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The Top Ranked Small 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 | Paul Arizin | 6 |
| 2 | George Yardley | 13 |
| 3 | Cliff Hagan | 19 |
| 4 | Fred Schaus | 27 |
| 5 | Jack Twyman | 31 |
| 6 | Leo Barnhorst | 40 |
| 7 | Dike Eddleman | 48 |
| 8 | Ed Conlin | 55 |
| 9 | Vince Boryla | 61 |
| 10 | Frank Ramsey | 65 |
| 11 | Jim Baechtold | 74 |
| 12 | Bill Calhoun | 75 |
| 13 | Odie Spears | 77 |
| 14 | Jim Loscutoff | 81 |
| 15 | Don Boven | 83 |
| 16 | Elgin Baylor | 85 |
| 17 | Dick Schnittker | 94 |
| 18 | Togo Palazzi | 102 |
| 19 | Ernie Vandeweghe | 107 |
| 20 | Dillard Crocker | 112 |
| 21 | George Kaftan | 125 |
| 22 | Jim Holstein | 128 |
| 23 | Tom Marshall | 130 |
| 24 | Joe Holup | 137 |
| 25 | Lou Tsioropoulos | 152 |
| 26 | Jim Paxson Sr. | 154 |
| 27 | Joe Holland | 165 |
| 28 | Dick Rosenthal | 182 |
| 29 | Irv Bemoras | 184 |
| 30 | Ed Leede | 190 |
| 31 | Don Rehfeldt | 196 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | 203 |
| 33 | Mel Payton | 204 |
| 34 | Mike Farmer | 209 |
| 35 | Lennie Rosenbluth | 216 |
| 36 | Jackie Moore | 222 |
| 37 | Jack L. Turner | 229 |
| 38 | Jack Smiley | 242 |
| 39 | Leo Klier | 244 |
| 40 | Bob Feerick | 255 |
| 41 | Arnie Ferrin | 257 |
| 42 | Norm Swanson | 261 |
| 43 | Bob Lochmueller | 266 |
| 44 | Joseph Nelson | 267 |
| 45 | Tony Lavelli | 271 |
| 46 | Joe Smyth | 274 |
| 47 | Paul Noel | 276 |
| 48 | John Pilch | 277 |
| 49 | Easy Parham | 278 |
| 50 | Tommy Byrnes | 281 |
| 51 | Art Burris | 284 |
| 52 | Ray Ragelis | 286 |
| 53 | Johnny Horan | 291 |
| 54 | Ed Stanczak | 302 |
| 55 | Bill Mlkvy | 304 |
| 56 | Jim Walsh | 306 |
| 57 | Tony Jaros | 308 |
| 58 | Bill Bolger | 309 |
| 59 | Chuck Grigsby | 318 |
| 60 | Chuck Mrazovich | 321 |
| 61 | Ed Smith | 324 |
| 62 | Walter Kersulis | 332 |
| 63 | Harold Haskins | 339 |
| 64 | Don Savage | 345 |
| 65 | Don Hanrahan | 353 |
| 66 | Mo Mahoney | 354 |
| 67 | John McConathy | 357 |
| 68 | Andrew Levane | 359 |
| 69 | Frank Keath | 363 |
| 70 | Norm Mager | 365 |
| 71 | Bud Grant | 366 |
| 72 | Mike O'Neill | 370 |
| 73 | Keith Bloom | 374 |
| 74 | Ariel Maughan | 376 |
| 75 | Stan Patrick | 377 |
| 76 | Dick Surhoff | 383 |
| 77 | Leroy Chollet | 386 |
| 78 | Bob Naber | 388 |
| 79 | John Bruce | 389 |
| 80 | Gene James | 391 |
| 81 | Ed Beach | 394 |
| 82 | Johnny Ezersky | 396 |
| 83 | Robert Vollers | 406 |
| 84 | Price Brookfield | 407 |
| 85 | Carl Shaeffer | 409 |
| 86 | George Latham | 423 |
| 87 | Bob Isaacs | 427 |
| 88 | Don McMillan | 429 |
| 89 | Bob Priddy | 434 |
| 90 | Guy Mitchell | 436 |
| 91 | Johnny Norlander | 440 |
| 92 | Jack Molinas | 441 |
| 93 | Lee Nichols | 443 |
| 94 | Rufino Bernedo | 444 |
| 95 | Russ DeVette | 448 |
| 96 | Bob Kohlmeyer | 455 |
| 97 | Clayton Bristow | 457 |
| 98 | Gene Peterson | 462 |
| 99 | Bo Erias | 464 |
| 100 | Tom Brennan | 466 |
| 101 | Raymond Gaisser | 467 |
| 102 | Jack Walton | 469 |
| 103 | Grant Dunlap | 472 |
| 104 | Warren Switzer | 479 |
| 105 | Dick Schulz | 485 |
| 106 | Wlamir Marques | 496 |
| 107 | Gene Stump | 499 |
| 108 | Jim Mooney | 508 |
| 109 | Stan Brown | 511 |
| 110 | Al Guokas | 512 |
| 111 | Bob Santini | 516 |
| 112 | Johnny Orr | 518 |
| 113 | Oscar Moglia | 519 |
| 114 | Chen Tsu-Li | 522 |
| 115 | Adesio Lombardo | 530 |
| 116 | Mickey Homa | 532 |
| 117 | Howie Janotta | 534 |
| 118 | Freddie B. Lewis | 542 |
| 119 | Jack Leighton | 544 |
| 120 | Nat Militzok | 552 |
| 121 | Hooks Dillon | 557 |
| 122 | Fortunato Munoz | 576 |
| 123 | Alfredo Arroyave | 583 |
| 124 | Rodolfo Salas | 588 |
| 125 | Jin-Ron Lio | 593 |
| 126 | Frank Martello | 597 |
| 127 | Johnny Bach | 610 |
| 128 | Alfredo da Motta | 613 |
| 129 | Loreto Carbonell | 615 |
| 130 | Tom Smith | 618 |
| 131 | Jose Cestero | 634 |
| 132 | Paul Gordon | 636 |
| 133 | Suet-Fong Tong | 641 |
| 134 | Abraham Shneior | 650 |
| 135 | Ignacio Chavira | 652 |
| 136 | Yet-An Wu | 660 |
| 137 | Antoine Musillia | 662 |
| 138 | Don Grate | 664 |
| 139 | Henri Grange | 665 |
| 140 | Stacey Arceneaux | 670 |
| 141 | Fahmi Saboungi | 672 |
| 142 | Jorge Bogado | 673 |
| 143 | Washington Poyet | 698 |
| 144 | Benny McNeil | 700 |
| 145 | Jing-Huan Ling | 701 |
| 146 | Sammy Glassmire | 702 |
| 147 | Clarence Forbes | 713 |
| 148 | Doug Brinham | 719 |
| 149 | Bernardo Schime | 723 |
| 150 | Bob MacKinnon | 730 |
| 151 | Manuel Usher | 732 |
| 152 | Bud Haabestad | 737 |
| 153 | Rich Gaines | 744 |
| 154 | Joe Lord | 747 |
| 155 | Chick Craig | 755 |
| 156 | Pete Pasko | 758 |
| 157 | Chico Burrell | 761 |
| 158 | Sonny Jameson | 766 |
| 159 | Hal Tidrick | 769 |
| 160 | Walt Hirsch | 771 |
| 161 | Ted Hanauer | 776 |
| 162 | Marv Jaffe | 782 |
| 163 | Sonny Lloyd | 787 |
| 164 | Floyd Becker | 801 |
| 165 | Joe Kubachka | 805 |
| 166 | Goose Powell | 808 |
| 167 | Herschel Baltimore | 823 |
| 168 | Jack McLaughlin | 826 |
| 169 | Chili Edelstein | 827 |
| 170 | Leo Makovitch | 829 |
| 171 | John Weglecki | 836 |
| 172 | Bill Cantwell | 840 |
| 173 | Bill Brown | 845 |
| 174 | Cecil Mosenson | 863 |
| 175 | Jackie Laub | 864 |
| 176 | Johnny Rucker | 866 |
| 177 | Bill Gallagher | 867 |
| 178 | Rabbit Walthur | 871 |
| 179 | Don Markward | 883 |
| 180 | Joe Greenberg | 887 |
| 181 | Gil Swartz | 888 |
| 182 | Cal Gardner | 889 |
| 183 | Gene Belletierre | 890 |
| 184 | Hank Poppe | 893 |
| 185 | Tom Frein | 896 |
| 186 | Eddie Anlian | 897 |
| 187 | Harry Foley | 911 |
| 188 | Jim Sottile | 915 |
| 189 | Bill Hoffer | 920 |
| 190 | Joey Griggs | 921 |
| 191 | Frank Cutko | 932 |
| 192 | Little John Wilson | 934 |
| 193 | Fran O'Malley | 937 |
| 194 | Tom Hart | 954 |
| 195 | Nick Dietterick | 955 |
| 196 | Levere Disque | 959 |
| 197 | Nick Bruckner | 972 |
| 198 | Joe Gallagher | 975 |
| 199 | Jimmy Harris | 976 |
| 200 | Hal Reinfeld | 981 |
| 201 | Jack Straub | 983 |
| 202 | Andy Maddox | 985 |
| 203 | Tom Sabol | 989 |
| 204 | Nels King | 1004 |
| 205 | Ken Haggerty | 1006 |
| 206 | Ed Theisen | 1012 |
| 207 | Jack Hageman | 1024 |
| 208 | Joe Dougherty | 1025 |
| 209 | Lou Dickman | 1026 |
| 210 | Ossie Kriebel | 1047 |
| 211 | Augie Cole | 1057 |
| 212 | Jim Horne | 1060 |
| 213 | Vince Leta | 1064 |
| 214 | Ted Benson | 1073 |
| 215 | Danny Mackin | 1081 |
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