870 |
103 |
Roger Leyseth |
SF |
12877 |
104 |
Davide Croce |
PG |
12884 |
105 |
John Gerdy |
SG |
12924 |
106 |
Dale Shackelford |
SF |
12966 |
107 |
Jo Jo Walters |
SG |
13468 |
108 |
Norm Kelly |
C |
13615 |
109 |
Melvin Baltimore |
C |
13655 |
110 |
Ricky Sutton |
PG |
13759 |
111 |
Reggie Wells |
SG |
13964 |
112 |
Robert Jenkins |
SG |
14005 |
113 |
Greg Miller |
PF |
14053 |
114 |
Ren Watson |
PF |
14369 |
115 |
Rob King |
SG |
14380 |
116 |
Nick Urzetta |
SG |
14407 |
117 |
Rick Reed |
PG |
14507 |
118 |
Craig Finberg |
PG |
14535 |
119 |
Ron McFarland |
SG |
14680 |
120 |
Gary Devlin |
PG |
14762 |
121 |
Dave Everett (G) |
G |
14802 |
122 |
Matt Teahan |
PF |
14865 |
123 |
Phil Abney |
SG |
14867 |
124 |
Donnie Marsh |
PG |
14974 |
125 |
Bruce Lee |
PG |
15008 |
126 |
Don Brough |
SF |
15048 |
127 |
Ernie Cobb |
PG |
15096 |
128 |
Dorian Dent |
C |
15141 |
129 |
Gordon Thomas |
PG |
15185 |
130 |
Kevin McDonald |
PF |
15204 |
131 |
Bob Stephens |
PF |
15218 |
132 |
Bobby Willis |
PG |
15296 |
133 |
Joe DeSantis |
PG |
15324 |
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