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The Top Ranked Power Forwards of the 1950s
Notes: This list is based on pro stats.
What players did in college is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Bob Pettit | 3 |
| 2 | Dolph Schayes | 4 |
| 3 | Maurice Stokes | 9 |
| 4 | Harry Gallatin | 11 |
| 5 | Vern Mikkelsen | 14 |
| 6 | Jim Pollard | 18 |
| 7 | Joe Graboski | 20 |
| 8 | Mel Hutchins | 21 |
| 9 | Kenny Sears | 23 |
| 10 | Jack Coleman | 24 |
| 11 | Tom Heinsohn | 26 |
| 12 | Joe Fulks | 36 |
| 13 | Willie Naulls | 44 |
| 14 | Don Barksdale | 47 |
| 15 | Earl Lloyd | 62 |
| 16 | Bob Brannum | 64 |
| 17 | Chuck Cooper | 70 |
| 18 | Woody Sauldsberry | 73 |
| 19 | Bob Lavoy | 76 |
| 20 | Arnie Johnson | 78 |
| 21 | Bob Harris | 84 |
| 22 | Monk Meineke | 87 |
| 23 | Lew Hitch | 89 |
| 24 | Jack Kerris | 92 |
| 25 | Cal Christensen | 98 |
| 26 | Alex Hannum | 99 |
| 27 | Wally Osterkorn | 100 |
| 28 | Dick Mehen | 101 |
| 29 | Dick Ricketts | 103 |
| 30 | Mike Todorovich | 114 |
| 31 | Bill Closs | 118 |
| 32 | Dave Piontek | 120 |
| 33 | Don Lofgran | 126 |
| 34 | Wah Wah Jones | 133 |
| 35 | Walt Budko | 135 |
| 36 | Max Morris | 140 |
| 37 | Don Henriksen | 141 |
| 38 | Vern Gardner | 143 |
| 39 | Guy Sparrow | 157 |
| 40 | Jim Palmer | 164 |
| 41 | Bones McKinney | 169 |
| 42 | Dick Hemric | 171 |
| 43 | Brady Walker | 172 |
| 44 | Bob Peterson | 174 |
| 45 | Milo Komenich | 175 |
| 46 | Bob Brown | 178 |
| 47 | Bob Carpenter | 191 |
| 48 | Archie Dees | 193 |
| 49 | Zeke Zawoluk | 195 |
| 50 | Boo Ellis | 199 |
| 51 | Bill Thieben | 207 |
| 52 | Jim Fritsche | 210 |
| 53 | Mark Workman | 224 |
| 54 | Ed Dahler | 227 |
| 55 | Bennie Swain | 228 |
| 56 | Joe McNamee | 232 |
| 57 | Floyd Volker | 233 |
| 58 | Charlie Black | 235 |
| 59 | Larry Staverman | 237 |
| 60 | Red Morrison | 245 |
| 61 | Steve Hamilton | 247 |
| 62 | Bob Williams | 248 |
| 63 | Blackie Towery | 251 |
| 64 | Jim Tucker | 258 |
| 65 | Shellie McMillon | 260 |
| 66 | Don Ray | 265 |
| 67 | Mal McMullen | 268 |
| 68 | Buddy Cate | 269 |
| 69 | Leo Mogus | 272 |
| 70 | Barney Cable | 280 |
| 71 | McCoy Ingram | 283 |
| 72 | Ralph Polson | 292 |
| 73 | Jerry Bird | 296 |
| 74 | Dan King | 299 |
| 75 | Dave Gambee | 300 |
| 76 | Victor Mahana | 310 |
| 77 | Chuck Gilmur | 311 |
| 78 | Norm Stewart | 317 |
| 79 | John Barber | 323 |
| 80 | George Brown | 327 |
| 81 | Gene Dyker | 333 |
| 82 | Clarence Brannum | 335 |
| 83 | Alan Sawyer | 338 |
| 84 | Don Anielak | 340 |
| 85 | Frank Reddout | 341 |
| 86 | Jim Riffey | 351 |
| 87 | George McLeod | 356 |
| 88 | Mac Otten | 360 |
| 89 | Andy Duncan | 368 |
| 90 | Hoot Gibson | 373 |
| 91 | Rallo Johnson | 382 |
| 92 | George Glamack | 384 |
| 93 | Ron Shavlik | 392 |
| 94 | Jack Cotton | 399 |
| 95 | Ed Bartels | 404 |
| 96 | Jim Cathcart | 408 |
| 97 | Jack Phelan | 428 |
| 98 | Jake Carter | 431 |
| 99 | Bill Tom | 432 |
| 100 | Jake Bornheimer | 437 |
| 101 | Joe Colone | 453 |
| 102 | Earl Hawkins | 456 |
| 103 | Gene Englund | 458 |
| 104 | James Stone | 459 |
| 105 | Bob Doll | 461 |
| 106 | Al Henningsen | 470 |
| 107 | Hank Rosenstein | 473 |
| 108 | Ed Earle | 474 |
| 109 | Ray Radziszewski | 486 |
| 110 | Boris Nachamkin | 495 |
| 111 | Norm Grekin | 497 |
| 112 | Jesse Arnelle | 498 |
| 113 | Marshall Hawkins | 501 |
| 114 | Matt Mazza | 514 |
| 115 | Bill Zirkel | 521 |
| 116 | Pete Brennan | 525 |
| 117 | John Chaney | 535 |
| 118 | Viktor Radev | 537 |
| 119 | Vince Verdeschi | 538 |
| 120 | Oscar Furlong | 543 |
| 121 | John Mandic | 545 |
| 122 | Amaury Pasos | 546 |
| 123 | Jimmy Hernjak | 555 |
| 124 | George Crowe | 563 |
| 125 | Jean-Paul Beugnot | 565 |
| 126 | Ray Kodish | 571 |
| 127 | Rolando Etchepare | 580 |
| 128 | Elmer Gainer | 585 |
| 129 | Roy Belliveau | 590 |
| 130 | Jerry Vayda | 592 |
| 131 | Juan Gazso | 595 |
| 132 | Dick Welsh | 599 |
| 133 | Irwin Dambrot | 602 |
| 134 | Johnny Allen | 605 |
| 135 | Earl Dodd | 609 |
| 136 | Wally Hatkevich | 612 |
| 137 | George Dancis | 620 |
| 138 | Martin Acosta Lara | 624 |
| 139 | Kirby Minter | 629 |
| 140 | Bill Pless | 632 |
| 141 | Doug Gresham | 633 |
| 142 | Hank Dudek | 638 |
| 143 | Tibor Zsiros | 644 |
| 144 | Milt Ticco | 655 |
| 145 | Leo Wolfe | 656 |
| 146 | Tom Hemans | 661 |
| 147 | Bob McDonald | 666 |
| 148 | Normie Glick | 677 |
| 149 | Kenny Goodwin | 679 |
| 150 | Jack Hewson | 699 |
| 151 | Bob Roper | 704 |
| 152 | Carlos Quintanar | 705 |
| 153 | Dave Fox | 709 |
| 154 | Ernie Gomez | 710 |
| 155 | Marv Schatzman | 715 |
| 156 | Chuck Harmon | 716 |
| 157 | Coulby Gunther | 718 |
| 158 | Paul Klapprodt | 724 |
| 159 | Jose Carillas | 736 |
| 160 | Bob O'Brien | 739 |
| 161 | Fletcher Johnson | 740 |
| 162 | Al Shiels | 741 |
| 163 | Chuck Stewart | 745 |
| 164 | Juan Ostoic | 748 |
| 165 | Don Parsons | 750 |
| 166 | Bob McLarnon | 753 |
| 167 | Art Spector | 759 |
| 168 | Tsvetko Slavov | 770 |
| 169 | Mariano Tolentino | 778 |
| 170 | James Usry | 781 |
| 171 | Sae-Lim Kuang | 784 |
| 172 | Steve Chanecka | 785 |
| 173 | Al Ablondi | 788 |
| 174 | Johnny Russell | 795 |
| 175 | Jack Flannery | 800 |
| 176 | Pop Goodwin | 803 |
| 177 | Don Goodwin | 822 |
| 178 | Kurt Engelbert | 825 |
| 179 | Gerre Smith | 837 |
| 180 | Ray Scott | 843 |
| 181 | Paul McDermott | 846 |
| 182 | Al Palmieri | 847 |
| 183 | Wally Sebrowski | 853 |
| 184 | Ed Wiener | 870 |
| 185 | Don Moran | 872 |
| 186 | Ed O'Connor | 875 |
| 187 | Stan Mazzinotta | 879 |
| 188 | Dick Dewees | 881 |
| 189 | Ed Cunningham | 882 |
| 190 | Tom Spencer | 885 |
| 191 | Bink Manning | 891 |
| 192 | Don Warren | 899 |
| 193 | Red Furey | 905 |
| 194 | Russ Guensch | 912 |
| 195 | Chick Whiteman | 914 |
| 196 | Joe Oslai | 916 |
| 197 | Bill Hogan | 918 |
| 198 | Jimmy Joyce | 919 |
| 199 | Ed Wenz | 926 |
| 200 | Marsh Gemberling | 928 |
| 201 | Ace McCann | 929 |
| 202 | John Gozenovich | 930 |
| 203 | Al Widmar | 931 |
| 204 | Bobby Mantz | 935 |
| 205 | Barry Kreisberg | 939 |
| 206 | Joe Majikes | 940 |
| 207 | Charley Lorenzo | 945 |
| 208 | Herky Lamley | 947 |
| 209 | Angelo Lombardo | 949 |
| 210 | Burr Carlson | 950 |
| 211 | Jimmy Doran Jr. | 957 |
| 212 | Eddie Brunner | 960 |
| 213 | Richard Csencitz | 962 |
| 214 | Jack Devine | 969 |
| 215 | Tommy O'Connell | 979 |
| 216 | Jack Murphy | 982 |
| 217 | Ralph DiNardo | 992 |
| 218 | Ted Jones | 997 |
| 219 | Charlie Hoxie | 1003 |
| 220 | Eddie Brunner | 1007 |
| 221 | George Fox | 1008 |
| 222 | Jim Radcliffe | 1009 |
| 223 | Jack Sandbower | 1020 |
| 224 | Dan Lyons | 1028 |
| 225 | Nick Ledger | 1029 |
| 226 | Ray Posipanko | 1030 |
| 227 | Bobby Gall | 1031 |
| 228 | Lou Hill | 1036 |
| 229 | George Mehaffey | 1038 |
| 230 | Bill Chrystal | 1040 |
| 231 | Sid Dawson | 1048 |
| 232 | Jim Zinn | 1052 |
| 233 | Bob Walsh | 1054 |
| 234 | Steve Gepp | 1067 |
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